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Cpu that wont bolleneck a 5850

imho Q6600 is not brilliant for high res gaming anymore,mine was oc @ 3.6 & my games ran average at most but when compared to my i5 2500k i realized how ****e they ran on Q6600.

gaming with i5 2500k will leave a smile on your face. :)
 
if you manage to get hold of one of the high end 775 chips they will hold their own pretty well IMHO.

But they cost as much as an i5 second hand...
 
My q6600 @ 3.5 is bottlenecking 2 5850 extremes in crossfire quite badly. I know this is not the same, but it is a demonstration that the q6600 even heavily overclocked is getting old. Having said that, frame rates are still very good and I'm sticking with it for now until Bulldozer is released or maybe even Ivy Bridge. Gives me time to both save and compare different techs. Other than that I'll upgrade when my current CPU dies or it can no longer play games.
 
I dont know what to think......

I would like to upgrade to a 2500k a BD equivalent or even wait for the SB-E chips, but I will have to carry on with my 5870 as I only purchased it in September.

Will I knowtice any improvment in gaming coming from a Qx9650?
 
opethdisciple said:
I dont know what to think......

I would like to upgrade to a 2500k a BD equivalent or even wait for the SB-E chips, but I will have to carry on with my 5870 as I only purchased it in September.

Will I knowtice any improvment in gaming coming from a Qx9650?
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If you already own a quadcore then hex or octa cores is the way to go in future.

Sure there will be difference in gaming if upgrade to 2500k but it isn't HUGE!!. More cores is always better than higher clock speeds.
 
must remember you not only upgrading the cpu but also the ram from ddr2 to twice faster ddr3 & new better motherboard with better chips.to me the upgrade from q6600 @ 3.6 to i5 2500k even at stock speeds feels like when i upgraded from core 2 duo to core 2 quad 3 years ago.
 
as905 said:
must remember you not only upgrading the cpu but also the ram from ddr2 to twice faster ddr3 & new better motherboard with better chips.to me the upgrade from q6600 @ 3.6 to i5 2500k even at stock speeds feels like when i upgraded from core 2 duo to core 2 quad 3 years ago.
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Add an SSD to that as well.

I know that the biggest bottleneck in my current pc is my hdd, so a new cpu/mobo/ddr3 and ssd wil be a huge upgrade even if Im still using a 5870.

BUT.... will it improve fps in games?
 
opethdisciple said:
Add an SSD to that as well.

I know that the biggest bottleneck in my current pc is my hdd, so a new cpu/mobo/ddr3 and ssd wil be a huge upgrade even if Im still using a 5870.

BUT.... will it improve fps in games?
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Nope, only improve load times of maps. However because games tend to be thousands of small little files you won't see as bigger increase as you might think. Still an increase though.
 
FoxEye said:
Looking at that, I'm struggling to see how the extra £70 for a 2500k is justified over the i3 2100, if you're just gaming.
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Depends what your playing

Dawn of War, Starcraft 2, Far Cry 2 get smashed by 2500k and that is games of this generation, what about in a years time? The gap will only get much wider.

That extra £70 now will probably buy you an extra year or 2 before you need to upgrade again, that is where you save your money in the long run.
 
KelDG said:
Depends what your playing

Dawn of War, Starcraft 2, Far Cry 2 get smashed by 2500k and that is games of this generation, what about in a years time? The gap will only get much wider.

That extra £70 now will probably buy you an extra year or 2 before you need to upgrade again, that is where you save your money in the long run.
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But the i3 is <£90 now. You then have £70 to spend on the equivalent of an i3 in two years time. So you only have to make up an extra £20, unless they change sockets again.

"Future proofing" isn't always smart.
 
FoxEye said:
But the i3 is <£90 now. You then have £70 to spend on the equivalent of an i3 in two years time. So you only have to make up an extra £20, unless they change sockets again.

"Future proofing" isn't always smart.
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That's fair enough as long as the motherboard socket does not change or the prices don't stick high, example- I got my e5200 with view to upgrade to quad but by the time that was possible i certainly could not get a better processor for my s775 board for £70, they were sat there well over £120 for something that would give a decent boost and guess what the e5200 was the same price then as when I originally bought it.

edit - And s775 quads are more expensive now, well after the fact. It is cheaper for me to upgrade the lot than just the processor now in terms of power/price on s775
 
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