• Upgrade cpu?
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My specs: Ace 500 Watt Modular PSU Asus Maximus Formula LGA 755 4GB Mushkin 2x2 DRR2 ram with heatsink. Intel Core 2 duo E6700 2,66 GHZ curently over clocked with stock cooler to 3GHZ with average degrees of 49-52 degrees. Sapphire HD5770 1 GB 2x Samsung HDD's with 500 GB (1TB) Lian li case with 1 fan at front 1 in back and another fan on the motherboard. So i wondered if it would be good to upgrade my cpu to an Intel Q8400 Quad core because i don't want to get a new mobo because i don't want to buy an new mobo because of the sockets and i also only got money for the CPU atm. Just want some advice if it would make my system any faster. I mainly play Source games and Bad Company 2, GTA IV. And i also use my pc for movie watching and some converting of music files.
I'd say yeah upgrade that to a Q8400, then just O'C that. Crysis and Multi Threading Applications should benefit, mostly.
Q8400 is a piece of shit. [url]http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Processor-LGA775-EM64T-Q9400BOX/dp/B001DO1Q1O/ref=sr_1_2?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1281661004&sr=1-2[/url]
Could you explain why? Is it because of the cache which is 4mb and the Q9400 has 6 mb cache?
[QUOTE=Strikebango;24024374]Could you explain why? Is it because of the cache which is 4mb and the Q9400 has 6 mb cache?[/QUOTE] That is one reason.
[url]http://www.anandtech.com/show/2762/10[/url] The Q9400 has a lot more overclocking ability as well. [editline]09:09PM[/editline] And you should be overclocking, with a motherboard like that.
Nice double post up there. Anyways, he's suggested that the Q8400 is all he can afford, unless you can go somewhere else with this.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~;24024495]Nice double post up there. Anyways, he's suggested that the Q8400 is all he can afford, unless you can go somewhere else with this.[/QUOTE] no he didn't, he said all he has money for is the CPU
Ok then i go with the Q9400.
[QUOTE=Odellus;24024524]no he didn't, he said all he has money for is the CPU[/QUOTE] I just said that, what part of "all he can afford" do you not get.
[QUOTE=~Kiwi~;24024669]I just said that, what part of "all he can afford" do you not get.[/QUOTE] ...
I said that i got only money for a cpu i didnt said that i only can pay an Q8400.
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