Would I see a huge improvement overclocking a dual core over a stock Q6600.

[ralv585]

Would I see a huge improvement overclocking a dual core over a stock (2.4ghz) Q6600.

I’m motherboard limited, Asus P5N-E – SLI, so overclocking the Q6600 is out of the question.

I’ve got a 8800GT, and it’ll be running through a 720p tv, currently Crysis runs well, around 40-50fps with everything on high, Batman is around 45-60fps, but I can notice some lag, its not smooth as I want it to be.

I’m selling the system to my friend, as a budget gaming PC, so I kind of want everything to be as good as I can get it. I don’t think he’s the type to be tweaking cfg’s or turning down details etc (console player)

Any suggestions on a good dual core? My budget is around £50

Thanks

 

[ralv585]

I was thinking about getting a new mobo too.

I’ve tried, it just won’t clock, the highest clock I’ve seen was 3ghz on my mobo, and that guy was using some kind of voodoo magic.

The most common is around 2.6-2.8 if you’re lucky, but it’s a lot of stress to get it at that.

I was hoping for something that I could just pop in the mobo, set the fsb, maybe give it more juice if needed and leave it at that.

I’ll have one more go tonight.

 

[ralv585]

Just a little update, managed to get it to 2.8ghz, prime stable for 3 hours

There was an automatic overclocking feature on the board I stumbled on, set it to overclock to 15% and did a quick stress test. Then took the figures in cpuz and did everything manually.

Shame I didn’t know about this feature a year ago, may have convinced me not to invest in i7!