Overclock For Heavy Image And Video

[ricehoshi]

Contemplated getting an E2180, but never really settled. Got sucked in by the OC'ing capabilities, but now that I think about it I am probably going to need a bigger cache for things like Photoshop and Encore or even AutoCAD. Benchmarks make it hard to tell what would be better since a lot of them have only dealt with gaming. For those that have used the E2180 or something else like the E6750 and have overclocked, could you tell a difference in performance? Or is it so miniscule that I should just save a hundred bucks to spend on other components?

 

[killz86]

if you will do alot of encodeing and video i would say get a q6600 and o/c it to 3.0/1333 and you will be good. which is what mine is at.

 

[yamahazr]

buy a processor with at least 2mb of cache.for example e4600=2.4 ghz.200mhz X 12.raise the fsb to 300.will result 3.6ghz!

 

[cnumartyr]

Contemplated getting an E2180, but never really settled. Got sucked in by the OC'ing capabilities, but now that I think about it I am probably going to need a bigger cache for things like Photoshop and Encore or even AutoCAD. Benchmarks make it hard to tell what would be better since a lot of them have only dealt with gaming. For those that have used the E2180 or something else like the E6750 and have overclocked, could you tell a difference in performance? Or is it so miniscule that I should just save a hundred bucks to spend on other components?

1 MB -> 4 MB L2 Cache is something like 5-10% improvement in most areas.

You could even get an E6550 and OC it and be fine.

 

[ricehoshi]

I was actually hoping to couple whatever processor I got with the GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard which has an LGA775 socket.

I was just trying to find the best processor for under or around $150 that would overclock to at least 3.2GHz safely with 3.5GHz with a decent on air heatsink.

The E4600 actually fits that category, but I have not seen many posts about it overclocking successfully. Or at least not as often as the E2180.

 

[cnumartyr]

I was actually hoping to couple whatever processor I got with the GIGABYTE GA-P31-DS3L motherboard which has an LGA775 socket.

I was just trying to find the best processor for under or around $150 that would overclock to at least 3.2GHz safely with 3.5GHz with a decent on air heatsink.

The E4600 actually fits that category, but I have not seen many posts about it overclocking successfully. Or at least not as often as the E2180.

I know the older L2 stepping on the 43 and 4400 are supposed to OC better than the new M0. They are Allendale cores and run the 2 MB Cache. For 3.2 GHz I'd suggest at the least an 8x multiplier (400 MHz Bus). For 3.5 you may want 9x or 10x with that board. I don't know what kind of Bus you can push out of that.

It's hit or miss. You might get a good chip you might get crap. That's the unfortunate truth of it. I've seen Q6600s need a lot more voltage than mine for 3.2 GHz and some that need less.

The E4600 should be no different than an E4500 with M0 steppings. One just has a higher multiplier and is binned higher. E4600 is the highest you can go in the world of the Allendale and as such is binned accordingly. It may be your best bet with that board since it will have the highest multiplier and you won't have to push the board as far.

Either way, good luck on getting a good chip.

 

[ricehoshi]

Just debating between the $90 e2180, the $150 e4600, and the $193 e6750. All of these have no trouble overclocking to at least 3.2Ghz, but I was wondering if shelling out an extra $50 bucks for the next L2 Cache would make a noticeable difference in image editing or gaming. The 800MHz e2180 has an L2 Cache of 1MB while the 1333MHz e6750 has one of 4MB.

From the sounds of it in this forum, L2 Cache does make a difference, but not a terribly noticeable difference. Any suggestions?

Trying to make sort of a budget build, but try not to restrict myself to the point where I won't be satisfied with performance.

 

[cnumartyr]

Toms Hardware Cache Comparison

4 MB, 2 MB, and 1 MB comparisons including rendering, encoding, and gaming.

Seemed to have no effect at all 3D Rendering, minimal (1-2%) on encoding, and a maximum of 10% frame rates while gaming (1MB->4MB).

 

[ricehoshi]

Wow...

... see I'm always hesitant to ask questions when there might already be an answer in an article or another forum post.

Must have missed this. Thanks cnumartyr.

 

[cnumartyr]

Np.. I stumbled across it while I was bored at work today trying to find an answer to just how much cache effects stuff on the Core 2.

 

[ricehoshi]

Yeah.

Pretty much just at work researching for my system and debating how much I want to shell out for this processor. Skimping a bit on everything else is fine, but the motherboard and the CPU are the heavy hitters for me.

Maybe the graphics card to, but I think I will wait for the GeForce 8900's to come out to see if the GeForce line drops down in price.

 

[cnumartyr]

Yeah.

Pretty much just at work researching for my system and debating how much I want to shell out for this processor. Skimping a bit on everything else is fine, but the motherboard and the CPU are the heavy hitters for me.

Maybe the graphics card to, but I think I will wait for the GeForce 8900's to come out to see if the GeForce line drops down in price.

I would seriously consider ATI for now. HD3870s might not win benchmarks but they play games. It's also supposed to be at the low $200 price bracket.

Plus Intel has CF support on their boards.