new upgrade to a quad

[redx]

im hopeing to upgrade from intel core 2 duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz 2.67GHz to a quad, im just wondering if any of you guys can give me some advice, im thinking about, (intel quad q8800) (intel core quad q6600/8m cache, 2.4ghz 1066MHz FSB) (intel core 2 quad q9650/12M Cach, 3.00 GHz, 1333 MHz FSB), was thinking about the i7 as it's roughly the same price, as the intel core 2 duo, but i would have to change the mb and the ram to take the psu, as the mb is on a 775 socket, so thats out of the question, last choice is to over clock the intel core 2 duo E6750, but never done any overclocking before, all games like crysis, battlefield, call of duty, i can play at full spec and runs sweet, but the most favorite game i play is flight sim 2004 and fsx, sad old git, i know, which is the reason for the upgrade i get a short stutter every now and again in the game, thanks for any help
my spec
intel core 2 duo E6750 @ 2.66GHz 2.67GHz

OCZ 4GB (4 x 1GB) 800Mhz PC6400 Gold Memory

Seagate Barracuda 500GB 7200rpm, 32MB Hard Disk Drive

mb,asus p5q-e

thermaltake W0117RB TOUGHPOWER 750 WATT ATX PSU SLI

cooler master centurion 532 atx mid-tower case

nvidia geforce 280 gtx 1gb OC

monitor acer P243W 24inch

hanns-g 17inch

32bit os windows7 ultimate

 

[cmndr_andi]

Hi there and welcome to the forums

First things first, do you have the option to install 64 bit windows 7? - as with your current arrangement you won't be able to adress all of your memory (32 bit can only access 4GB and that includes graphics card memory).

My next suggestion is to definitely try overclocking (though you would be wise to invest in an aftermarket cooler like this), with the P5Q-E motherboard, an E6750 and a decent cooler this should be an absolute breeze.

If you still find you need more performance after overclocking the E6750 as far as possible then I would suggest buying a second-hand Q6600 (G0 version) - and overclock this too.

The Q8000 and especially Q9000 are good chips - but they are usually nowhere near as cheap as a Q6600 (second hand) and from retail they cost far more than they are worth. Hence, the Q6600 is the best bet for a quad core upgrade (unless you can find a Q9x50 series chip for a good price second-hand).

 

[Raves]

yup q6600 used for best value, or q9xx0 new if u can't get one used.

 

[Big.Wayne]

• Intel® Core™2 Duo E6750
• ASUS P5Q-E
• 4GB (4x1GB) OCZ Gold PC6400
• nVidia Geforce GTX 280 1gb OC
• Thermaltake Toughpower 750 Watt

the most favorite game i play is flight sim 2004 and fsx . . . . . i get a short stutter every now and again in the game

OverClocking that chip to 3.2GHz should help!

Intel® Core™2 Duo E6750

• 8 x 333 = 2664MHz
• 8 x 400 = 3200MHz

 

[rickh]

The games you mentioned aren't multi-core cpu optimised and wouldn't give much improvement with a quad core. They would definitely see an improvement with a faster cpu though!

As said above, overclock the cpu as far as you can - if that doesn't satisfy you, save up for a new i5 750/i7 9x build or wait for the new sandy bridge/bulldozer cpu's.

 

[domthecondom]

is flight sim multithreaded?
If not save the money and clock the hell out of your chip.
If you got itchy wallet syndrome buy a q6600 and clock it anyway

 

[redx]

hello, and merry christmas.Well finally got around to buy a second hand intel core extreme QX9650 and its running sweet, got 64bit OS now, and 2xtimes 1tb sdd, for raid config as well.Im now going to upgrade the ram to eight gigs, can anybody please suggest, decent and fast ram for the asus mb
thanks

OCZ 4GB (4 x 1GB) 800Mhz PC6400 Gold Memory
Seagate Barracuda 500GB 32mb
2x samsung 1tb 32mb
mb,asus p5q-e
thermaltake W0117RB TOUGHPOWER 750 WATT ATX PSU SLI
nvidia geforce 280 gtx 1gb OC
64bit OS