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E6300 or E6400

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hello everyone. looks like i am going to upgrade to core 2 duo. my budget will allow either the E6300 $180 or the E6400 for $220. is the performance difference between the 2 worth the extra $40? thanks.
 
6400 either way. OC'd or not.

The higher multiplier will make it easier to OC. And hopefully you can hit about 3.2Ghz (8 x 400)
 
HellMaX said:
Yep, that's what I did. go E6400 :D
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Same here.... ;)
E6400 is much easier to get to 3GHz and beyond with it's 8x multi. I did 8x400FSB (3.2GHz) with el'cheapo Patriot PC5300 RAM.... Conroes really take the "fun" out of O/C-ing... :eek: It's just too easy.... :cool:

Mike
 
E6400.

I got mine to 3.2GHz undervolted (1.3V down from 1.35V stock), and I could go much higher if I could get my temps down (I might get a new case setup).
 
i went with the 63 and i hit 3.15ghz and its stable. if your budget allows for 64 i'd go for that but if you want the 40 bucks for something else, take your pick, its just not a big difference considering the 63 can take you up the the x68 level. i'd say spend the 40 bucks on a hsf for the 63
 
The E6300 scored about 8 seconds better (at stock) than my X2 3800 (at 2.6ghz) did, in SuperPi 1M.

I was able to OC it to 3402, and it completes 1M in under 17 seconds...

If I had more cash I would have gone for the 6400 as it puts less strain on your motherboard... If you OC it that is.

200mhz translates to about 1s in SuperPi 1M... which is quite worth it IMO.
 
CoreTemp.exe - for core 2 processors (reads internal die temp which is about 10C higher than you would normally get with most programs)
SpeedFan - for a variety of processors & mobos
 
in case you haven't bought the chip yet....i was in teh similar situation with 250 as my budget limit. i thought about it for almost a month and one day i just f*ck it and i got a E6600...and i love it now.
 
E6300. I have one running @ 3.2GHz... You'll have to crank up the FSB, but that also means better memory performance provided you don't buy sub-par ram. (i.e. not having to loosen the timings)... if you do have 40$ extra and have nowhere else to put it (maybe a better ps, better GFX card?) than by all means get the E6400. From a value prospective I think you're better off to put the cash towards something else you'd like.
 
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