CPU upgrade older system

[Gavin]

Wanna give my old pc a boost and have the choice between a q8300 or a Core2Quad QX6700 Extreme

Both around the same price.

They are going in a Asus p5w dh deluxe machine

Whats the difference between the two as im well out of the pc loop these days lol

And what one should i go for?

 

[mp260767]

i'd go for the QX6700 Extreme, have you got a decent cooler to go with it ?

 

[pastymuncher]

Depends on the price. £60 would get you a G0 stepping Q6600. If it's over £100 you would be better off selling what you have and going for a Sandybridge cpu/mobo/ram or a AM3+ mobo with a Phenom ll X4 with a view to getting Bulldozer when it fanally launches. I just don't see any point on spending a lot of money on a dead socket that is two generations behind.

 

[Gavin]

i have credit with a certain high street store

 

[doggystyle]

I've got the same board as you and have recently thought of a budget upgrade. My e6600 is still a good chip and can be easily oc'd as you know in the bios.
I was looking on ebay this week at quad chips and they're a fortune. I wouldn't spend £100 on an old chip. i would prefer to crossfire my gpu's for more gaming power.
what cpu have you got?

 

[Gavin]

e2220 is my current one....

 

[doggystyle]

are you any good with bios? i find the bios on that board a bit to complicated for me.

 

[Gavin]

lol i just fiddle with it and pray.

Maybe im better off looking out for a cheapo upgrade and putting money towards an i3 or i5

 

[Quadcore14]

It would be better to save and get a full upgrade ie board,cpu and memory. As prices now days are amazing for the performance. If you wanted you could get a 900 series amd motherboard and a old cpu(am3) of some sort. That way you would be future proof for the next gen coming.

 

[Gavin]

still have to have a think about it

 

[Justintime]

Depends on the price. £60 would get you a G0 stepping Q6600. If it's over £100 you would be better off selling what you have and going for a Sandybridge cpu/mobo/ram or a AM3+ mobo with a Phenom ll X4 with a view to getting Bulldozer when it fanally launches. I just don't see any point on spending a lot of money on a dead socket that is two generations behind.

I've got the same board as you and have recently thought of a budget upgrade. My e6600 is still a good chip and can be easily oc'd as you know in the bios.
I was looking on ebay this week at quad chips and they're a fortune. I wouldn't spend £100 on an old chip. i would prefer to crossfire my gpu's for more gaming power.
what cpu have you got?

Tell me about it.. makes guys like me giggle with glee though, sold off a Q9650 today for 160 quid, even thats a little on the low side for what they can go for, considering i paid 180 2yrs ago though...