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Upgrade from a E6750?

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I've got an E6750 @ 3.6Ghz atm and i notice it struggles in games like BC2. I played it on a friends i7 system and its so much smoother in comparison...

Question is, is there a worthwhile cpu upgrade on the 775 socket?

I really cant afford to go i7/i5 as the prices are to high and im not sure if they are worth it.

Im hoping someone can suggest a good 775 sckt Quad cpu? (will this be a noticeable upgrade?)

Is a 6600 good? or a 8*** or 9*** series cpu?

not really sure on the differences tbh.

thanks
 
What you get depends on your budget!

I would look at one of the 6MB or 12mb L2 cache Q9000 series quad cores.

If you can get a cheap Q6600 or Q6700 it should also do the job but single threaded performance at the same clock speed would be the same.

Also looking for a second-hand processor should help reduce the cost.
 
Ideally I would be looking at spending no more than £140ish on the bay for a second hand one. I just need convincing something like a quad Q9000 series would be a worthwhile upgrade to tide me over for a while.

I'm also unsure what they are really worth. What about a Q9505?

Also what difference does the cache make in game terms?
 
I’m in exactly the same boat as you with a E6750, but clocked at 3.2Ghz (maybe I should push it higher). Looking at 2nd hand quads but they are all £90+ on the bay. I really want to wait till next year before I up-grade. Just trying to work out if paying £90+ now for a quad is worth it?

BFBC2 is the only thing at the moment that my PC noticeably struggles on:(
 
I had an e8500. I kept looking at q9550s etc but they were just too expensive. In the end I just went with i5. the 750 was only £138 then though. All the new stuff cost £421 and I sold the s775 stuff for £255 (both 8gb) so it didn't turn out too bad
 
I’m in exactly the same boat as you with a E6750, but clocked at 3.2Ghz (maybe I should push it higher). Looking at 2nd hand quads but they are all £90+ on the bay. I really want to wait till next year before I up-grade. Just trying to work out if paying £90+ now for a quad is worth it?

BFBC2 is the only thing at the moment that my PC noticeably struggles on:(

The bay prices for q6600s are still pretty high but 90 for a decent clocking chip still isn't too bad if you sell your old one.
 
Got a q6700 on the auction site for £74 delivered recently. Good 'upgrade' from e8400 as i've only got a p43 board so the extra multiplier on the q6700 helps it oc to the same as the e8400- 3.6ghz easily. Not got any quad optimised games yet so its a bit of a sideways upgrade except for dvd encoding where it kills the dual core. Its effectively a free upgrade as teh e8400 will sell for at least £74. I didn't think it was worth an extra £60 for q9550. Hoping that it will be adequate for another year at least. Keep an eye on auction sites- some bargains if you get in at the right time!
 
I've been looking for ages- you just need to catch one where the seller isn't great at putting the right info in the listing title. The one I won didn't have q6700 in the title. Also, it's worth looing at the mobo and CPU combo's- saw a decent mobo with an e8600 go for £110 recently. Granted this approach only really works if you're not desperate for the item- can go weeks and weeks with nothing good cropping up. Q9450/q9550 prices are really high second hand- you can an i7 920 new from overclockers for £20-£30 more than Q9550 second hand prices!! Crazy unless you've got an awesome s775 board already
 
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