Processor choices

[herr_kingkong]

Hey guys!

which is better


the q6600 price in sweden is 2000 kr = 300 usd

e8500 price in sweden is 2400kr = 350 usd

[Capper]

Personally, I'd recommend the E8400, its a bit cheaper and OCs about the same.
I'm currently using mine for benchmarking X48 motherboards, and its 100% stable at 4.27GHz with 1.375V

[gvblake22]

I just upgraded from an E2140 to an E8400 and it is running very cool and quick. Unless you use a lot of multithreaded applications like 3D rendering or audio/video encoding/decoding, then the E8400 or E8500 is going to be a better buy. For the most part, faster clock speeds will perform better for the average user than more processing cores.

[herr_kingkong]

Originally Posted by Capper

Personally, I'd recommend the E8400, its a bit cheaper and OCs about the same.
I'm currently using mine for benchmarking X48 motherboards, and its 100% stable at 4.27GHz with 1.375V

no no no e8400 is not cheaper in sweden

[Parker]

Originally Posted by herr_kingkong

no no no e8400 is not cheaper in sweden

Well then if the E8500 is cheaper than I'd recommend getting it.
It'll overclock a little more or the same as the E8400.

[RAID]

Originally Posted by Capper

4.27GHz with 1.375V

awesome achieved

[OcciferFriendly]

Q6600. Sure you can overclock an E8500, but you can't add 2 more cores to it. As time goes on more software is going to be written to take advantage of the additional cores as well.

But honestly if you can wait a few weeks, I'd go for a Q9450 over both of them.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by OcciferFriendly

Q6600. Sure you can overclock an E8500, but you can't add 2 more cores to it. As time goes on more software is going to be written to take advantage of the additional cores as well.

By the time enough software is quad core optimized to make your purchase worth it, chances are both the Q6600 and E8500 are going to be outdated.

[azianai]

Originally Posted by OcciferFriendly

Q6600. Sure you can overclock an E8500, but you can't add 2 more cores to it. As time goes on more software is going to be written to take advantage of the additional cores as well.

But honestly if you can wait a few weeks, I'd go for a Q9450 over both of them.

The age old "future-proof" argument. The thing you gotta factor in is how is old 65nm technology "future-proof"? 1066 FSB. The Quad is GREAT for those who need quads and utilize all 4 cores, for gamers, the dual core is more than adequate for tasks.

[OcciferFriendly]

True - a dualie is often quite enough. But because of those extra cores you CAN use the quad longer. Most folks don't upgrade quite as often as we do!