Worth an Upgrade?

Br4d · 4 Jan 2011 at 20:28

Hi Everyone,

Obviously, this is another Sandy Bridge Thread

I Use my PC for Gaming + Sometimes a bit of more CPU intensive tasks.

I Currently have a E8400 3Ghz Running stock with a Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro and 8GB 1066Mhz C5 Ram (As you can see in my Sig).

Is it worth Upgrading to Sandy Bridge on the 9th? Im Really Feeling a i7 2600 just for the Sheer power compared to my Lack of!

-Br4d

stulid · 4 Jan 2011 at 20:30

Tried overclocking it?

Br4d · 4 Jan 2011 at 20:33

Yeah, got it to 3.8Ghz But it runs a tad too hot for my liking. 61C ish Playing Wow.
43C idle

cammy5477 · 4 Jan 2011 at 20:33

stulid said:
Tried overclocking it?

it would mean your pc would boot slightly faster so you could buy sandybridge quicker

Br4d · 4 Jan 2011 at 20:35

cammy5477 said:
it would mean your pc would boot slightly faster so you could buy sandybridge quicker

LOOL!
Very True

cammy5477 · 4 Jan 2011 at 20:37

Br4d said:
Yeah, got it to 3.8Ghz But it runs a tad too hot for my liking. 61C ish Playing Wow.
43C idle

those temps arent to bad.....

whats the temps without the overclock?

Br4d · 4 Jan 2011 at 20:38

34C Idle
50C ish Playing WoW.

JPNUFC · 4 Jan 2011 at 23:01

If you have the cash and want a more up to date system then it would be worth it, you could however just OC a bit further and wait a while.

Michaeljcox24 · 4 Jan 2011 at 23:07

if it was my machine, I would:

sell my 260, and use the money I had from that to put towards a 570.

Invest in a better cooler and overclock the chip more.

Br4d · 5 Jan 2011 at 01:20

Hmmm should I OC to 4Ghz then just Wait for socket 2011?
When's the rough launch of that?

Si105 · 5 Jan 2011 at 01:21

68c is fine for 3.8GHz no?

Br4d · 5 Jan 2011 at 01:23

It goes to roughly 61C. just seems Rather Hot? Especially when it's about 10C hotter.

Dave0w · 5 Jan 2011 at 03:08

Br4d said:
It goes to roughly 61C. just seems Rather Hot? Especially when it's about 10C hotter.

that's fine at full load Clock that bad boy to 3.5Ghz
Wait for Sandy Bridge give it a week or two then buy a I5, I7 or AMD X6 in the price drop from the relies of Sandy Bridge. that what i am doing, if your only playing WOW then an I5 will monster it all day

Br4d · 5 Jan 2011 at 07:21

I wont be playing WoW I'm stopping, ahah but all my games arnt as demanding as GTA IV or Crysis so I think I'd be cool

pastymuncher · 5 Jan 2011 at 09:36

You have a Wolfdale and it's running at stock!! Ban tbh.

Seriously. Get it overclocked. The Wolfdales show great gains when overclocked and 61 degrees is nothing to be alarmed about.

Br4d · 5 Jan 2011 at 10:18

LOL @ Ban!

What Sort of Ghz / voltage?

pastymuncher · 5 Jan 2011 at 11:47

Most E8400's hit at least 3.8-4Ghz. The E8500 in my second rig does 4.5Ghz so they are excellent clockers. Voltage wise don't go over 1.45v but ideally keep it at 1.4v or lower for 24/7 usage.

Marine-RX179 · 5 Jan 2011 at 11:57

pastymuncher said:
You have a Wolfdale and it's running at stock!! Ban tbh.

Seriously. Get it overclocked. The Wolfdales show great gains when overclocked and 61 degrees is nothing to be alarmed about.

I have to agree...E8400...and a P45 chipset board...CPU running a stock speed...WTF!?

61C is hardly high for under load! And seriously is it even worth worrying about shortening the life-span of the CPU with the little extra heat (and it ain't even really hurting the CPU at all at under 70C)...now that the CPU itself worth no more than £50?

Should definitely overclock the hell out of it and get the most out of it!

Tomcat825 · 5 Jan 2011 at 12:13

It's amazing the difference between temps on new tech tbh.. my i3 @4.2ghz playing WoW on full ultra hits maximum 44C, usually on 41

hybrid572 · 5 Jan 2011 at 12:19

I would definitely overclock that CPU as others have said, you're getting nowhere near its full potential. You should be able to run pretty much any current game with that.

I'd wait at least until socket 2011, when the 2600Ks will no longer seem so fancy.