Q6600 worth the jump from E4300???

ChrisD. · 14 Oct 2007 at 15:35

I game mainly, and do fair bit of ripping and video editing. It's running at 3GHz and I don't really see it slowing me down anywhere apart from in benchmarks.

So then, a worthy upgrade or not?

Finally, will my Crucial Ballistix PC2-5300C3 be fine still? It runs at 4-4-4-12 2T @ 800MHz all day without issues and can do more but I don't really see the point.

silversurfer · 14 Oct 2007 at 15:39

Maybe hard drives would become a bottleneck but its twice the cores and they are a good price imo

*Chris · 14 Oct 2007 at 16:28

If you don't need it, is there much point? Prices will only come down, upgrade when you need to.

CyZMyAssBaby · 15 Oct 2007 at 16:56

*Chris said:
If you don't need it, is there much point? Prices will only come down, upgrade when you need to.

nice comment, I agree see Azas thread http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17790144

bfar · 15 Oct 2007 at 20:10

There's also the new AMD chipery on the way. A whole new can of worms to thinks about

Whether they're good or not, they'll drive down prices :cool:

pastymuncher · 16 Oct 2007 at 13:15

Absolutely no point at all for gaming. I just moved from a 4300 @3.4ghz to a Q6600 G0 @3.2ghz and there is no difference at all. Complete waste of time and money.

ChrisD. · 16 Oct 2007 at 13:17

pastymuncher said:
Absolutely no point at all for gaming. I just moved from a 4300 @3.4ghz to a Q6600 G0 @3.2ghz and there is no difference at all. Complete waste of time and money.

That's what I needed to hear. Thanks mate.

Getting H20 on Saturday anyway so I'll clock the E4300 higher.

rikky · 16 Oct 2007 at 16:53

Yes but you are forgetting the dvd editing and ripping part of the equation though surely, if your software supports quad core then your times will probably be at least halved .... leaving you more time to game, or even better game and rip at the same time.

CyZMyAssBaby · 16 Oct 2007 at 17:02

There is no point to upgrading to a q6600 at the moment, penryn hits in Jan 2008 45nm 6-12 cores. It would be better to wait until these new intels hit the market.

Tetras · 16 Oct 2007 at 17:27

6-12 cores

Cores? Don't you mean MB?

pastymuncher · 16 Oct 2007 at 19:20

MilanoChris said:
I game mainly, and do fair bit of ripping and video editing. It's running at 3GHz and I don't really see it slowing me down anywhere apart from in benchmarks.

So then, a worthy upgrade or not?

Finally, will my Crucial Ballistix PC2-5300C3 be fine still? It runs at 4-4-4-12 2T @ 800MHz all day without issues and can do more but I don't really see the point.

You have changed it. There was no mention of video editing or ripping before. In that case, as already stated, if your software supports it there will be an improvement.

Last time i reply to a thread without quoting the original text.

ChrisD. · 17 Oct 2007 at 22:07

I have not edited my OP mate.

ChrisD. · 23 Oct 2007 at 11:43

Right I've bought one. I'll update if it's worth it or not. Only bought it as I want better benches lol

Born_2_Kill_83 · 23 Oct 2007 at 15:05

MilanoChris said:
Right I've bought one. I'll update if it's worth it or not. Only bought it as I want better benches lol

Brought mine last week, you wont regret it for the money Q6600's are now. E4300 owners wish they had'nt waited for the next best thing come Crysis and UT3 that put all 4 Cores to good use.

ChrisD. · 23 Oct 2007 at 16:15

Yeah I suppose. The E4300 is a cracking chip but it's letting my system down as a whole.

Also, will the Q6600 work with my P5N-E SLI mobo?

booyaka · 23 Oct 2007 at 16:42

MilanoChris said:
Also, will the Q6600 work with my P5N-E SLI mobo?

so you bought one without checking it worked in your motherboard??
very clever! :rolleyes:

ChrisD. · 23 Oct 2007 at 16:45

Yep. If it doesn't I'll just buy one that it will work with. No biggie.

EDIT apparently it does, just checked the ASUS website.

GazD · 23 Oct 2007 at 17:35

What chipset is your motherboard, it may not clock very well. The p35 chipset are meant to be the best at clocking the quads.

Born_2_Kill_83 · 23 Oct 2007 at 20:09

booyaka said:
so you bought one without checking it worked in your motherboard??
very clever!

LOL

silversurfer · 23 Oct 2007 at 20:12

I wonder if the p5n-e will work with 8 cores and cpus way down the line or does it stop at penryn basically

1 year of compatibility aint great tbh