E6600 or E6700 for OC

[hybrid11]

Hey all,

I will be purchasing a new system soon that I will OC using air, but I am currently debating whether to get a E6600 or E6700 since the E6600 is about 30% cheaper. Which one would OC better, would it really be worth it paying more for the E6700?
I was thinking of getting the E6600 then putting that extra cash into getting a nvdia 8800 GTX instead of a GTS...

 

[ChetCV]

How far do you want to OC? In most cases you can get a E6600 to OC to the same level as a E6700. If you are looking to OC to 3.4 then the E6600 should get you there.

Remember it is easier to OC a CPU than a Vid Card is most situations so the most strategic plan is get the E6600 and get the GTX rather than the E6700 and the GTS.

 

[Nova46]

Get the E6600 and 8800 GTX. You will not notice a difference between the 6600 and 6700, and the extra $120 or however much it is, isn't worth it. You can OC a 6600 to 3.6 Ghz stable with a good cooler.

 

[lord_attilas]

Thinking the same !

I have a E6600 and a 8800GTX and running 3DMark 2006 at 11950 Score. I have been able to OC my E6600 to 3.6 easily using a Zalman Copper fan. GTX also has awesome OC capability I am running it at 650/1100 clock. Both OC are running since a month.

Get less CPU for more VGA and HD speed. In any case a Duo 2 3.0 or 3.6 gig will give way more power than you expect thrust me.

 

[hybrid11]

thanks for the replies, I think ill be getting the E6600
@chetcv: I am willing to go as far as I can on air for the OC, so to at least 3.5GHz...

How far can a E6700 get oced on air?

 

[ChetCV]

thanks for the replies, I think ill be getting the E6600
@chetcv: I am willing to go as far as I can on air for the OC, so to at least 3.5GHz...

How far can a E6700 get oced on air?

I believe the E6700 could get you to 3.7 or a little more (with some luck). The E6600 could do the same if you get a good core but most are stable at 3.6 max.

Since you seem to put more performance in gaming you would probably get better frame rates from the E6600@3.6 w/GTX than a E6700@3.7 w/ GTS.

 

[kcwa]

reading all this helped a bunch!....i was thinking of getting a E6600 and now im convinced....

 

[tomhole]

If you want better 3D performance, get the GTX and a e6600 (even a 6300 and GTX would outscore my system @ 3.8 GHz). From the tests I have run, CPU speed does not contribute a lot to 3DMark scores, at least not with my middling card. Whether I'm at the stock 2.66GHz or my fastest 3.8GHz, the 3dmark scores don't change a lot. Now, overclock the GPU by 10% and the 3dmark scores go up a lot. Just my experience.

Tom