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q8300 @2.5ghz(current cpu) vs q6600 @3.0ghz for gaming with asus gtx 560ti direct cuII

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October 5, 2013 8:27:42 PM

headline itself describes everythin,

i felt my c2q q8300@ 2.5ghz is somewhat bottleneck in few games,,.. btw i cant overclock it as my motherboard has a fsb wall of 1340mhz i.e gigabyte g41mcombo

so if i exchange with a q6600 (with my friend for no extra money ) and overclock from 1066(2.4ghz) to 1333mhz (3.0ghz), is it good for games

questions

1>i heard that old cpu's higher clocks are not efficient compared to it's next gen
2> is it worth exchange, and all that power consumption??
3> if worth then by how much (btw em quite happy with my q8300 performance)
4> can my corsair cx430v2 (32A@12v rail) handle overclocked system


system specs
c2q q8300 @2.5ghz with cooler master hyper 212 evo
gigabyte g41m combo
asus gtx 560ti direct cuII (stock)
corsair cx 430v2 (32A@12v rail)
4gb ddr3 transcend normal ram
disconnected cd rom to save power
acer 24" 1080p led


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October 5, 2013 8:33:28 PM

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Lmx2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Lmx2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Lmx2/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $336.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-05 23:32 EDT-0400)
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October 5, 2013 8:35:32 PM

i pick up a r200 case or a cheaper 19.00 case at micocenter use your gpu,power supply and ram. pick up another 4g ram stick for eight g in ram. then your cpu wont be holding back your system. you could drop down to a two core i3 and not hurt your rig.
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October 5, 2013 8:35:44 PM

sry, i didnt ask for upgrade
smorizio said:
PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Lmx2
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Lmx2/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1Lmx2/benchmarks/

CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($189.99 @ Newegg)
Motherboard: ASRock H87M Micro ATX LGA1150 Motherboard ($86.98 @ SuperBiiz)
Memory: Corsair Vengeance LP 8GB (1 x 8GB) DDR3-1600 Memory ($59.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $336.96
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2013-10-05 23:32 EDT-0400)


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October 5, 2013 8:39:40 PM

your better off not buying a new cpu then and save your cash for a new pc.
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October 5, 2013 8:44:05 PM

em not buyin a new cpu, its just an exchange offer with my friend (free of cost)

smorizio said:
your better off not buying a new cpu then and save your cash for a new pc.


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October 5, 2013 10:29:29 PM

Well a Q8300 and a Q6600 are nearly identical in performance. Its 100 mhz difference really. I got a Q6600 and for some reason i can't get it to overclock past 2.6. not sure why though. My E4600 went to 3.0 no issue at all.

But yea the Q6600 overclocked is better to a stock Q8300...But why not just over clock what you have???

My E4600 @ 3.0 was WAAAY better than my P8600 in my laptop.
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October 6, 2013 1:50:33 AM

e4600 has fsb800 and q6600 has 1066fsb, so u were able to push e4600 easily

drtweak said:
Well a Q8300 and a Q6600 are nearly identical in performance. Its 100 mhz difference really. I got a Q6600 and for some reason i can't get it to overclock past 2.6. not sure why though. My E4600 went to 3.0 no issue at all.

But yea the Q6600 overclocked is better to a stock Q8300...But why not just over clock what you have???

My E4600 @ 3.0 was WAAAY better than my P8600 in my laptop.


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October 6, 2013 8:37:52 AM

Oh yea on air cooling and not touching vcore voltage. Bumped fsb to 1000 and it ran very stable. Never had issues and ran it like that for like 5 years. The ram was OCed to 900 from 800

But for some reason just cant get this q6600 past 2.6. Done everything. It just wont get past post. If i used the ai tuning for overclock amd do a 20% boost it get to 2.93 and will load windows but then it fails.
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