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fsi16v

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I sold my xbox 360 and have $300 that I want to spend on a new processor. I currently have a stock ass e6400. What would be the better step for me - up to a better core 2 duo, or should i go for the q6600? i pretty much just game, no video editing or anything..

what would you guys suggest?

thanks in advance
 
will i notice a huge diff? from the e6400 to e6850, even if i dont OC? i have never tried OCing
 
start now ... oc'ing wont hurt you ... and you have an e6400.. that thing will OC so nicely...

save up and buy a new cpu in january/february when they come out.

just me 2 cents
 
vict0r said:
start now ... oc'ing wont hurt you ... and you have an e6400.. that thing will OC so nicely...

save up and buy a new cpu in january/february when they come out.

just me 2 cents
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Id have to agree with him too, My 6400 @ 2.8 is doing fine
 
Just overclock the 6400 - better than spending the money on a small processor upgrade. Spend the $300 on an 8800GT if you game, otherwise bank it for a Penryn in Feb.
 
I agree with overclocking your current CPU. Mine has been running @ 3.2Ghz since day one and I've never had a problem in 14 months. I can tell a big difference between running it at this speed vs stock. Forceman is right, once your CPU is overclocked, get a better video card and your system will really fly.
 
right now i have 2 8800 gt's xfx factory oc'd, 2 gigs of pc2 6400 g-skill, a 750 watt power supply, and my new board (680i lt) gets here today. can anyone point me to a real simple guide on how to overclock my 6400? id appreciate it.

also how high can i expect it to go while being stable with the stock heat sink and fan?
 
I would not stay with stock heatsink, get the Zalman 9700NPS, you should be able to hit 3.2Ghz. Search the forums for OC guides..
 
Forceman said:
Just overclock the 6400 - better than spending the money on a small processor upgrade. Spend the $300 on an 8800GT if you game, otherwise bank it for a Penryn in Feb.
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I have to agree.

Q6600 is a nice feel good processor. E6850 isn't worth it when a Q6600 is oced next to it.

Just oc the E6400!
 
vict0r said:
start now ... oc'ing wont hurt you ... and you have an e6400.. that thing will OC so nicely...

save up and buy a new cpu in january/february when they come out.

just me 2 cents
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Hes right, the e6400 overclocks GREAT.... im running mine on air with a Zalman 9700..and my e6400 is overclocked at 3.8GHz from its stock 2.13GHz...and the processor is way faster especially when it comes to Photoshop CS3
 
Scooby22B said:
Hes right, the e6400 overclocks GREAT.... im running mine on air with a Zalman 9700..and my e6400 is overclocked at 3.8GHz from its stock 2.13GHz...and the processor is way faster especially when it comes to Photoshop CS3
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that must be one hell of a chip, or ur overvolting it like crazy, out of curiousity what volts is it at?

and to the OP, with the hardware in terms of 2 8800gt's ur dropping in, ur definitely gonna be bottlenecked, oc this current one,then get a quad core penryn later on. thats the best upgrade path imo
 
I wouldn't mess with a faster dual core CPU as for the most part, you would be wasting your money. If about all you do is game, then a quad core probably isn't worth the money right now either (and this coming from someone that believes the more cores the better the processor).

As others mentioned, just do a bit of overclocking on that E6400. You don't need anything massive for the overclock and it's likely it will clock well. Mine is running 3.4Ghz on watercooling. I was able to get up to 3.2Ghz with the crappy stock heatsink but that was only because it was the wintertime and I keep my apartment rather chilly in order to keep the furnace from running too much. A quality heatsink and fan would have been sufficient to keep it at 3.2Ghz with air cooling.

I believe my voltage is set for around 1.48 or so but with the nasty vdroop on my Gigabyte DS3 it's actually around 1.42. I would just leave the voltage at the stock setting and see what you can get stable out of that. If you have decent airflow in your case plus your room doesn't get very hot, the stock heatsink would probably be good for 2.8Ghz as long as the processor will do that stably. CPUs don't put out nearly as much heat from just raising the clockspeed as they do by also raising the voltage.

 
fsi16v said:
right now i have 2 8800 gt's xfx factory oc'd, 2 gigs of pc2 6400 g-skill, a 750 watt power supply, and my new board (680i lt) gets here today. can anyone point me to a real simple guide on how to overclock my 6400? id appreciate it.

also how high can i expect it to go while being stable with the stock heat sink and fan?
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I looked back through and didn't notice if anyone linked you to a good OC guide. Here's one from right here in the [H]ardforums:

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1198647

If you look around, you can probably find more information specific to your mobo... ;)
 
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