Q6600 or E8400 for Server 2008 maybe Hyper-V

[RHMMMM]

So I bought an E7200 and tried to install the Hyper-V role on my Server 2008 box and lo and behold, the E7200 doesn't have hardware-assisted virtualization, I thought they all did these days, stupid me!

So, I'm returning the E7200 and was considering either an E8400 or a Q6600.

I like the low-heat and high speed of the E8400 - meaning quieter, lower fan speeds. On the other hand, the Q6600 is a quad but hotter.

I won't be overclocking as I'm going for maximum stability. Also concerned about price. I will be returning the E7200 to MicroCenter today and the E8400 is $149. The Q6600 is $179.

Everyone seems to be recommending the E8400 for gaming, etc...but I haven't seen anything about the Q6600/E8400 comparison with respect to servers.

I'm just going to play around with Hyper-V, not running anything mission critical. The machine is just a file server for me right now, but might run another OS on it - nothing serious.


Help me decide. Is the Q6600 worth $30 more?

 

[Shambler]

If its nothing serious, non production, just for learning, save your money and snag the 8400. Once you get more serious, and start running quite a few items on one machine bump up to a nice quad.

 

[RHMMMM]

If its nothing serious, non production, just for learning, save your money and snag the 8400. Once you get more serious, and start running quite a few items on one machine bump up to a nice quad.

I think that's what I'm going to do. I've been looking at the power req. differences and since this is going to be on 24x7 I think I'm going to save some $ on my electricity bill too and go with the e8400.