Q6600 or E8400 for my new rig?

promisebreaker · 04-28-2008, 09:59 PM

Hey guys, Building a new rig.. having issues deciding on the processor.. here is all my specs..

Egva 8800GTS 512(g92)
ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i
g-SKill 4gb 800
Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb
CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply

I am building this rig for gaming.. going to be running duel 22's. i will be using this 95% of the time playing games.. with that in mind.. what processor would you all rec/...

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core

~~or~~

Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor
Not looking to Over Clock

Thanks in advance for all your feed back.

reddevil6 · 04-28-2008, 10:18 PM

what is this computer going to be used for

ramodkk · 04-28-2008, 10:19 PM

Either one is a good choice. Rock paper scissors

promisebreaker · 04-28-2008, 10:30 PM

Mostly gaming.. but i plan on running winamp in the background possible a browswer with a few tabs, but 95% gaming.

ThatGuy16 · 04-28-2008, 10:43 PM

Gaming, E8400 all the way

promisebreaker · 04-28-2008, 10:47 PM

so the core 2 duo 3.0 then.. any reason why its better?

oregon · 04-29-2008, 12:06 AM

higher clockspeed is the only reason. i don't think it matters really though, you will probably never notice a difference between the two.

markallen · 04-29-2008, 03:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by oregon

higher clockspeed is the only reason. i don't think it matters really though, you will probably never notice a difference between the two.

You start multitasking you'll see a big difference.

oregon · 04-29-2008, 04:01 AM

how much are we talking about?

WhiteFireDragon · 04-29-2008, 05:39 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by promisebreaker

I am building this rig for gaming.. going to be running duel 22's. i will be using this 95% of the time playing games.. with that in mind.. what processor would you all rec/...

for gaming, get the e8400. only few games can actually utilize 4 cores. it can OC higher too. at least 3.6ghz on stock voltages, and can do 4ghz easily with a slight vcore boost. more energy efficient, runs cooler, and a little cheaper too...

04-28-2008, 09:59 PM	#1 (permalink)
promisebreaker New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 20	Q6600 or E8400 for my new rig? Hey guys, Building a new rig.. having issues deciding on the processor.. here is all my specs.. Egva 8800GTS 512(g92) ASUS P5N-D LGA 775 NVIDIA nForce 750i g-SKill 4gb 800 Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 ST3250410AS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb CORSAIR CMPSU-550VX ATX12V V2.2 550W Power Supply I am building this rig for gaming.. going to be running duel 22's. i will be using this 95% of the time playing games.. with that in mind.. what processor would you all rec/... Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz LGA 775 Quad-Core ~~or~~ Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor Not looking to Over Clock Thanks in advance for all your feed back. Last edited by promisebreaker; 04-28-2008 at 10:05 PM.

04-28-2008, 10:18 PM	#2 (permalink)
reddevil6 Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Australia Age: 16 Posts: 1,174	what is this computer going to be used for __________________ (1) GA-MA770-DS3 - AMD 6000+ @3.33GHz - WD SE16 2x500G - ASUS 9800GTX+ @820 - 2036 - 2350 - Apacer 2x2G DDR 800 @953MHz - Thermaltake Soprano RS100 full tower - Coolmaster extrema power duo 650W - 3DMARK06 12256 (2) GA-81945P-G-RH - Pentium D 945 (3.4GHz) had it @4.42 GHz - SATA 3.0G 1x250G 2x500G - ASUS 3850 - 3G DDR 533 - Topower 750W - 50''(127CM) 1080P 1920x1080 plasma - 3DMARK06 7250.

04-28-2008, 10:19 PM	#3 (permalink)
ramodkk Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: There > Age: 16 Posts: 4,865	Either one is a good choice. Rock paper scissors __________________ E2160 w/AC Freezer 7 Pro Gigabyte P35-DS3L 2GB BallistiX Tracers PC2-6400 Sapphire HD3870 Rosewill RD500 500W Antec Three Hundred (Modded)

04-28-2008, 10:43 PM	#5 (permalink)
ThatGuy16 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: USA Posts: 5,309	Gaming, E8400 all the way __________________ CPU: C2D E8400 @ 4Ghz 1.24v HSF: Apogee GTX MB: Gigabyte X38-DS4 Ram: 2x2GB G. Skill DDR2-1068 HDD: 320GB Seagate PSU: OCZ GameXStream 700w OS: Vista Home Premium 64bit GFX: 2x HD4850 Crossfire LCD: LG 22" L226WTQ 3DMark06: 20826

04-29-2008, 12:06 AM	#7 (permalink)
oregon Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Age: 17 Posts: 1,004	higher clockspeed is the only reason. i don't think it matters really though, you will probably never notice a difference between the two. __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB, 16MB cache Seagate SATA 320GB, 16MB cache

04-28-2008, 10:30 PM	#4 (permalink)
promisebreaker New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 20	Mostly gaming.. but i plan on running winamp in the background possible a browswer with a few tabs, but 95% gaming.

04-28-2008, 10:47 PM	#6 (permalink)
promisebreaker New Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 20	so the core 2 duo 3.0 then.. any reason why its better?

04-29-2008, 04:01 AM	#9 (permalink)
oregon Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: portland, oregon Age: 17 Posts: 1,004	how much are we talking about? __________________ MB: Gigabyte P35-DS3L CPU: Core 2 Duo E6550 @3.5hz GPU: PNY GeForce 8800 GT 512 RAM: 4GBs DDR2-800 (Ballistix and OCZ SLI) CL4 PSU: Antec NeoPower 650W Case: Antec 900 HDD: Seagate SATA 250GB, 16MB cache Seagate SATA 320GB, 16MB cache

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