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I need a good Socket 775 processor for gaming!

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Hi guys,

I need a decent gaming processor (Socket LGA 775). I don't need them extreme top processors because of the price but something that is fast and great for gaming especially (Empire:Total War & Napoleon: Total War).

Which one shall I get? I've heard that Q6600 2.4Ghz is a good processor, shall I get this one or something else?

My current spec:

Gigabyte GA-G31M-ES2L iG31 Socket 775
Intel Pentium Dual Core E5300 2.6GHz Socket 775 800FSB 2MB L2 Cache
Kingston 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 1066MHz/PC2-8500 HyperX T1
XFX HD 4870 512MB

I know it's not the best gaming pc :D but I can play my fav game Empire on it and the only problem is that it is stuggling when I move around Grand campaign map, it laggs because of the processor.

Thanks in advance,

Regards,

Ryssak
 
i would suggest you to oc your current cpu, they might go up to 4ghz, maybe more. And maybe that would be enough for your gaming for now.
q6600 is a good cpu, and some of them oc'es quite good as well, so probably you would need to get aftermarket CPU cooler. so if you're planing to oc your cpu, i would suggest you to grab that cooler and try it with your current cpu, maybe after oc you would have enough cpu power for now, and that would cost you less than processor itself.
 
ok thanks, which cooler would you suggest? Is this any good?

Xilence Xilent Blade Socket 775, AM2, AM3, AM2+ Heatpipe CPU Cooler
 
Something entry level like the Arctic Cooling 7 Pro would do.

I got my E5200 overclocked to 4.25GHz on my Gigabyte GA-EP31-DS3L. You board is a bit more cut down...I'm not sure if you can adjust voltage, but you should still get a decent overclock out of the E5300 I think.

As for Q6600, pretty sure overclocking would be restricted with that chipset board...most likely would only hit 3.0GHz max stable.
 
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I second grabbing a cheap cooler and overclocking it.

My E5200 Clocked to 3Ghz without any fuss, 3.3Ghz with a little fiddling and played the Witcher 2 no probs with a 5850. What games will you be playing?
 
I'll third that you should try and overclock your E5300. I have that running on a Gigabyte G41-Combo and I can easily get 3.6GHz out of it (possibly more but I don't want to give it more voltage really). In fact, you may be able to get it to 3GHz or so with the stock cooler although I am using a Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 which is good value at under £16:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2338

The main reason I got it is because the stock one was too loud for me. Getting a Q6600 wouldn't make much sense since your G31 would probably not be able to overclock it much, and it's a 65nm quad rated at 95W-105W while the E5300 is 45nm and rated at 65W. So you might have to upgrade your PSU and it will generate a good bit of heat (as your 4870 already does).
 
I second grabbing a cheap cooler and overclocking it.

My E5200 Clocked to 3Ghz without any fuss, 3.3Ghz with a little fiddling and played the Witcher 2 no probs with a 5850. What games will you be playing?

I play Empire: Total War & Napoleon: Total War series, and sometimes World of Tanks but I have no problem with World of Tanks, it's just Empire total war is lagging on campaign map especially when I get half way through the game and number of units and troops increases and its really slow on campaign map.

Thanks for your advice guys, I will get myself a nice cooler and overclock my CPU and see if it helps.
 
I'll third that you should try and overclock your E5300. I have that running on a Gigabyte G41-Combo and I can easily get 3.6GHz out of it (possibly more but I don't want to give it more voltage really). In fact, you may be able to get it to 3GHz or so with the stock cooler although I am using a Arctic Cooling Freezer Pro 7 which is good value at under £16:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=HS-035-AR&groupid=701&catid=2330&subcat=2338

The main reason I got it is because the stock one was too loud for me. Getting a Q6600 wouldn't make much sense since your G31 would probably not be able to overclock it much, and it's a 65nm quad rated at 95W-105W while the E5300 is 45nm and rated at 65W. So you might have to upgrade your PSU and it will generate a good bit of heat (as your 4870 already does).

I have just overclocked it with stock cooler but only to 3.1Ghz ( 13x 240 ), runs stable and I will push it forward when I buy better cooler. Opened my game and it's a bit better but still some lagging here and there but not like before.

Thanks for advice.
 
I have just overclocked it with stock cooler but only to 3.1Ghz ( 13x 240 ), runs stable and I will push it forward when I buy better cooler. Opened my game and it's a bit better but still some lagging here and there but not like before.

Thanks for advice.

You'll likely get lag on the world map no matter what. I've got my q6700 OC'd to 3.7ghz and the world map lags quite a bit at times. I.E. I wouldn't bother upgrading unless it really bothers you
 
You'll likely get lag on the world map no matter what. I've got my q6700 OC'd to 3.7ghz and the world map lags quite a bit at times. I.E. I wouldn't bother upgrading unless it really bothers you

Really? That sounds bad :(, oh well at least it's not so laggy now, it's playable. Not gonna bother with upgrading cpu then, i'll just get the cooler and O'C a little bit more and it will be enough for these games.

I was planning to build a new rig in a couple of months anyway so.
 
Whats the maximum 'SAFE and STABLE' O'C that I can do with my CPU and Mobo? Obviously when I get the better cooler. Can I push it above 3.6Ghz?
 
There's no such thing as unsafe as long as you don't exceed the voltage and thermal limits. Worst case you set the memory frequency too high and have to reset the CMOS. Since your motherboard supports up to 135W CPUs it will almost certainly have no issues with an overclocked dual core, even a 50% overclock should not push the power dissipated over that value.

Motherboard manual also confirms presence of overvoltage options, as a rule don't raise the voltages by more than 10% over stock and you'll be easily safe.
 
Whats the maximum 'SAFE and STABLE' O'C that I can do with my CPU and Mobo? Obviously when I get the better cooler. Can I push it above 3.6Ghz?

Depends on the chip, mine does 4.5 but I left it at 4.0 for day to day use. Just give it a go and you might be surprised, afterall it's only worth about £20 and no big disaster if you fry it. At 4.0 one of these chips is as fast as any of the current intel chips in the sub £100 bracket so I would see how far you can get to put you on till a full upgrade.

My settings in an old thread.

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showpost.php?p=15513146&postcount=238
 
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Really? That sounds bad :(, oh well at least it's not so laggy now, it's playable.

It's not too bad- when I say laggy at times I mean it has some serious slow down, not that it is constantly laggy / choppy. Some people want their games 100% perfect, I'm not one of them so a bit of slowdown is fine- bottom line is that people have different ideas of what is 'playable'. Glad it seems a bit better for you. In terms of OC- just be careful with max volts and temperatures and see what it can do. I'm looking at the ROME2 total war stuff and thinking that I'll want a new CPU by then as it looks awesome!
 
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