Worth upgrading to a E8500/E8400?

[Darryl_1983]

My pc is as listed in my sig.

I'm currently thinking about upgrading from the E2200, which i brought to tie me over till these new 45nm chips came out. Main reason for the upgrade would be for gaming. Would there be much of a difference in the latest games?

I currently struggle to play UT3, i get a good 60 fps average, but i get dips in the fps for very breath moments of about 25 fps, which renders it unplayable. crysis seems to play really well, although i haven't checked fps on this.

Also I've managed to get 3.3GHz stable with the E2200 at 330x10, but at 400x8 to give 3.2 Ghz i can't get the pc to boot. Is there any reason for this?.....and would the fsb restrict my clocking speed on the E8*** chips or is it just something to do with my E2200?

 

[Darryl_1983]

I've actually already ordered one now, there were only 2 left in stock so i quickly ordered before your reply, wish i'd have left it now, as i've also read on the E8*** overclocking thread that people seem to be having some problems clocking these chip and getting them stable.