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vict0r

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Dear all,

would you get a Q6600 for $100 to replace an e8400?

will there be a performance difference as of today between these 2 or is it not really worth it to "waste" that $100 ?

thanks.

just looking for a "yes, worth it" or "no, not worth it" ... not really looking into going for a rapgame..
 
For what? For gaming? Which games? Will you be overclocking the CPU?
 
say, some sort of gaming .. and yes..would try 3.2 24/7 and if cpu runs cool..might aim for the perfect 3.6ghz
 
Well if the game is multi-threaded like BFBC2, FC2, SupCom 2, GTA4, Splinter Cell Conviction, ME2, and WIC, then yes totally worth the $100 if you can OC the Q6600 to at least 3.2Ghz.

If the game isn't that well multi-threaded like Crysis, MW2, JC2, Metro 2033, SC2, and STALKER, then no, not worth the $100.
 
Sell the e8400 and get the Q6600. You'll only need to spend $25-30 at most.
 
so right now q6600 vs e8400 .. apples to apples ... q6600 wins?
 
Problem is that it's not apples to apples. The e8400 will undoubtedly OC higher but if you can get the Q6600 to 3.2GHz or higher then it's not too big of a deal. The e8400 may still have a slight advantage in apps using 1 or 2 threads but will have a large disadvantage in apps tha use 3 or more threads.
 
why not just get a q9550, performance is not too far from i5 750 and better than PII
 
vict0r said:
so right now q6600 vs e8400 .. apples to apples ... q6600 wins?
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Again, not that simple dude. As I and RamonGTP have said, it depends on the game and application and whether or not it's heavily multi-threaded or prefers sheer clock speed.
 
for $100 IMHO you are better off getting a free AM3 board & a cpu from microcenter....

I guess if you want to 100% stick intel, it might be OK. IMHO s775 is a dead platform. Don't throw any money into it.

Also: You can get a Q9300 I think for $130-$140 at microcenter as well.
 
you could sell that 8400 and have like $10 difference for a Q6600.. do it if you can get a decent ocing q6600
 
If you dont have an SSD, id spend the 100$ on that. You probably wont even notice the difference if you switched a 8400 to a q6600 if they are both overclocked to like 3.4.
 
if just for gaming , i would not bother the hassle to upgrade (need a better cooling if running@ 3.6ghz Q6600 + better PSU if you not already have)
Upgrade Vid if you don't have a good one. Else hold on your $ and wait for next big jump.
 
I'd say do it, as others have stated after you sell your e8400 you will likely only have spent $20. If you are running a single video card then LGA 775 is not going to bottleneck you and is still a very viable platform. With more games going heavily multi threaded, the q6600 will give your system some legs and let you wait for Ivy Bridge (that's my goal).

A really good Q6600 should do 3.6 on 1.35-1.4 volts and should be fine under whatever aftermarket cooler you have.
 
R-Type said:
A really good Q6600 should do 3.6 on 1.35-1.4 volts and should be fine under whatever aftermarket cooler you have.
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A decent early G0 revision will. A B3 one needs 1.5-1.6V :( I heard later G0s suck too.
 
Spare-Flair said:
A decent early G0 revision will. A B3 one needs 1.5-1.6V :( I heard later G0s suck too.
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No one should knowingly put a B3 Q6600 in their system at this point in time, they run HOT and as a rule don't oc worth a damn (you seem to have a golden chip). The advantage of buying a chip in the fs/ft is you should be able to find the vid and get an idea of oc potential before you buy.
 
Danny Bui said:
Well then, not very simple then. For CS:S, not worth it. For BFBC2, worth it. So depends on which game you like more.
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CS:S can now benefit more than in the past; the engine does multicore rendering.
 
R-Type said:
That's REAL high under air, how long have you run like that?
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A year, but the A05 is decent for this as the rear intake is right behind the TRUE so it performs just as good as an H50. I only do 1.5V as that is the Intel specified limit but I know of one other that needs more juice to do 3.6GHz.

On the hottest summer days this year however, I throttled down to 3.2GHz @ 1.275V.
 
It's an old chip that is still running in my gaming computer. I would not buy it now. I'd save my cash and update it all when funds permit.
 
i know 775 is a dead platform, but its still an awesome platform, and not that slow, atleast i dont feel the slowness...its not like an i7 is 50fps faster than a 775 system...

thank you all for your inputs...
and as stated before...css now does support more cores...
 
Is the Q6600 a great chip? Yes.
Do I love my Q6600? Yes.

