help on choosing a 4 core intel cpu out of 3 options.

[Meridiusuk]

Hi all

I am after a new suystem build to run my new windows 7, now i was wanting a i7 but to be honest its way to much for me so then i looked at the i5 chip and to be honest it was a bit of a joke as theres only £60 difference in price from the i7 and i would have thought these would be abit better priced.

so my question is how good are the Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz. I know they will not be as good as the i5 or i7 but is there much in it.

I dont game i use my pc for internet and movies and compressing and multi tasking and also media streaming.

can a Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz be pushed to 3ghz on a stock cooler and stock voltage.

and also what about the Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 LGA775 'Yorkfield' 2.66GHz 6MB-cache cna that be overclocked to 3ghz wiht stock voltage and fan.

i dont have a lot of cash and i was wanting a 4 core cpu and as these seem to be a good price i was wanting to know how much poor they are to the i5/i7 chips.

I have a intell prescott single core 3.6ghz up to 4ghz and want a very good speed incress over my older system as my new system will be running windows 7 and media centre and hi-def.

could anyone give me some tips or help on this as the i5 & i7 are to expensive

thanks

 

[Meridiusuk]

my system i have now is 5 years old its a asus p5ad2 pro

is it best to use the stock cooler or get a better one as i want my pc to be silent as possable as my system i have now has a hugh thermal take heatsink with 120mm fan on it as i dont know what the fans are like on the cpus

 

[Meridiusuk]

thanks all

never had a amd before and always had intel like to try and stick with them

what is this motherboard like

Asus P7P55D PRO, Intel P55 Express ?

anygood

is the cooler above realy good for cooling and low sound levels

worked it out it would be £55 more for the i5 setup not much in it in the price i suppose, can nyou get the i5 to 3ghz without uping the power voltage ?

 

[Meridiusuk]

can you get the i5 to 3ghz without uping the power voltage ?

is there a better fan cooler but not water cooled than posted £65 is abit much for a cooler

 

[Meridiusuk]

What is a foxconn don't understand should I be worried if a motherboard is one. Is the asus ok for this

 

[Meridiusuk]

what good i5 cooler can i get that is not water cooled a fan based system with a 120m fan as i twant the machine to be silent as possable.

thanls