$36!

**ceewi1** · 11-21-2006, 07:18 AM

True, although you can usually get a good 25-30% increase out of the C2Ds without increasing VCore (that's what i'm classifying as a 'mild' overclock).

bball4life · 11-21-2006, 07:25 AM

Ya those things are pretty crazy, however a lot of people have temp issues because of concavity on their IHS so they don't get very good contact between the cpu and the heatsink. Anyway...

[-0MEGA-] · 11-21-2006, 04:09 PM

I would get it, deffinetly worth it.

Jet · 11-21-2006, 04:24 PM

I don't know. If the $36 means compromising on the motherboard, or other important components like the memory or graphics card, I would get it. However, if you have extra money to spend, it would be a good upgrade.

diduknowthat · 11-21-2006, 10:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bball4life

True but if you are going to overclock, why stop at a mild overclock.

Some people are chickens

But yes, definetly got for the E6400, it's well worth the 34 bucks.

kof2000 · 11-22-2006, 12:01 AM

go with a 6600 if you got the munny.

bball4life · 11-22-2006, 12:34 AM

No really though, if you are going to overclock you would be much better putting that $36 into a good heatsink or better ram or a better motherboard, you hit very similar speeds on the average overclock between the two, there is not extra cache on the e6400 so there is not advantage there.

Nevakonaza · 11-22-2006, 01:15 AM

I would too for the extra $36

But then again i wouldnt even risk OC it...Too scared

11-21-2006, 07:18 AM	#11 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,348	True, although you can usually get a good 25-30% increase out of the C2Ds without increasing VCore (that's what i'm classifying as a 'mild' overclock). __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

11-21-2006, 07:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
bball4life Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere.... Posts: 1,423	Ya those things are pretty crazy, however a lot of people have temp issues because of concavity on their IHS so they don't get very good contact between the cpu and the heatsink. Anyway... __________________ Fold To Cure Team 12912 AMD 3700+ San Diego (@2.75) I A8N SLI premium I 1 GB OCZ Gold PC3200 (@460 2-2-2-5) I 160GB Seagate HDD I EVGA 7900GT KO (@550/1800) I Seasonic S12 600W SLI PSU I Audigy 2ZS I MX3100 Mouse/Keyboard I Logitech x5300 I Dell E193FP 19" LCD I Black Aspire X-Cruiser Macbook I 2.0GHz Yonah I 1GB RAM I 80GB HDD

11-21-2006, 04:09 PM	#13 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] VIP Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,985	I would get it, deffinetly worth it. __________________ Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.1GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 (800/1900) 4GB (2x2GB) DDR2 960 750GB SATAII w/32MB Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 22605 www.photosbygeoff.com

11-21-2006, 04:24 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jet VIP Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,367	I don't know. If the $36 means compromising on the motherboard, or other important components like the memory or graphics card, I would get it. However, if you have extra money to spend, it would be a good upgrade. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/160GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/1TB My Book Pro http://flickr.com/photos/levitening/

11-22-2006, 12:01 AM	#16 (permalink)
kof2000 Diamond Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Oahu Age: 27 Posts: 6,273	go with a 6600 if you got the munny. __________________ QX9650@4.2 swiftech \|9600@3.0 9700 nt 780i \| 790fx 8gb ddr1200 \| 8gb ddr1200 2x150gb 3x1tb \|2x250gb 3x8800gtx \|3x2900xt 1gb 2x20xdvdrw \|2x20xdvdrw 15in1 card reader \|15in1 card reader ng15/g9 \|ng15/g9 1200w psu \|1200w psu 2x28" LCD \|2x28" LCD

11-22-2006, 12:34 AM	#17 (permalink)
bball4life Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere.... Posts: 1,423	No really though, if you are going to overclock you would be much better putting that $36 into a good heatsink or better ram or a better motherboard, you hit very similar speeds on the average overclock between the two, there is not extra cache on the e6400 so there is not advantage there. __________________ Fold To Cure Team 12912 AMD 3700+ San Diego (@2.75) I A8N SLI premium I 1 GB OCZ Gold PC3200 (@460 2-2-2-5) I 160GB Seagate HDD I EVGA 7900GT KO (@550/1800) I Seasonic S12 600W SLI PSU I Audigy 2ZS I MX3100 Mouse/Keyboard I Logitech x5300 I Dell E193FP 19" LCD I Black Aspire X-Cruiser Macbook I 2.0GHz Yonah I 1GB RAM I 80GB HDD

11-22-2006, 01:15 AM	#18 (permalink)
Nevakonaza Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: You aint findin me now Age: 20 Posts: 9,068	I would too for the extra $36 But then again i wouldnt even risk OC it...Too scared __________________ Core 2 Quad Q6600 GO @ 3.2Ghz-Asus Silent Knight II MSI P35 Neo-F (45nm Ready) V1.9 Bios Seagate Barracuda 250Gb Sata II Western Digital Caviar 400GB Sata II 4GB OCZ PC2-6400C5 Vista Gold Series @ 892 Mhz Asus Extreme 8800GT G92 512Mb Overclocked. Creative SoundBlaster X-Fi Xtreme Fidelity 7.1 Coolermaster CM690 Dominator Black Windows XP Pro SP3\|Kaspersky IS 2009 Windows Live Gamertag - Nevakonaza (Add me!)

Thread Tools
Show Printable Version Email this Page
Display Modes
Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode