E8400 or E8600

regulus · 25 Oct 2008 at 15:41

What is the realistic difference between the two when gaming? Would I see a big enough difference with the E8600 to warrant the extra 60 odd quid spent?

Please don't get technical, i've got a big enough headache from little sleep and too much work. A simple yes or no would do.

Bradley8988 · 25 Oct 2008 at 15:42

regulus · 25 Oct 2008 at 15:44

aight, cheers. Will put that 60 bucks towards a more expensive graphics card.

linktoinsanity · 25 Oct 2008 at 17:56

The E8400 really is a good cpu even at stock speeds, so if you decide to overclock it I've read reports of it hitting some good speeds. If I were you I'd get the E8400 and buy a better graphics card, as you say.

chaparral · 26 Oct 2008 at 11:55

Get an E8500

It's only £17 more then an E8400

Malazan · 26 Oct 2008 at 12:06

No. get the 8400.

Meloco · 26 Oct 2008 at 12:36

+1 for the E8400, great clocker

Tetsu · 26 Oct 2008 at 12:37

+2 e8400

fornowagain · 26 Oct 2008 at 13:38

E8400 E0

regulus · 26 Oct 2008 at 13:43

Good good. Nice to see I picked a fine choice.

ro55o · 26 Oct 2008 at 13:51

Yeah it's a great chip, from my experience they overclock really well, definitely the choice to make over the E8600.

miceormen · 26 Oct 2008 at 16:55

fornowagain said:
E8400 E0

Why? My C0 works perfectly well enough. 4ghz on stock volts. Does the E0 run cooler or something?

kerrgreg · 26 Oct 2008 at 18:18

E0 is the most recent revision so it should keep cooler and need less volts but thats a fairly genral statement.

Ive got a E8400 clock it to the speed of an 8500/8600 you cant loose!

fornowagain · 26 Oct 2008 at 21:43

E0 fixed a few errata, slightly faster, higher thermal profile, lower VID's generally. Should on average have more headroom. No reason not to get one they're in the stream if you look.

http://www.xcpus.com/GetDoc.aspx?doc=49&page=1

Nelly · 27 Oct 2008 at 04:52

fornowagain said:
E0 fixed a few errata, slightly faster, higher thermal profile, lower VID's generally. Should on average have more headroom. No reason not to get one they're in the stream if you look.

http://www.xcpus.com/GetDoc.aspx?doc=49&page=1

Ordered an E8400 with some other bits from OcUK last week, was an old July batch Q820 so returned it via the distant sellers act.

I've looked high & low for an E8400 E0 to no avail in the UK.

Can get one in Europe no problem but I cannot sort an EU Bank Transfer I work 7:30am till 7:30pm at the moment so its a struggle.

Tetsu · 27 Oct 2008 at 08:07

I did a little forum search on google and manged to source one in the uk for just over £100. They are out there. I got the e-tailer to do a physical check as well as it wasnt listed on their webby.

kerrgreg · 27 Oct 2008 at 10:45

i bought one a few weeks bk from an E-tailer which was a E0

fornowagain · 27 Oct 2008 at 13:00

kerrgreg said:
i bought one a few weeks bk from an E-tailer which was a E0

So did I, same money as above, they're out there.

Nelly · 27 Oct 2008 at 21:24

fornowagain said:
So did I, same money as above, they're out there.

Bleh I feel so stupid, I remember ringing around for an E6850 Week 19B (4ghz chip) Stepping last year & managing to source one.

Just browsed the web for an E8400 E0, thought never crossed my mind to ring a few retailors up, managed to source one today should have it tommorow.

Some retailors give their customers time & check for you, the bigger you are the less you care I guess.

Wiggins · 29 Oct 2008 at 20:17

miceormen said:
4ghz on stock volts....

U sure?