E6600 VS E6750

[ramy85]

i was wondering why is the E6600 stock price more expensive than that of E6750, although E6750 has higher FSB and processor clock?
and is it worthy to get quad core over duo at the moment? or just make sure the board supports quad for future proof?
thx a lot in advance

 

[g-paw]

If you're doing CPU intensive stuff like video/music rendering, then it's worth the money but right now for gaming the dual core should work fine

 

[MrCommunistGen]

The quad is the Q6600 not the E6600. To make an educated decision it would help to know what the rest of your components are/will be and what you intend to use the computer for.

-mcg

 

[cnumartyr]

The E6600 was sold to retailers at a higher price than the E6750 was.

If the E6600 was sold at the price for where it currently performs retailers would lose money, so they sell their remaining stock to make a profit. During this time new CPUs are coming out that perform better that are cheaper.

 

[zenmaster]

The only reason to select an E6600 over an E6750 is if you have an old motherboard that does not support the E6750.

 

[chookman]

Ive also heard that the e6600 is nicer to overclock as it has a higher multiplier than the e6750 and more headroom for FSB overclock.

 

[MrCommunistGen]

@everyone
The OP *says* E6600 but is talking about dual vs quad... I'd think he (or she) meant Q6600.

-mcg

 

[ramy85]

no not really i was asking about the dual core E6600 and E6750 price wise
and asking whether quad would really make a difference over dual cores (generally speaking)
i think the only reason why E6600 would be higher in price is like chookman said coz they tend to overclock better and not a fixed multiplier

 

[cnumartyr]

no not really i was asking about the dual core E6600 and E6750 price wise
and asking whether quad would really make a difference over dual cores (generally speaking)
i think the only reason why E6600 would be higher in price is like chookman said coz they tend to overclock better and not a fixed multiplier

Not quite, but close.. it's not more expensive for OCing, Intel doesn't even support OCing.

They don't make E6600s anymore.

E6750s are all G0s. E6600s are B3s.

 

[chookman]

The main reason they are more expensive was explained by cnumartyr in the fact that the resellers bought at a higher price and cant sell them for lower. And the fact that they dont make them anymore... less availability of a product generally means higher costs.

 

[turboflame]

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cool huh?

 

[ramy85]

i guess i'm settled for the E6750 then...thx everybody for the help, much appreciated

 

[jeremyrailton]

e6750 will overclock MUCH easier than e6600 as long as you have a board capable of high fsb. I have had both, the 6600 took lots of voltage to get to 3.4, the 6750 goes 3.5 without touching the voltage, 3.7 with about 1.4v, and 4.0 with 1.6 or so (not recommended)

 

[prodystopian]

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cool huh?

I agree with you that this topic has been covered, but the search function here is awful. If a mod is reading this, can you please do something about that?

As for the dual vs quad argument, it really depends how long you plan to keep your CPU and what you are using it for. Certain video apps already utilize quads, while most games do not. However, if you are planning to keep the computer for 5 years or so, the quad would probably be the better investment.

 

[ramy85]

no i actually dont do video encoding and yeah i read that as far as gaming, quad wont be like fully utilize. my machine is mainly built for gaming and normal applications that doesnt require too much processing and i plan on having this computer for around the next 2 years, E6750 along with a decent MOBO that supports quad will give me the performance i prolly need

 

[CNeufeld]

You should be looking at the E8400 rather than either of those two processors. It's more in line with the E6850 at stock speeds, and about the same price as the E6750.

Clint