Whats the BEST CPU I can get?

soldier5637 · Jan 1, 2014

I need a 775 CPU thats good for gaming. I bought rome and it plays only on low settings solely because my CPU. I have a Intel E8400 Dual-core 3.00 Ghz CPU now. Whats the best one to get? i want to be able to play on max settings.

patrick47018 · Jan 1, 2014

One of these http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Extreme-Quad-Core-Processor-1600MHz/dp/B0013DMTAW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1388632695&sr=8-1&keywords=q9750

If you can find it at a decent price

patrick47018 · Jan 1, 2014

Here is something http://www.ebay.com/itm/Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q8200-4M-Cache-2-33-GHz-1333-MHz-FSB-Socket-775-/281187411673?_trksid=p2054897.l4275

soldier5637 · Jan 1, 2014

Wow. Ok, Well maybe I shouldnt have said "BEST", Haha. Didnt think itd be that expensive. I was looking at the Q6600 and Q6700 for around $50 on ebay. (Is the Q6600 not essentially the same as what you just posted?)

patrick47018 · Jan 1, 2014

Yes they are very similar

Znoxz · Jan 1, 2014

You can try ebay or buy one of these two used and overclock it.
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Q9400-Processor-LGA775-BX80580Q9400/dp/B001DO1Q1O/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1388633059&sr=1-1&keywords=lga+775

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Q6700-2-66-Quad-Core/dp/B001UM5SZ4/ref=sr_1_1?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1388633091&sr=1-1&keywords=lga+775

You might be better off geting a FX 6300 and new motherboard.

soldier5637 · Jan 1, 2014

Hmmm..
I would swap motherboards and get a new CPU, But only if it comes to $170 or less.

Znoxz · Jan 1, 2014

PCPartPicker part list: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/18KNf
Price breakdown by merchant: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/18KNf/by_merchant/
Benchmarks: http://pcpartpicker.com/p/18KNf/benchmarks/

CPU: AMD FX-6300 3.5GHz 6-Core Processor ($109.99 @ TigerDirect)
Motherboard: ASRock 970 PRO3 R2.0 ATX AM3+ Motherboard ($64.99 @ Newegg)
Total: $174.98
(Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available.)
(Generated by PCPartPicker 2014-01-01 22:40 EST-0500)
4 over but was trying to get decent motherboard

patrick47018 · Jan 1, 2014

I agree on the FX-6300 choice, makes much more sense

Deleted member 217926 · Jan 1, 2014

The Q6600 and Q6700 are based on first gen Conroe cores. The E8400 although only a dual is a newer Wolfdale chip. All of them are hopelessly obsolete for gaming. Save your money and upgrade the motherboard/CPU and RAM. Short of a Core2Quad 9550 or 9650 you are not even going to notice upgrading from an E8400. The Q6600 will be quite a bit slower in single threaded apps due to slower clockspeed and older design/lower IPC. The Q9550 and Q9650 are still very high priced for what you get. As in they will cost you as much as new CPU that's twice as fast than they are.

Overclock the E8400 to 4Ghz and use it as long as you can then do a complete upgrade. You are just wasting money trying to make obsolete tech not so obsolete.

The E8400 was a great CPU in its day. I ran one at 450FSB ( 4.050Ghz ) for several years.

soldier5637 · Jan 1, 2014

Wow, Actually, That sounds good. Why is a 6-Core CPU that cheap? seams...odd..
Is AMD good? Ive only used intel.
And im guessing i'd need to buy DDR3 RAM? Because now i have 4 sticks of 2 GBs of DDR2

soldier5637 · Jan 1, 2014

And ok, So I will OC it for now, only one problem..
How?

Znoxz · Jan 1, 2014

Amd cpu are good for a budget. It have more core but they are weak then intel. But they can still play the latest game on max and newer game are starting to use more core.

soldier5637 · Jan 2, 2014

Will that suggested Mother board fit my computer? Its a dell optiplex 960. Also I have a 430 watt PSU Is that enough?

Znoxz · Jan 2, 2014

Depend on gpu. you can switch out the motherboard to a micro atx like the M5A78L-M LX PLUS for 54.99 or 44.99 after rebate.
http://www.microcenter.com/product/379475/M5A78L-M_LX_PLUS_Socket_AM3_760G_mATX_AMD_Motherboard
Or you can buy the nzxt 210 for 37.99
http://www.microcenter.com/product/378074/Classic_Series_Source_210_Mid_Tower_ATX_Computer_Case
That way you can upgrade your gpu or put in a bigger motherboard in the future

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