Q6600 or e8400?

Timmymeuk · 9 Dec 2008 at 21:03

I'm upgrading after christmas but wondering which is better buy? Noticed only £10 ish differnce. q6600 or e8400???

gurusan · 9 Dec 2008 at 21:09

literally dozens and dozens of threads on this topic. here's the most current discussion http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17950398

Stonedofmoo · 9 Dec 2008 at 21:12

Assuming you plan to overclock, the E8400.

SMN · 10 Dec 2008 at 00:55

Depends what you want really. E8400 will go from 3.0Ghz stock to 4.0Ghz+ on a good cooler but thats only on 2 cores; a Q6600 will only be 2.4Ghz stock but can top 3.5Ghz with a good cooler - but thats on twice as many cores. For Windows i'd probably recommend (at this moment) the E8400 - but the Q6600 is more future proof.

Timmymeuk · 10 Dec 2008 at 01:17

which will be cooler? am using a mini ninja as not much space. my 925 gets up to 48 degrees

helmutcheese · 10 Dec 2008 at 01:29

The 45nm Dual as the Q6600 is a hot CPU.

PaulyD · 10 Dec 2008 at 02:36

In your case i would recommend the dual

helmutcheese · 10 Dec 2008 at 02:38

Wish Mod's would stickie this type topic TBH, so it does not get asked 1000x.

PaulyD · 10 Dec 2008 at 03:00

Wish Mod's would stickie this type topic TBH, so it does not get asked 1000x.

not at all

Speedstep gets my vote!

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MikeHunt79 · 10 Dec 2008 at 03:01

q6600

PaulyD · 10 Dec 2008 at 03:06

mATX case i would go with dualies

won't fit a TRUE in there to chill a Q6600 at a decent clock!

Cyber-Mav · 10 Dec 2008 at 03:21

Timmymeuk said:
I'm upgrading after christmas but wondering which is better buy? Noticed only £10 ish differnce. q6600 or e8400???

to be honest if you have to ask this question then the quad is not for you. those that need a quad will already know all about multithreadding and the requirements of the applications that they run.

overall even games these days are making use of quad cores at a much better rate. it really is best to scour the internet and look at reviews to make the decision for yourself.

as for the q6600 running hot, well 4 cores at 65nm would run fairly warm if clocked up. as an example my q6600 gets to 73c in summer max load at 3.2ghz with stock voltage 1.2875v cooled with a freezer 7 pro. will deffo need a TRUE to get higher up in the clock range. problem is the cost of a TRUE added ontop of a q6600 would probably have netted you a 45nm quad.

linktoinsanity · 10 Dec 2008 at 09:38

I'd recommend the E8400.

gt_junkie · 10 Dec 2008 at 09:53

For your case probably the e8400 - especially if you wanted to clock it.

How much space do you have? I only ask as you might be able to fit something like a Thermalright SI-128 which offers over 90% of the performance of the Ultra 120 Extreme.

gt

mame · 10 Dec 2008 at 10:51

I think the reason this keeps coming up is because there isn't really a right or wrong answer. The Q6600 seems old and hot to me now. If the 3ghz yorkfields had been cheaper I might have got one of those.

R.Muller · 10 Dec 2008 at 10:58

Q6600 all the way!, absoloute icon of a chip

, my q6600 idles at 32 degrees, thats hardly hot (36 in coretemp)

Stonedofmoo · 10 Dec 2008 at 11:20

This idea of Q6600's being hotter does ammuse me. My housemate has a Core2Duo 7300 chip overclocked to the same speed as my Q6600 - 3.6Gig, and its only 6 degrees cooler than mine under load using the same Tuniq Tower cooler.

easyrider · 10 Dec 2008 at 11:36

Q6600

SMN · 10 Dec 2008 at 11:39

For reference: My housemate has an E8500 (very similar to E8400) and that idles at 60oC+ around 4.3Ghz - my q6600 at 3.55Ghz idles at 38oC - both on Xigmatek coolers.

Timmymeuk · 10 Dec 2008 at 11:39

I would like the Q6600 because I do a bit of video editing. So most people are saying that the temps are alright but would my sythe mini ninja cope with it?