Spec check needed quick !!!!

lunarwolf said:
not much difference with 780 other than 3way Sli, and totally useless if using a Q6600 you wont get more out of it
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45nm cpu support, Native PCI-e 2 support, DDR3 Ram support, and tweaks here and there that allow it to overclock quads higher than the best 680i boards. They are a worthy replacement to the old 6 series and if you plan to run SLI with the latest cards there the best choice.

There are countless people that have managed to get the G0 stepping Q6600 to hit 4GHz with their new 780i boards.
 
Goose500 said:
i have just been talking to my friend pauliee as well on the gfx issue, and maybe u r all right, but how long is it gunna be?
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you could consider a Sli of 8800GT (not the GTS most people get confused, but check the tests and reviews) that should give the 9800X2 a good run and its much cheaper.
 
Hesky82 said:
45nm cpu support, Native PCI-e 2 support, DDR3 Ram support, and tweaks here and there that allow it to overclock quads higher than the best 680i boards. They are a worthy replacement to the old 6 series and if you plan to run SLI with the latest cards there the best choice.

There are countless people that have managed to get the G0 stepping Q6600 to hit 4GHz with their new 780i boards.
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Q6600 is Kentsfield and that makes it 65m - so 45nm not applicable, but the P35 or 689 mobo handle that anyway. DDR3 is a waste of money at this point.

Computer needs balance so q6600 with PC6400C4 and n680or P35 board is fine

easy to just throw money at the problem, but in this case it is not a solution
 
Hesky82 said:
Buddy, that is complete rubbish!!
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dude I am begining to think you are rubbish. name me some applications that people actually use and need or use a quad. (don't just google it :))

I game and I have not seen any game that uses quad. In fact most new games are just starting to use the 2 cores and not at max. I work in games industry so please don't BS.
 
Thats not what I was commenting on though, I agree quads are not needed presently in todays games. But to keep an e6600 at stock and say it provides no real performance benefit other than increasing benchmark scores is rubbish!! My old e6600 was significantly faster in both games, media editing and my graphics designing when it was clocked at 3.6GHz, 2.4GHz was simply slow comparitavely!
 
Hesky82 said:
Thats not what I was commenting on though, I agree quads are not needed presently in todays games. But to keep an e6600 at stock and say it provides no real performance benefit other than increasing benchmark scores is rubbish!! My old e6600 was significantly faster in both games, media editing and my graphics designing when it was clocked at 3.6GHz, 2.4GHz was simply slow comparitavely!
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Well I have switched back to stock and noticed no real difference, i know it runs faster, but I just don't need it. If I had I would not have switched back.

PS nice clock speeds on your CPU, best I got with mine was 3.4Ghz stable using Orthos for 4 hours
 
The guy said he wants his pc to last him a while...

If he can afford 45nm then there is no reason not go for that, they are faster clock for clock and can be overclocked as well!

This is no Quad vs Dual, if you want a pc that is going to be around for 3 years or more then you will use a Quad and possibly overclock it. I am not downplayin the Q6600, i love that chip, but if I was buying NOW, i would go for 45nm.

The new cards should arrive in June, you should probably pre order one as as per usual supply will be limited in the launch period.
 
Trunks9486 said:
The guy said he wants his pc to last him a while...

If he can afford 45nm then there is no reason not go for that, they are faster clock for clock and can be overclocked as well!

This is no Quad vs Dual, if you want a pc that is going to be around for 3 years or more then you will use a Quad and possibly overclock it. I am not downplayin the Q6600, i love that chip, but if I was buying NOW, i would go for 45nm.

The new cards should arrive in June, you should probably pre order one as as per usual supply will be limited in the launch period.
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What I'm going to do, is get a higher specced 45NM CPU and get the EVGA 8800GT which is a good card on its own, but more importantly it has a 90 day thing that allows me to had back my card to EVGA and then pay the difference between the old card and the new higher specced card and they will send me the new card. And the new cards will be out by then...

Oh and whats the difference between this RAM http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-022-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817

and this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-023-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817
 
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Goose500 said:
What I'm going to do, is get a higher specced 45NM CPU and get the EVGA 8800GT which is a good card on its own, but more importantly it has a 90 day thing that allows me to had back my card to EVGA and then pay the difference between the old card and the new higher specced card and they will send me the new card. And the new cards will be out by then...

Oh and whats the difference between this RAM http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-022-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817

and this http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MY-023-GS&groupid=701&catid=8&subcat=817
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one is 8000 and the other (more expensive) is 8500. which means the first runs at 1000mhz, and the second at 1066 mhz.

To be perfectly honest, the 8000 is more than good enough.
 
cheers
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how does that look?
 
IMHO I would not choose that quad, it has less cache memory and more expensive than the Q6600.

I would get the Q6600 and get 4gb of PC2-6400 ram, you'll notice the performance more that way. (I've clocked my Q6600 to 3ghz without adding any voltages etc)

Also do you have an OS?
 
D.M said:
IMHO I would not choose that quad, it has less cache memory and more expensive than the Q6600.

I would get the Q6600 and get 4gb of PC2-6400 ram, you'll notice the performance more that way. (I've clocked my Q6600 to 3ghz without adding any voltages etc)

Also do you have an OS?
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totally agree :)
 
Goose500 said:
But i thought that a new 45nm chip was the way forward, well that was what was mentioned earlier in my post, now i'm just confused :confused:
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It is, but the Q9600 isn't very good, because it has half the cache disabled.

a Q9450, however, is the way to go, but it is £50 more than a Q9300.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-202-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793

a Q9450 is £90 more than a Q6600, but for that you get:
4mb more cache
faster chip
more overclocking potential
cooler-running chip
newer tech
assasins creed game

I'd say that when you're spending this much on a system, that £90 is more than worth it.
 
Ben M said:
It is, but the Q9600 isn't very good, because it has half the cache disabled.

a Q9450, however, is the way to go, but it is £50 more than a Q9300.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-202-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=793

a Q9450 is £90 more than a Q6600, but for that you get:
4mb more cache
faster chip
more overclocking potential
cooler-running chip
newer tech
assasins creed game

I'd say that when you're spending this much on a system, that £90 is more than worth it.
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Agreed :)
 
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