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Changing from Q6600-E8600

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Im currently in the position were i can change from my 3.8ghz Q6600 to an E8600 dual core, ive had the quad for a while and it was great for video encoding, but i dont do much of that now, primarily a gamer theese days and waiting on the new nvidia cards that are coming out, cant afford to go i7. so is it worth switching from my current q6600 to a 45nm dual core. (ive been offered an E8600 for £160.00) any advice is welcome:)
 
No way, stick with the Q6600, the E8600 will be quite a bit better for now depending on the overclock but directx11 will be bringing native multithreading to DX, which should mean a lot for quadcores - and frankly we're talking about very few frames here, upgrading your GPU would do a lot more.
 
Talrinys said:
No way, stick with the Q6600, the E8600 will be quite a bit better for now depending on the overclock but directx11 will be bringing native multithreading to DX, which should mean a lot for quadcores - and frankly we're talking about very few frames here, upgrading your GPU would do a lot more.
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Well the quad is clocked at 3.8ghz at the mo, im currently running an 8800gts 512mb g92 gts. my lcd res is 1920x1200 currently i think my quad is overkill, i dont encode much now, as for games im waiting on the new nvidia cards that're coming out in a few weeks time (ive got about £700.00 to spend on bits and pieces):)
 
marcus_667 said:
Keep the quad bud youll be kicking yourself if you get rid
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Luckily im in the position were i can get the E8600 and keep the Q6600 (lots of overtime cash saved up, £700.00) i like the idea of a new cpu to play with, overclocking wise, like to have a play with a new dual core:confused:
 
marcus_667 said:
why not build an E8600 pc and keep the quad intact ? :p
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I wish i could. the only board id stick a cpu in theese days is the asus p5q deluxe, i aint got another one of them or anymore ocz reaper ram or another TRUE and the fans needed, would be nice to run 2 machines like that, ive got another akasa eclipse 62 and its crying out for parts to be put in it, i have quite a bit of cash saved away, but a new graphics card is needed for my silly resolution choice of 1920x1200:)
 
Will keep the quad at 3.8Ghz, there are not many Q6600s out there that can do this kind of speed under air cooling, cherish it!

But then if you just want a new CPU to play with then I don't see why not. Although I think you're making it harder for yourself in the future when it comes to decide which one to keep. I'd probably spend the cash on a new GFX if you game a lot.
 
steve258 said:
Will keep the quad at 3.8Ghz, there are not many Q6600s out there that can do this kind of speed under air cooling, cherish it!

But then if you just want a new CPU to play with then I don't see why not. Although I think you're making it harder for yourself in the future when it comes to decide which one to keep. I'd probably spend the cash on a new GFX if you game a lot.
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Yep, its hardly what id call a golden cpu,(1.2750 vid, 1.512v@ prime load for 3.8ghz) but it clocks pretty ok, ill be adding a new vid card soon and maybe hold onto the old girl:)
 
Thing to look at though is its doing 3.8, at 1.512v at obviously reasonable temperatures to remain stable under air cooling, that makes it a pretty good chip! Yes the voltage is a little high, but then the temperatures can't be the worst! I'm running the Zalman which is hardly the worst cooler out there, and Im still loading at about 60-65 in average temperature room with a beasty 22cm fan on the side of my case, running the zalman at full speed also and using 1.29v.

I'd say that makes you CPU pretty good, as your cooler is better than mine, but not massively so (did have a Tuniq but wouldn't fit in the case properly so killed airflow and thus cooling, and not sure if the base on it was concave as well)
 
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I would not bother. if you are going to swap then get an E8400...the e8600 is waste of cash IMO unless you want to squeeze every bit you can from that chip for benching.
 
You're unlikely to get substantially more than 3.8 from the E8600, so it'd most likely be slower doing most things =\

don't do it.
 
It always makes me wonder why peeps want a new cpu for more FPS. A 3.8 quad is in no way a bottleneck at 1920x1200. If you want better performance in games get a new graphics card!;)

Upgrading from a 8800gts to a gtx280 would give you a massive fps boost.
 
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Went from Q6600 to E8600 and it feels more nippier, and my system seems to run cooler.
At the moment got it running at 4.4ghz without to much hassle.
 
I would sell the quad while it's getting a good price which it is at the moment and get a cheap second hand dual 65nm.
 
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