E6300, E6400, E6700, OC'd 4 my RIG. HELP!

[Esky06]

My computer has decided to malfunction. Leaving my 940 pentium d fried. (whole water cooling malfunction. Algea had formed and left my cpu at 76C.) It's time for an upgrade, and i heard duo cores are the way to go these days.

The setup:
ASUS P5N32 SLI-Deluxe
(No CPU)
600 WATT Power Supply
OCZ DDR2 2GB PC5600
Nvidia 7900GTX 512mb
"Zalman CNPS9500 LED CPU fan" -new

At first, i thought it was the cooling, so i got a fan to replace that water cooling. Now i know it's the CPU. So here's the question. What CPU should i get for this setup? Im hoping not to spend too much money, and want it for a pretty long time. I hear the E6300 is really good for the price and overclocking. my motherboard is somewhat pretty high-end... at least since the start of this year. What's the best possible CPU to get that i could juice the best? I have never OC'd any cpu ever, but plan to with the new CPU and with the setup i already have. How fast can i get some of the CPU's? I always keep my computer running, non-stop, what's the best CPU for heat reasons?

Thanks, im still in the decision stage, but plan to make the purchase by the evening. all inquiries would help!

 

[ShiningHolden]

I personally find an E6700 to be useless. Either get the Extreme, or the E6600 and overclock.

I am building a similar system, and I am going to buy an E6300, and overclock it to 3.0GHz+

That should fit right in with your system, and give you rock solid performance.

 

[dnottis]

I personally find an E6700 to be useless. Either get the Extreme, or the E6600 and overclock.

I am building a similar system, and I am going to buy an E6300, and overclock it to 3.0GHz+

That should fit right in with your system, and give you rock solid performance.

True dat - check my sig. Most important is the mobo. Dont buy the GB because of the D9 micron issues and 450 Mhz. Stick with the Asus P5B-E (check Anandtechs review) for the best overclocking!

 

[Esky06]

ive been looking into an E6600. Could i overclock it to 4.0ghz with my mobo? the P5N32 SLI deluxe sells for pretty well still on newegg. what over clocking tool should i use? the mobo comes with the Asus Aibooster, should i stick with that?

 

[Detached]

ive been looking into an E6600. Could i overclock it to 4.0ghz with my mobo? the P5N32 SLI deluxe sells for pretty well still on newegg. what over clocking tool should i use? the mobo comes with the Asus Aibooster, should i stick with that?

Theres a nice sticky on C2D OCing speeds:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1075792

It seems like 3.4ghz is about average for E6600s. My personal highest Orthos stable OC is 3.6ghz, with Air Cooling.

 

[moshpit]

I've got one of those average 3.4Ghz OC's on E6600, so I'll back that up. All on air tho, very nice stuffs

 

[ShiningHolden]

What does the E6300 get, an average of 3.15? With alot of them being 3.2+? So you would pay 200 bucks more for a couple of megahertz.

Oh yeah, the L2 cache... It depends who you ask on the L2 Cache, some will say there isn't that big of a performance boost, some will tell you it is a huge difference.

The one's who say it isn't that great didn't buy one.

I would recommend the E6300, and wait for the new nForce 680 motherboards to drop in price, and you should be all set.

 

[newls1]

Get the E6400. I am using a E6300 now, love the damn thing, just wish I had a 8x multi that the 6400 has. My E6300 is a freaking monster OC'er. 3.22GHz @ 1.35Vcore so far.

 

[ShiningHolden]

Get the E6400. I am using a E6300 now, love the damn thing, just wish I had a 8x multi that the 6400 has. My E6300 is a freaking monster OC'er. 3.22GHz @ 1.35Vcore so far.

If he would rather spend the money for, what, an average of 200 MHz?

Just keep in mind, the E6300 and the E6400, depending on your budget.