Processor Upgrade for my IP35-E

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phiamapa

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Hi,


Which one of these 3 processors with give me great value for money for my Abit IP35-E motherboard? I am currently have an E4500 and would like to upgrade. I use the PC for gaming, web browsing and my wife uses it for video encoding sometimes.

Xeon X3220​
C2D E8400​
C2Q Q8400​
 
What are their prices?
Why those particular three?

But assuming that the prices are all the same, the Q8400 is your best bet for better video encoding and heavy multitasking.
 
Hi Danny,

Thank you for the quick reply. Your right the prices are almost the same.
 
In that case, the Q8400 for sure. I have the Q9400 (same thing with 6mb L2) and it tears through everything. You might want to pick up a cheap but quality heatsink such as the Xigmatek HDT-S1283 and overclock, you should be able to get at least 3.2ghz out of it without problem.
 
I currently run the Intel Q9550@3.8ghz on an IP35-e without any problems whatsoever. I'm using Kingstin HyperX 1066 and am running a FSB at 450 with very little voltage increase to acheive this. It runs cool/fast. I thought of upgrading the board but it's soooooo darn good I just kept it. Using Beta Bios 18.

You say your wife does video encoding,then the quad would be better for this than the C2.

Plus it's somewhat future-proof when more apps start utilizing quad-cores.


jime
 
If you live near a microcenter, the Q9550 is still $170 ($20 more than the Q8400; definitely worth the slight price increase, IMO). Also, make sure you have the latest BIOS before switching CPUs.
 
Hi,

Thank you all for the quick reply. I live here in the Philippines so there isn't a microcenter near by. The 3 processors I wrote are all around $160 - $170. The Q9550 costs around $230 but a friend is selling one for about $200. The Q9400 costs around $190 here. She does her video encoding maybe once a week so most of the time it is used for gaming and web browsing.

I'm going to OC, is it worth the money to get the Xigmatek HDT-S1283V Dark Knight ($54) compared to Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro ($20)?

Would it benefit me to get a 1066 instead of a 800 memory?
 
phiamapa said:
I'm going to OC, is it worth the money to get the Xigmatek HDT-S1283V Dark Knight ($54) compared to Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro ($20)?

Would it benefit me to get a 1066 instead of a 800 memory?
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Yes and kinda: If your overclocking goal is only 3.2Ghz with the Q9400 or 3.4Ghz with the Q9550, DDR2 800 RAM is all that you need. However if you want a higher OC, then get DDR2 1066 RAM. If you're not overclocking whatsoever, DDR2 800 RAM is all that you need as DDR2 1066 RAM doesn't provide any real world performance increases besides allowing for a high CPU OC
 
Hi Danny could the IP35-E take the 1066 memory? It says up to 800 on its specifications
 
Yes, get the Dark Knight over the Freezer 7 Pro, since you're getting a quad. Plus, the PI is hot, and so are quads + OC'ing, hehe.
 
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