E6300 good upgrade from a P805D?

[mt50]

hi, i'm just wanting to know if a E6300 for £50 would be a good upgrade from a P805D(running at 3ghz) or would i be better waiting a few months for one of the E6850's or something?

thanks

 

[Cob]

50 quid for an e6300 would be a very good buy, even if you're intending to get one of the newer C2D's later in the year.

 

[mt50]

just been reading the toms hardware cpu charts and i guess i have answered my own question (well the E6400 vs the 805d)will go for it i think.
will any E6300 overclock to around 2-2.2ghz or are there any duff batches you don't want(this cpu is around 8months old and out of a HP pc)

 

[The Asgard]

will any E6300 overclock to around 2-2.2ghz or are there any duff batches you don't want(this cpu is around 8months old and out of a HP pc)

Easily. 3Gigs very easily. The first one I bought clocked to 3.5 Ghz!

FSB is the key to OC with these chips. P5B, DS3, DS4, P5K ......

 

[MeatLoaf]

Your asrock board will probably top out at 300FSB but that still gives you 2.7Ghz

 

[mt50]

Your asrock board will probably top out at 300FSB but that still gives you 2.7Ghz

yeah 300fsb was about what i could go to.
tbh i'd be happy with 2.2-2.4ghz
still going to be way better than what i have now.

 

[Mul]

~300FSB with an E6300 would be about 2.1GHz. An E6300 at stock speeds would outpace a Pentium D 805, not to mention it runs considerably cooler

Mul

 

[mt50]

well i got him to take £45 inc for just the cpu in the end shold have it towards the end of the week.

veryy happy at that price even if i only run it at stock.

 

[dun]

~300FSB with an E6300 would be about 2.1GHz. An E6300 at stock speeds would outpace a Pentium D 805, not to mention it runs considerably cooler

Mul

 

[Indy500]

300x7 = 2100mhz or 2.1Ghz.

 

[dun]

300x7 = 2100mhz or 2.1Ghz.

Indeed sorry about that mate. Eating dinner while posting ftl...