Core 2 Duo E6850 worth it?

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3far4shot

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I plan to upgrade my Core 2 Duo E4400 CPU to something better( Or should i keep it?). I only game and do on the Internet on my PC. Alot of people say not to go Quad when for gaming, but wouldn't it be more future proof?. Plus on Newegg the E6850 is 199.99(its also out of stock) and the Q6600 is 189.99 so it makes it even harder to pick. Also i don't OC.

Also, i plan to upgrade my CPU without reinstalling my OS.(should be fine)

Also, should i take my mobo out of the case to install it? I dont have all the standoff near my mobo so it will probably bend alot. So if i do take it out i will put it on a card board box or something.

I am mostly trying to buy a new CPU so it wont bottleneck my new GPU(i may get a GTX 260 or a 9800 GX2 or 9800 GTX). I game at 1440x900 on a 19'' Widescreen monitor.
 
What motherboard do you have... The E6850 is obsolete now. Personally, I would go with a quad core and OC (I know you said you don't) if you need the single or dual core applications to be faster. Newly released games are starting to support more cores.
 
I have a EVGA 680i SLI SE motherboard(Can't OC quad, but i dont want to OC) It doesn't support the 45nm C2D's tho. I could always get a Quad Core tho(maybe a Q6700)
 
If it were me and you wanted to keep the motherboard, I would go for a quad... It'll be better down the road IMHO.

I have an E6750 and I've considered going to a Q6700, however, my MSI P6N Diamond is crap (both of the ones I had) so I've been looking at a motherboard upgrade with a new CPU.
 
Keep your E4400 and OC it. More cost-effective that way. A E4400 at 3GHz is not a bottleneck at all. With both CPUs at stock speeds, you'll get virtually the same performance between the E4400 and Q6600.

As it stands now, you don't have a CPU upgrade path besides the Q6600. The E6850 is old, outdated and a poor investment since one could get the faster E8400 for $175 and E7200 for $120. The Q6700 is also a bad buy considering that you could get the significantly faster Q9450 for $280, same price as the Q6700.

Then again, your motherboard can't support those CPUs anyway......
 
I would suggest the Q6600 just because you game and instead of it aging over time.. it will improve because games will support more of the cores over time. Plus it's at a great price.

I understand you don't want to OC. I don't OC CPUs at all.. but that's because I never really learned how to for my AMD. I'm making the switch to a Q6600 from a 5000+ AM2 and I'm excited =D
 
For only a 19" lcd, no point getting those vid cards you just listed. An HD4850 or 8800GT card is good enuff. What video card do you have now? On the CPU, you should just stick with that E4400. A mere O/C to the cpu and you you're still good.


3far4shot said:
I am mostly trying to buy a new CPU so it wont bottleneck my new GPU(i may get a GTX 260 or a 9800 GX2 or 9800 GTX). I game at 1440x900 on a 19'' Widescreen monitor.
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HardwareGuru said:
For only a 19" lcd, no point getting those vid cards you just listed. An HD4850 or 8800GT card is good enuff. What video card do you have now? On the CPU, you should just stick with that E4400. A mere O/C to the cpu and you you're still good.
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My video card i have now is a EVGA 8600 GTS 256mb.
 
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