Q6600 or E8xxx for Uni level 3D Rendering

[Skeeter]

Simple really, mate wants a new PC for 3D rendering and CAD for his uni work. Is he better off with a Q6600 or a smaller cooler E8000 series at around the same price? Older Quad vs. Newer Dual?

Anything will likely have a mild cheap air cooler OC.

cheers

 

[DavidB]

afaik most 3D rendering programs are quad core enabled, so your going to be getting better performance from that.

 

[melbourne720]

I would concur, but probably best to check that the package that is going to be used will scale across all 4 cores.

 

[OLDPHART]

Go Quad This Week Only Offer £137.46 inc VAT.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-161-IN

 

[V|per]

If the program will utilise a quad core, then the quad, if not, then the dual...

 

[strelly]

Another vote for quad.

If a rendering program does not support multiple cores then it probably is no good!

Using my quad on 3d studio max blows duals out of the water!

 

[Psypher5]

quad more threads = faster render

 

[Cob]

Sounds like the kind of purpose the quads were designed for

 

[steve258]

Go Quad This Week Only Offer £137.46 inc VAT.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-161-IN

That's a good price :0

Quad all the way.

 

[Skeeter]

Q6600 it is then

You recon it will be fine at 3Ghz under an Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro? Gives an FSB of 1333Mhz so wont stress the mobo. And I assume I can run the RAM though a 3.2 multi to get it to 1066 is I buy PC2-8500 RAM?

Cheers for the replies guys

 

[Cob]

Yeah a Q6600 will be fine under an AC Freezer Pro at 3ghz.

And PC2-6400 memory will be more than enough at that speed, tho there's nothing stopping you running PC2-8500 if you really want to.

 

[Skeeter]

Yeah a Q6600 will be fine under an AC Freezer Pro at 3ghz.

And PC2-6400 memory will be more than enough at that speed, tho there's nothing stopping you running PC2-8500 if you really want to.

Im just trying to figure out the figures in my head. If i wanted to run the RAM at stock speed then I would need the following with a 333Mhz FSB (the multi on a Q6600 is 9x rite?)

8500 - 1066Mhz - 333x3.2
6400 - 800Mhz - 333x2.4

Are 3.2 and 2.4 usually available settings on P35 mobos?

Cheers

 

[Cob]

Yip the multi is x9.

The 2.4 is a standard memory ratio, and it'll be the 1:1.2 ratio on non-Gigabyte boards. And the 3.2 ratio will be the 1:1.6 ratio if it is there.

 

[Skeeter]

Awsome, thanks guys. Q6600 it is then, espeically considering how cheap they now are!

 

[setter]

Go Quad This Week Only Offer £137.46 inc VAT.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-161-IN

just my luck, ordered one last night, now theyre on this week only, been caught out like this a few times now