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E6600/E6700/E6750/E6850 which won't bottleneck?

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Aelfgeft

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So I've got pretty much everything I need for my new build except my motherboard and processor. I know which motherboard I'm going with, I just now need to determine what to stick into it. This will be geared towards gaming. Titles in question will include Crysis, COD4, STALKER, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Frontlines: Fuel of War, and others. I will have the following:

Antec Nine Hundred
OCZ 700W GameXStream PSU
Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L (northbridge cooled with Thermalright HR-05/IFX for max FSB potential)
2x1GB G.Skill PC-10000 DDR2
EVGA 8800GT SSC 512MB (cooled with Thermalright HR-03 GT to keep it from becoming one of the large number of RMAed versions of these cards)
X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatality Edition

My question is, assuming a planned overclock of at least 3.2-3.6, more if possible, what processor would get me the best value without being a bottleneck to the 8800GT? Would an E6600 max it out? Or do I need to look to a 6850 or even wait on an 8400 to get more insurance that I hit 4GHz? Where would the CPU sweet spot be?
 
Out of the list I can only 99% guarantee the E8400 will hit 4.0GHz reliably. However, make sure you've thought about CPU cooling. I just bought an E6750 but I'm not betting on hitting much higher than 3.6 on air.
 
How long do you intend to keep the machine? If more than a year, get a Q6600 and OC to ~3.6Ghz.

If you'll be keeping it a shorter time, get the cheapest on your list you can find. Just don't expect to get 4Ghz out of it. Also, you do not /need/ 4Ghz. Period. 3Ghz, 3.2Ghz is plenty.
 
I'm more concerned about keeping costs down at the moment. I've already purchased an Ultra-120 Extreme to keep it cool, so I'm looking for simply the processor that, reliably OC'd to 3.6, will cost the least. E6600 is what I'm mainly thinking.
 
None of those chips will bottleneck the 8800gt. With that mobo the e6750 and q6600 work very, very well with it. E6600 is a prev gen so why get it. e6850 is extra $ you can use for something else. But of the choices listed, e6750 will get you at least a 3.6ghz o/c with proper air cooling.
 
chrispycrunch said:
None of those chips will bottleneck the 8800gt. With that mobo the e6750 and q6600 work very, very well with it. E6600 is a prev gen so why get it. e6850 is extra $ you can use for something else. But of the choices listed, e6750 will get you at least a 3.6ghz o/c with proper air cooling.
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E6700 is prev generation too.
 
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