Q6600 2.4GHz or E6850 3.0Ghz

[M4er1c]

Which one should i get? Why?

 

[badge]

Q6600 or E8400 which hands the E6850 it's ass.

 

[Lupiron]

I'd go with the quad. 250ish isnt to bad for 4 cores, hehe, and they operate quite well under OC situations. (Unless you have a 680i, then its luck of the draw what you can do!) I have 3 cheap quads, 2 6600 and an phenom 9500.

--Lupi

 

[aardwolf]

Just bumped my q6600 up to 3ghz this weekend. I'm getting over 15,900 3dmarks in 3dmark06.

I watched this vid on it, where they go up to 4ghz, but since I'm only on air, I stopped at 3 for stability. I've never used such an overclockable chip; I'd be hard-pressed to go w/ the E6850.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JJr2Vnfs1w

 

[Evilonigiri]

If you just play games and use non-cpu intensive programs, the E8400 would be better than either choice.

 

[amd_fanboi]

yeah... though but if you want a bit more future-proofing or want to multitask, take the q6600

 

[Lupiron]

Yeah, Gang up on Evilonigiri! I swear I never talked to him, nope!! Quad, quad! Then again, I have noticed that my Crysis likes core #zero only when runnin', and minimally uses one other one. So I Suppose if you can find a dual core with faster speed, and able to OC stably over the quads, then get it. I will admit, crysis @3.61 on a quad has some pretty fluid movement, even on a 8800GTS normal. Big difference from 2.4. (and on an ultra!) Although my p5k-e does weird fade in and out thingies with the sound, to where you sound like yer blowing up all the time, lol!!

Get a Quad.

--Lupi.

 

[Evilonigiri]

4.2GHz is doable on the E8400 on air while the 3.6GHz is doable on the Q6600 on air.

For most people, the 4.2GHz E8400 is better than the 3.6GHz quad.

 

[Lupiron]

Anything over 4.0 catches my eye!! Hmmm...