Considering a move from Dual Core To Quad, but lower FSB? any point?

[zeegy]

Hi guys,

Am considering upgrading my CPU, its getting a tad old now, im considering an i7 but parts of may are just telling myself to wait untill all the new technology comes out next year.

At present, i am running a E8200 (dual Core 2.66Ghz 1333fsb) cpu on my Asus p5n-e SLI board.

I want some more grunt on the processing part, as i believe that it may be the bottleneck to my ATI 5850.

Whats your guys opinions? should i migrate to quad? its it a worthy upgrade?

Im looking at the Q6000 (1066fsb @ 2.4Ghz) Quad, i would go for a 1333 chip, but they dont seem to be reccomended for my board - people have got them working, but then others seem to have real issues with them

Will i see a performance drop if my FSB drops? is this even worth considering?

 

[zeegy]

Thats what i was suspecting - as most games dont benefit that much from extra cores yet....

Time to dust off my old Coolermaster WC Kit, and find a 775 waterblock for it

 

[zeegy]

IMO, it'd be much smarter for him to buy a q6600 now and then do a complete overhaul to newer tech in a few years than waste money on a stupidly priced chip now with the hopes of future proofing. An E8200 is not a "100% bottleneck" for present games, especially considering that they overclock very well and will outperform slower quads in games that are not multithreaded. For some games, yes it is a bottleneck (I'm thinking BC2 here), but his situation is certainly nowhere near as bad as what you imply.

Could you justify the move from a 2.66 1333fsb DC to a 2.4Ghz 1066fsb QC?

In your opinion, is it worth the upgrade?

 

[zeegy]

best i look for a QC then, and then hold back for a full refresh when i can justify it. cheers peeps. am i going to notice much of a difference going from 1333 to 1066 fsb?