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CPU Advice

MADMAN69UK

MADMAN69UK

MADMAN69UK

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Bore da :)

It seems it's time again to maybe look at a CPU upgrade. It's been quite a while since my last purchase.

I'm currently running:
Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail

On this motherboard:
Asus P5N-E SLi nForce 650 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard

I was looking at:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.83GHz 12MB-cache (1333FSB) Processor - Retail
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 2.40GHz Guaranteed to run at 3.30GHZ (1466FSB) - Retail

I seem to see lots of good posts about the Q6600. Firstly, would that work ok with the motherboard I mentioned above? And secondly, would the Q6600 be the better purchase of the two at this moment in time?

I also wondered why this card was so much more expensive than the rest:
Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition QX9775 "LGA771 Yorkfield" 3.20GHz (1600FSB) - Retail

Cheers :rolleyes:
 
Firstly, i don't know how good that board will be good for overclocking. Do you plan to overclock? The extreme is that much more expensive because of the unlocked multiplier.
 
Afaik 650i has no official support for quad core 45nm (dual only) and Asus only declare wolfdales in the CPU support list: http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

I also wondered why this card was so much more expensive than the rest
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As said above, the unlocked multiplier (it is also the fastest LGA775 CPU at stock settings, for now).

Ahh I see. Well no, I don't plan to overclock at all. Will be running with base settings
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I don't think you will see much difference between any of those CPUs in games at stock settings, the Q6600 (or other 65nm quad) is deffo compatible though (providing you keep the mobo cool).
 
Ok, so the message I'm getting is that the Q6600 would be a good purchase?

I really have no experience with over-clocking at all, but I have this case:
Akasa Eclipse 62 Aluminium Case - No PSU

And this CPU cooler:
Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler (Socket LGA775)

If I went with the Q6600, would I be able to ramp it up a touch (say to 2.8 maybe) without needing extra kit?
 
Tetras said:
My message is don't bother (upgrading) but nobody listens to me :p :D
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I would agree with that. Nobody listens to me either. :(

MADMAN69UK, look in my siggy. I am not saying that your E6600 will go that high but it will go to 3.2-3.4Ghz and give you a very big boost. The E6600 is still a very capable cpu. The P5N-E sli is not a very good board to clock a quad with although it will clock your E6600 fine.
 
Ahh ok. I just assumed there would be a noticeable difference between a dual and a quad. Is that not the case?

Would I require extra hardware to overclock my current CPU, or would the case and cooler I have now be ok?
 
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Asus P5Q Pro Intel P45 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard£84.99
(£99.86) £84.99
(£99.86)
GX-091-PC_60.jpg
Powercolor ATI Radeon HD 4870 1024MB GDDR5 TV-Out/Dual DVI/HDMI (PCI-Express) - Retail£161.99
(£190.34) £161.99
(£190.34
)
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Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 3.00GHz (1333FSB) - Retail£104.99
(£123.36) £104.99
(£123.36) Sub Total : £351.97Shipping cost assumes delivery to UK Mainland with:
City Link Parcel Next Day (Delivered Mon-Fri)
(This can be changed during checkout)Shipping : £8.95VAT is being charged at 17.5%VAT : £63.16 Total : £424.08

:)
 
ooh that last post looks like what i want ! except i will be keeping my current p5b-deluxe.

anyone know how well the p5b-deluxe will overclock the e8400 ?

Edit : beaten to it, two posts ago !
 
I really don't think it is worth buying an E8400 and P5Q when you have an E6600 and P5N-E SLI.

This seems to be a case of upgraditus :p
 
Tetras said:
I really don't think it is worth buying an E8400 and P5Q when you have an E6600 and P5N-E SLI.

This seems to be a case of upgraditus :p
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I was a bit disappointed with my machine while running Crysis. I had to turn a lot of detail down. I know it's a pretty demanding game but I'd have liked it to run smoothly.

I'm looking to put together a high end gaming machine but don't really know what that will require. Any advice greatly appreciated :D
 
MADMAN69UK said:
I was a bit disappointed with my machine while running Crysis. I had to turn a lot of detail down. I know it's a pretty demanding game but I'd have liked it to run smoothly.

I'm looking to put together a high end gaming machine but don't really know what that will require. Any advice greatly appreciated :D
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Your P5N-E Sli will clock your E6600 fine with a Freezer 7 Pro. You do not need a new motherboard or cpu. Once your E6600 is overclocked from stock you will see a big performance boost. Can't remember seeing it, but have you said what graphics card you already have? I suspect that judging by the rest of your rig maybe a 7800/7900 series or maybe even a early 8800GTS 320/640mb? If so then changing to a new 4800 series or GTX 260 will be a big upgrade.
 
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