***IS 3Ghz On a E8400 Enough***

[rodo]

My brother runs his e8400 at stock and twinned with a 4870x2 it chews up all his games. I have mine at 3.6 (stock volts) with a gtx260 and it's pretty immense.

What graphics are you planning on using with it?

 

[bifday2k]

I certainly couldn't feel any large performance difference between my E8400 at stock and at 3.6GHz.

It's a very quick CPU before being overclocked, I wouldn't worry.

This is true, there is'nt a huge noticable difference, ok few secs in some benches, maybe 1 to 2 fps in some games, but its not like its a huge jump.

Mine is clocked @3.6ghz as per sig, basicly only due to it doing it on stock volts, and allows me to run my memory 1:1 which i allways prefer to do if i can.

So even without being able to overclock it, at stock speeds the E8400 is fine for gaming, and other stuff u throw at it.

 

[twist3d0n3]

is there any particular benefit from a 1:1 divider?

 

[minikayslay]

This is true, there is'nt a huge noticable difference, ok few secs in some benches, maybe 1 to 2 fps in some games, but its not like its a huge jump.

Mine is clocked @3.6ghz as per sig, basicly only due to it doing it on stock volts, and allows me to run my memory 1:1 which i allways prefer to do if i can.

So even without being able to overclock it, at stock speeds the E8400 is fine for gaming, and other stuff u throw at it.

Thats good to know! Its just because my mobo is crap and doesn't support overclocking. So im just buying it anyway and when i get a new system i will transfer the chip over and then overclock it form there. i heard also its a really good chip for source games
css:e8400 and a Ati 5850 nice

 

[bifday2k]

is there any particular benefit from a 1:1 divider?

Nah from anything i can read up on, there is no real world performance benifit, iv never noticed one either, but ofcourse on my current setup i have no choice but to use that divider, can't use faster ram sadly, so have to clock it, which is'nt a problem, as my 800mhz memory will hit 1000mhz

Thats good to know! Its just because my mobo is crap and doesn't support overclocking. So im just buying it anyway and when i get a new system i will transfer the chip over and then overclock it form there. i heard also its a really good chip for source games
css:e8400 and a Ati 5850 nice

Yeh there not bad cpu's at all, getting to be old tech, but if u don't need all singing all dancing they are perfect, just make sure you get a good cooler for it to go along with the new mobo down the line.

 

[mame]

What CPU do you have in there at the moment? It might be one that is good for over 3Ghz with the right motherboard. It might be a better/cheaper buy to get a new motherboard. Also, if you did decide to get a new motherboard then you might as well try flashing your existing BIOS and if it dies then it dies.

 

[bifday2k]

Yeh thats probably the best bet, a good 2nd hand asus or gigabyte P45 are not that expensive really, and are good overclockers.