Socket 775 - So with it about to be replaced, what is it's fastest speed?

[NeilF]

So I'm just about to buy a Q6600 (on an Asus P5Q pro), which will hopefully overclock to well over 3ghz...

Let's move two years into the future to when Crysis 3 is (still) a complete CPU hog and my CPU is having problems...

What would I be able to replace my CPU with (on the same MB)?

 

[NeilF]

E8600?

Surely in 1-2 years a lot of software will be making use of quad processors. Moving back to a a duo might be removing some horsepower?

Also, if my Q6600 is running say and 3.3, moving up to a 3.33ghz processor (OC'd to 4ghz) isn't much of an improvement?

I guess my point is, to some degree I've bought into the end of a 'line'... With little/no way to upgrade it?

 

[NeilF]

In 2 years we'll all be running very cold, very low power quad CPU's at 3-4ghz.

It will be your M/B that will be obsolete!

I'll already be running a quad-core CPU at 3-4ghz...?

My point is for anyone at the moment, or over the past X months who have say got a Q6600. There is no CPU upgrade path really?

 

[NeilF]

in 2 years i wont be using a 775 cpu.

Good for you

The point is, unless I'm mistaken, given one of the cheapest options available at the moment - the Q6600 - even that doesn't leave any sort of upgrade path? You have no choice but to bin the MB and CPU (& memory probably)...

 

[NeilF]

775 is dead, what is out now is all that will ever be out

You could buy a QX9770 i suppose

I guess we've got to hope that developers make more use of the quad processing power - signs are they are... So at least the current 775 quads had loads of power still ontap over the coming years! I'm upgrading now, don't want to again for a good few years!

 

[NeilF]

if you want your computer to perform well - you need to accept that you will have to stump up the money for the performance

Simply pointing out the fact, that with the entry level Quad processor you can buy, you cannot really upgrade from it without a complete overhaul.

When I bought my P4, I upgraded the processor, nearly doubling the processing power...

With a Q6600 - the entry level Quad - typically overclocking to well over 3ghz, can this be done? Hence my question/point...

 

[NeilF]

I would just go for the E8400/E8600, they should least you a good well, easily hit 4GHz and they work really well in games, and since nothing really takes more CPU power the crysis which is like 1 year old i wouldnt be too worried about it for now.

Still tempted by a Q6600... Run it at 3.2->3.6 hopefully... Just can't help but feel future games will make used of those extra cores...

 

[NeilF]

But like i already told you in the other thread, we were saying that 2 years ago and we are still waiting. There are some new 775 cpu's to be released (E5300, E7400) but none of them are high end ones. The fastest is the E8600. If you have the fastest core there will be no upgrade path. Next step is core i7 on socket 1366 (and others) and tri-channel DDR3. Basically, new everything.

So you are saying in 2yrs time games won't as a matter of course support more than two cores? I suspect you're wrong.

I recon the Q processors will have a little second lease of life with titles over the next couple of years when all of a sudden all that extra processing power is harnessed...