Which quad should i buy Q6600 or Q9300 ??

[chaparral]

I need to buy a new intel quad cpu for upgrading my system in my sig....
(As am going be using the e6600 i have in it now,for builting a HTPC)

But which intel quad cpu should i order ??? (which is best for overclocking ?? )
(max price i can afford to go up to is about £200 ex-vat)

Q6600 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-161-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793
Q9300 http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-201-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793

 

[-iceblade^]

i say q6600... apparently XBitLabs had issues with OCing the Q9300...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q9300_14.html#sect0

 

[cavemanoc]

The answer is there really - what is the FSB limit on your board - do the sums and work out what that will give you on the 9300 - add the 7% - factor in the reduced cooling - and voila

 

[chaparral]

After reading this review ,i maybe far better off going for an E8400 or E8500 dualcore (4.3ghz+ on an E8500 mhmmm)

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/intel-wolfdale_12.html#sect0

 

[easyrider]

After looking at some reviews,i maybe far better off going for a E8400 or E8500 dualcore (4.3ghz+ on a E8500 mhmmm)

Depends what you are doing with your PC.

 

[chaparral]

Depends what you are doing with your PC.

Everything....

gaming / browsing net / video incoding / a little 3dmark benching / playing movies (SD & HD) /etc etc

 

[Ben M]

Everything....

video incoding

In which case you'd definately be best off with a quad.

 

[chaparral]

Am going wait a week or two and see if the new Quad prices drop when they come in stock....
As i would really like to go for one with 12mb cache and a higher muilti then the Q9300 has...

 

[-iceblade^]

Q9450 for you then? it'll have a higher multiplier and more cache too

 

[chaparral]

Q9450 for you then? it'll have a higher multiplier and more cache too

Yes....(Unless i can find a really good price on a Quad Q9550)

 

[straxusii]

Go for the wolfdale, the only reason for quads is video coding and its not like the differnce in speed matters as you arent likely to sit at your pc waiting anyway.

 

[littledave]

Surely it depends on how much money you got surely? If you can afford the Q9300 then get it

 

[cavemanoc]

Go for the wolfdale, the only reason for quads is video coding and its not like the differnce in speed matters as you arent likely to sit at your pc waiting anyway.

here here!

 

[easyrider]

Everything....

gaming / browsing net / video incoding / a little 3dmark benching / playing movies (SD & HD) /etc etc

Q9450

 

[-iceblade^]

what about some sembleance of future proofing???

personally i prefer the idea of having more cores... than having fewer cores doing less things faster...

also, software is going to be more multi-threaded in not too long, so where will the OP be when the PC needs to have 4 cores for some software he needs to run??? though admittedly that last point is moot if the PC will be upgraded before 2 years pass

 

[PCZ]

If you don't mind waiting a while get one of the new 45nm quads.
Need something straight away then get the q6600.

Wolfdales are great if you want a fast PC for Gaming but for an all rounder quads are a wiser choice.

The 9300 has a very low multiplyer and if you fancy doing a bit of overclocking they are a bad choice.
Spend a bit more and go for the q9450.

 

[chaparral]

If you don't mind waiting a while get one of the new 45nm quads.
Need something straight away then get the q6600.

Wolfdales are great if you want a fast PC for Gaming but for an all rounder quads are a wiser choice.

The 9300 has a very low multiplyer and if you fancy doing a bit of overclocking they are a bad choice.
Spend a bit more and go for the q9450.

Am going wait a week or two and see if the new Quad prices drop when they come in stock....
As i would really like to go for one with 12mb cache and a higher muilti then the Q9300 has...