e2180 or e4400?

[Prophet]

As they're a similar price. In stock form and when clocked to say 3GHz which would be the better overall option?

does the extra cache on the 4400 make it worth while?

Opinions please

 

[Fothsn]

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17784493


Is all you need the e21** are excellent chips.

 

[manic111]

I would say that it depends on when you will be upgrading next. The extra cache will make more of a difference in the next couple of years.

 

[Prophet]

Ideally I'd not be upgrading for a couple of years or until the Quads became stupidly cheap.

 

[Jokester]

Cache will make no more difference a couple of years from now than it does now (ie 5-10% clock per clock depending on how cache intensive the program is). If you're overclocking I see no reason to go for a E4xxx chip as the E2xxx overclock just as well if not better.

Jokester

 

[MarkBald1989]

Yeh E21** Chips look awesome and really cheap saw some good clocks on them.

 

[manic111]

To be honest I went for an E4500 and now regret it-could have saved £30 and gone for a 2180. Ah well, live and learn!

 

[MarkBald1989]

To be honest I went for an E4500 and now regret it-could have saved £30 and gone for a 2180. Ah well, live and learn!

That's the chance you take

 

[MoBo]

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does the extra cache on the 4400 make it worth while?

Not at all.

Melbourne done a good thread about clocking a e2160 & E6600 to 3Ghz and comparing benchmarks and the extra cache makes like to no difference at all, save your money