Would I recommend going from an E8400 to a Q6600 for $100? No, I'd say save your money for an i5/i7 setup. Your E8400 should run Counter-Strike Source just fine.
 
vict0r said:
i know 775 is a dead platform, but its still an awesome platform, and not that slow, atleast i dont feel the slowness...its not like an i7 is 50fps faster than a 775 system...

thank you all for your inputs...
and as stated before...css now does support more cores...
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pending on the vid card used, yes it is.

get the quad, BC2 eats dual cores and spits em out.
 
Redmist said:
Is the Q6600 a great chip? Yes.
Do I love my Q6600? Yes.

Would I recommend going from an E8400 to a Q6600 for $100? No, I'd say save your money for an i5/i7 setup. Your E8400 should run Counter-Strike Source just fine.
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If he can get a decent return for selling the E8400, going to Q6600 gives his system much more life as everything coming out these days will use 4 cores much better than 2.
 
Not too long ago I bought a Q6600 from the for sale section for 110$, I then sold my E8400 for 75$. I probably didn't ask enough for it since it sold in like 15 min.

I'd say go for it. I have my Q6000 running at 3.8ghz @ 1.48v. It's a decent upgrade.
 
Spare-Flair said:
If he can get a decent return for selling the E8400, going to Q6600 gives his system much more life as everything coming out these days will use 4 cores much better than 2.
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+1....I would do it in a heartbeat.......
 
I dont even have to sell it, i could give it out to my parents pc..

might boost my father's youtube videos a bit (he's addicted to youtube, between 9 and 1 am its his primetime) lol
 
are you all forgetting the cache difference? The e8400 will be faster in multiple things, go q9550 or wait to see what amd/intel have coming next. You definitely would not be upgrading.
 
I went from a 3.6ghz q6600 to a 4.5ghz e8400...everything felt faster on the e8400, my 3dmark06 benchmark suffered due to the lack of 2 cores, mind you this was nearly 2 years ago - and games ran better than my buddies quads etc for the sheer fact I had the e8400 clocked so far. Now to todays standards, I finally dropped it because so many games are becoming multi threaded that you can see where a dual lacks, BC2 especially. I recently traded up my e8400 for a q9550, got a p45 board for a good price and it's currently clocked at 4.1ghz, feels nice and fast and games run great. Going from a dual and a quad in that game is night and day smoother.
 
If you can find a G0 stepping with something under 1.3vid you should go for it. It will clock to 3.6ghz and it will be worth it for sure.

Dual cores are for internet browsing only now. If you wanna keep you pc to continue playing games go for a quad. Q6600 is more than enough for games at 3.6ghz. Many games are pushing the limits of current consoles now and developers are using that 3rd core of the xbox360 more often which in turn means more multi-threaded games for pc's.
 
PotatoChip said:
If you can find a G0 stepping with something under 1.3vid you should go for it. It will clock to 3.6ghz and it will be worth it for sure.

Dual cores are for internet browsing only now. If you wanna keep you pc to continue playing games go for a quad. Q6600 is more than enough for games at 3.6ghz. Many games are pushing the limits of current consoles now and developers are using that 3rd core of the xbox360 more often which in turn means more multi-threaded games for pc's.
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Not all low VID Q6600s will reach 3.6GHz :(
 
If you sell the e8400 and pick up the Q6600 for cheap, it's not a bad processor by any means. I'm currently running one and haven't really seen the need to upgrade. I play BFBC2 and a bunch of other games. The performance isn't mindblowingly amazing but it's still pretty damn good. Still depends on your vid-card and preferences.
 
My Q6600, which would not go above 2.9ghz on my peice of junk Gigabyte X48-DS4 will now clock to 3.8ghz at 1.48v, P95 stable for 10hrs, under 80*C intelburntest extreme with my amazing Asus P5E Deluxe flashed to a Rampage Forumla :)

Really surprised the shit out of me, it will do 3.4ghz at 1.28v, and idles at 32*C/loads around 45-50*C with my H50 :D
 
PotatoChip said:
If you can find a G0 stepping with something under 1.3vid you should go for it. It will clock to 3.6ghz and it will be worth it for sure.

Dual cores are for internet browsing only now. If you wanna keep you pc to continue playing games go for a quad. Q6600 is more than enough for games at 3.6ghz. Many games are pushing the limits of current consoles now and developers are using that 3rd core of the xbox360 more often which in turn means more multi-threaded games for pc's.
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Lol, not quite, but yes, 3 cores is about the 'sweet spot' for the newer games out.

In saying that though, an E8400 @ 4GHz is still a very fast CPU for all but the most multi-threaded titles.
 
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