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Q6600 to E8500

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i got my q6600 and its pretty good.

it serves me well for encoding and hd editing but...

i do play a lot more games now than i did and was wondering if i would see a real benefit from moving to a wolfdale

i know a higher clocking dualcore would give me a boost in games

im worried that i would be taking a step back - or is this not the case

any q6600 > E84/500 owners in here could share their thoughts and experiences?

also am i looking at a significant power saving or would a E8500 at 4GHz need similar power to a Q6600 at 3.4
 
I don't own an E84/500, but I image you'll be taking a sideways step if anything.

My mate has a clocked E8400 and i have a clocked Q6600, and we really couldnt see a difference in games.
 
see thats what im thinking - if the difference is minimal i will stick with it

it is a great chip - was wondering more about power consumption really

i know when i get my water up and running it will push further but it is demanding a fair bit of power -
 
3.4ghz is around that magic point where you don't see any more improvement in games. Granted you might see a 1-2fps increase at 4ghz+, but that wouldn't be noticeable to the naked eye.

Q6600 is fine for gaming from my point of view, anyway.
 
see thats my thoughts

it doesnt seem worth it from benches i have looked at - plus the ability to edit HD and encode at a good rate is very useful

might just keep it for a while then

the old bird hasnt exactly let me down

was just wondering if anybody who has made the switch had any regrets or suggestions tbh
 
i think thats the case - wont be investing in i7 until it moves from being a workstation orientated platform into something that is mature enough to be as flexible as s775
 
I have 2 systems up and running with 24/7 clocks of Q6600 @3.6, and a E8600 @ 4600 :eek:, both systems using a single 8800GT@the same clock's


There is no difference when playing games at all.
 
What I will add, is that windows is astonishingly quick in opening apps, general usage @4600.
 
I am sure, more games will work better with Quad Cores so keep it, look at Farcry2 I know tis not the best game but it apprently works 40% better with a quad core.
 
I did it as well. Went from a Q6600 @3.8Ghz to a E8500 @4.2Ghz (while it lasted) and then to my E6600. The drop in heat and power consumption was huge going from the quad to the dual's.
 
Troop said:
I have 2 systems up and running with 24/7 clocks of Q6600 @3.6, and a E8600 @ 4600 :eek:, both systems using a single 8800GT@the same clock's


There is no difference when playing games at all.
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There wont be as your card isnt really pushing the cpu. Im sure if u were running a X2 or 280 you would see the difference.
 
I sold my Q6600 and got an E8500 (currently @ 3.8) as I mostly game. The difference in power consumption and heat generated was considerable - very pleased with my (sideways?) change. However, if you're looking to performance only, I would stick with your Q6600 and wait for i7 prices to drop next year sometime.
 
rjkoneill said:
so you went from a quad to a wolfdale to a conroe? why was that?
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I got rid of the quad because the sole purpose of main main rig is gaming. It was clocked at 3.8Ghz and for 99% of the time three of the cores were doing absolutely nothing apart from sucking up vast quantities of power and dumping a hell of a lot of heat into my loop.

I then got the E8500 which was a nice boost in performance and a massive cut in power consumption and heat. Right up until it degraded. I was one of the first to have one and did'nt realise that you could'nt pump high voltages through them. 1.525v vcore and that was that. All previous overclocks became unstable and the best i could do was 4Ghz with 1.45v. So i got rid of that too.

Temporarily, i used my E4300 at 3.4Ghz until i found my E6600 on the bay. It is a good stepping SL9ZL and only cost me £65 delivered. First overclock was straight in at 3.6Ghz. Very easy clocker and the extra cache over the E4300 is useful in games.

I will soon be changing again. One of my mates wants me to put together a cheapish gaming rig for him and has expressed an interest in my rig. He can have the CPU, GPU and ram but he is'nt having my P5E. This means that i will now be getting a E0 E8500 and a 4850 for my rig. I already picked up a 2Gb kit of Corsair Dominator PC2 8500 on the bay for £18 delivered. :D Good stuff too. Passed 24 hours of memtest fine. This time around i will not be pushing the cpu as hard. Learnt my lesson the last time.
 
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