What is the best bang for buck CPU to oc a little bit

[NVIDIA_x64]

I have been out of touch with cpu´s for soooooooooo long now it is a bit of a joke. Am more in to gfx cards and sound cards but the time has come to up grade form a Intel PD 3.0ghz too some thing with a bit more kick becasue it is masive bottle neck to my new GeForce GTX 260.

The rest of the system is:

OCZ 2GB 6400 800MHz Reaper

Fatal1ty FP-IN9 SLI nForce 650i SLI mobo

any help would be much appreciated

 

[krooton]

Budget: E2180
Mid: E7200

 

[G_Wizz]

Budget: E2180
Mid: E7200

Mid+; E8400 or Q6600

Those 4 are only CPU's worth buying really, you won't be dissapointed with any of them, just depends wther you want to spend £45, £85 or £125

 

[miceormen]

Mid+; E8400 or Q6600

Those 4 are only CPU's worth buying really, you won't be dissapointed with any of them, just depends wther you want to spend £45, £85 or £125

Q6600 tbh. Have now taken my E8400 up to 3.8ghz and even at that speed when compared with a q6600 at 3.0ghz its pretty similar. Q6600 is the best bang for buck.

 

[Natima]

Yeah.... If you're lucky you'll get your Q6600 up to around 3.7 anyway.
Some people with high-end cooling have them at 4.0Ghz!
Can't go wrong!

 

[marc2003]

apparently the 650i isn't great for overclocking quads- i've only picked this up from reading a few forums posts here and there - more research will be needed

 

[pingwing]

E8200/8400 then (or a new n snazzy P serise board....) more ram could be a laugh too...

 

[Big.Wayne]

Budget: E7200
Mid: E8200/E8400

Fixed!

 

[pastymuncher]

Fixed!

I don't call 90 quid budget. Yes it's a good clocker but the E2180 is better value for money, especially as you can get them for around £42. I had one up to 3.6Ghz which was a 1.6Ghz overclock. For the price i paid (£35 brand new) that is unbeatable.

 

[NVIDIA_x64]

Thx guys big help

 

[Rob--]

p35 maybe p45 mobos are good for clockin' quads

 

[Metalface Mark]

p35 maybe p45 mobos are good for clockin' quads

Id concur, my £80 mobo with a single 120mm fan at 7v and an arctic cooler has my machine running happily at 3.4ghz all day long.

 

[kppanic]

p35 maybe p45 mobos are good for clockin' quads

is that

p35, maybe p45 mobos are good for quads

or

p35 maybe, p45 mobos are good for quads??

 

[Greebo]

is that

p35, maybe p45 mobos are good for quads

or

p35 maybe, p45 mobos are good for quads??

First one or that's what I would say.

P35 are very good for q6600

P45 are maybe just as good.

 

[unclepablo]

My Asus P35, 8Ghz OCZ RAM gives 3.6Ghz on the Q6600 with TT 55c on load - can't argue with those figures !

 

[Big.Wayne]

can't argue with those figures !

Are you sure u got enough ram though?