Upgrading Should i go e6600 or e6700

[mnh77]

Just wondering if i should go with the e6700 or the e 6600 the extra few bucks really isnt a big deal.. crime has really paid off this year.. ;0 and no im not a criminal

current setup is

Core2 duo e6400
Bfg tech 680i sli motherboard
Corsair XMS2 ddr 800 epp ram
2x Raptor HD
2x BFG tech 8800 GTS SLI
windows XP Home bought Ulitmate vista but it sucked for drivers at the moment


just wondering which Processor i should go with

I do plan on getting one of the vapochill lightspeed cpu coolers later this year


thanks

 

[Dade_0182]

I'm with Jack. Are you unhappy with your current CPU that you wanna upgrade? Just wait for that vapochill and clock the e6400 through the roof!!! :twisted:

 

[mnh77]

well the issue right now is the 6400 is bottlenecking the hell out of the 8800 cards. So i was gonna get something till i figured out how i was going to fit the vapochill to my cm stacker 830 case. Processor purchace is gonna happen as i allready promised a friend they could have the e6400 i pull out ...


Guess from reading various forums i see alot of people saying the 6600 gets a better overclock then the 6700 does.. any truith to this or Just people trying to reason saving a hundred bucks and sacrificing a couple hundred MHZ Me i want to get every last MHZ i can so the extra 200 isnt much

 

[Dahak]

the e6600 is a good one,and you can oc it like crazy.Save the money on the 6700.trust me you'll be happy.

Dahak

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[Bache]

well the issue right now is the 6400 is bottlenecking the hell out of the 8800 cards. So i was gonna get something till i figured out how i was going to fit the vapochill to my cm stacker 830 case. Processor purchace is gonna happen as i allready promised a friend they could have the e6400 i pull out ...


Guess from reading various forums i see alot of people saying the 6600 gets a better overclock then the 6700 does.. any truith to this or Just people trying to reason saving a hundred bucks and sacrificing a couple hundred MHZ Me i want to get every last MHZ i can so the extra 200 isnt much

Well, if money no issue, you've already answered your question :roll:

 

[Dade_0182]

I just wasn't sure. I'll go for the 6600 just for the extra cache

 

[HeavyF]

For the relatively marginal improvement in performance over the E 6400, you WILL spend a disproportionate amount of money if you purchase an E6600 or E6700. Invest the money in stocks, 401K, Roth, etc... and forget about a CPU upgrade for the short term. I understand that you think your 8800 is hindered by "your measly" E6400. However, overclocking closes the gap of what is a high end C2D and not.

Of course, if you ask 100 people for advice, you will get 100 opinions. I suspect you will follow the one that best matches with your predetermined bias and experience. Next time, I think I will just play devil's advocate.

 

[mnh77]

Ah can go ahead and close this out i couldnt resist what i feel was a good deal on a new quad core just picked up Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 for 880.00

 

[BaldEagle]

Certainly won't bottleneck with the CPU now then.

 

[halbhh]

Ah can go ahead and close this out i couldnt resist what i feel was a good deal on a new quad core just picked up Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6700 for 880.00

heh heh....satisfaction!

 

[Dade_0182]

Nice deal. Couldn't be greener at the moment if I tried...