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Conroe Question

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Well i have decided that i am going to update my Main Gaming Rig this Fall (see sig) to a new Conroe Rig. My Main question is about the E6400 and the E6600. The Cache difference. Has anyone seen a major differcen between these 2 chips in the cache? Will i see a major difference between the 2 chips. Of course i am going to OC to chip with my Water Cooling Kit. I am sure i am going to have change blocks but thats no problem.I do a lot of encoding and gaming with my rig and i want to know which chip will i like better. There is a nice price difference and if i will not notice the difference in the 6400 i will go with that, but than again.......... I am not sure what board i am going to get yet, but i am going to get 2GB of DDR2800, and not sure on video yet. I play a lot of games and so far my SLi setup has been nice but i am thinking of going with the X1950 when it comes out. So what are your thoughts on the 2 chips? Is the E6600 worth the difference?
 
Cache only makes a difference in certain applications, but if it were me, I'd grab the processor with the 4MB cache, and then overclock to make up the difference.
 
Dan_D said:
Cache only makes a difference in certain applications, but if it were me, I'd grab the processor with the 4MB cache, and then overclock to make up the difference.
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I think maybe you meant 2MB.
 
aldamon said:
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Why dont you search through all the million Conroe posts and tell me how long it took you find the answer. Dont have anything constructive to post .........dont post @ all. :p


It makes a difference in some apps, but it could make a big difference in future apps and Vista not to mention DX10 games. If you dont plan on upgrading any time soon Id say get the 6600.
 
D4hPr0 said:
Why dont you search through all the million Conroe posts and tell me how long it took you find the answer. Dont have anything constructive to post .........dont post @ all.


It makes a difference in some apps, but it could make a big difference in future apps and Vista not to mention DX10 games. If you dont plan on upgrading any time soon Id say get the 6600.
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thanks for telling him what i was thinking. Well i be gaming for awhile, i I do some work stuff on this rig, RPD which is nothing, but mostly game, wow, farcry, oblivion, ect. With gaming in mind, will i see a major difference?
 
From what I have read it will me small....maybe 10% on some games that are out now, but like I said earlier if you will be keeping the chip for a while I would go 6600.
 
D4hPr0 said:
From what I have read it will me small....maybe 10% on some games that are out now, but like I said earlier if you will be keeping the chip for a while I would go 6600.
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yeah after this build i dont want to upgrade till i have to (DX10) which i may wait for, i think it'll be easier to build new system now and than just buy a Dx10 card and sell the other
 
-(Xyphox)- said:
thanks for telling him what i was thinking. Well i be gaming for awhile, i I do some work stuff on this rig, RPD which is nothing, but mostly game, wow, farcry, oblivion, ect. With gaming in mind, will i see a major difference?
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http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2795&p=4

Happy now?


D4hPr0 said:
Why dont you search through all the million Conroe posts and tell me how long it took you find the answer. Dont have anything constructive to post .........dont post @ all. :p
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Don't be so melodramatic:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1090814&highlight=cache

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1086817&highlight=cache

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1089149&highlight=cache
 
I would get the 6600 then and just upgrade the video card. With future GPU's 6400 might actually be a bottleneck.
 
D4hPr0 said:
I would get the 6600 then and just upgrade the video card. With future GPU's 6400 might actually be a bottleneck.
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What i was thinking, well over the weekend i rebuilt the g/f's pc with a new case from a friend and added her another 200GB hd, giving her over 600GB now, lets hope she dont fill this one too soon :p We are currently looking at houses, i think once we find a house and get moved i will start the pc upgrade. thinking around october, not sure yet though. It's kinda low on the list right now :p Buying house at the top :D
 
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