Ok, now I know there are 50 odd posts very similar to this, but none of them really answer my question.
Thinking of upgrading soon, and I thought I had found a good CPU, but reading some posts, I'm unsure now.
I mainly use my desktop for gaming and some webdesign/paper work etc - try to mainly use my lappy for day to day stuff.
I was thinking of getting a Q6660 and OCing to hopefully 3.2-3.6 ish (400fsb) so I can use PC2-6400 - Not sure about this stuff, but looks half decent.
After reading some other posts lots of people recommend the E8400 and Ocing to 3.6-4.0, so if I went for the 3.6 clock I can still use the same RAM?
Now I know games are starting to get optimised for two cores and not really for four, but last time I checked both these CPU's are pretty much the same price (OEM Q6660 vs Retail E8400) so why would you not choose the quad?
Bearing in mind I'm currently running a single core at the minute and probably won't be upgrading the key component's again till the new architecture is well established (1-2 years after launch), only upgrading GPU and increasing RAM where needed etc.
So would a quad core, be a more viable option as it allows me to have roughly the same clock, slightly more cache, aswell as a couple of cores that may not be used now, but in months to come may start be used more and more?
Like I said, this has been asked quite a lot and I do apologise but nothing really answered my question.
Ohhhh also I know it's not the correct forum to put it, but how do people rate the x48's (mainly Asus Rampage) as a clocker board? Thinking of getting a x-fire of the new Ati cards so I'm guesing it's and x-48 or x38 mobo that's needed ideally?
Cheers
Thinking of upgrading soon, and I thought I had found a good CPU, but reading some posts, I'm unsure now.
I mainly use my desktop for gaming and some webdesign/paper work etc - try to mainly use my lappy for day to day stuff.
I was thinking of getting a Q6660 and OCing to hopefully 3.2-3.6 ish (400fsb) so I can use PC2-6400 - Not sure about this stuff, but looks half decent.
After reading some other posts lots of people recommend the E8400 and Ocing to 3.6-4.0, so if I went for the 3.6 clock I can still use the same RAM?
Now I know games are starting to get optimised for two cores and not really for four, but last time I checked both these CPU's are pretty much the same price (OEM Q6660 vs Retail E8400) so why would you not choose the quad?
Bearing in mind I'm currently running a single core at the minute and probably won't be upgrading the key component's again till the new architecture is well established (1-2 years after launch), only upgrading GPU and increasing RAM where needed etc.
So would a quad core, be a more viable option as it allows me to have roughly the same clock, slightly more cache, aswell as a couple of cores that may not be used now, but in months to come may start be used more and more?
Like I said, this has been asked quite a lot and I do apologise but nothing really answered my question.
Ohhhh also I know it's not the correct forum to put it, but how do people rate the x48's (mainly Asus Rampage) as a clocker board? Thinking of getting a x-fire of the new Ati cards so I'm guesing it's and x-48 or x38 mobo that's needed ideally?
Cheers
