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Maziar   09-09-2008 at 12:35:48 PM

Hello all :) hope u are fine :)
Well i am going to get a new CPU for my new rig and i go Gaming and PS3.
Q9550 costs $590US here
Q9450 isnt availabe
Q9300 costs $310
Q6600 costs $190 (BUT NOT GO STEPPING)
E8400 costs $190

so which one would u choose?
thanks

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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auscanzukus   09-09-2008 at 01:30:57 PM
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Not enough info. Do you plan to overclock the cpu and how much? Do you game more or work more on the pc?

Gaming: E8400
Multitasking: Q6600

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Maziar   09-09-2008 at 01:56:35 PM
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As i said my main tasks are gaming and PS(PhotoShop), and yeah i am planing to OC it too

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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someguy7   09-09-2008 at 06:27:05 PM
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Q6600 and OC it. Will be fast enough for your gaming and you have the extra cores in photoshop. Though its still a tough choice considering how high/easy the wolfdales overclock

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Richie_W   09-09-2008 at 06:34:12 PM
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Most of the Core2's overclock pretty well I think, so just go with a mid-range one and OC it.

For gaming you're always better of spending extra cash on a decend GPU

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aevm   09-09-2008 at 06:45:54 PM
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I'd pick the E8400.

 

Photoshop uses 4 cores only in a couple of areas that are typically used in benchmarks, and you end up with misleading benchmarks. In real life, either Q6600 or E8400 will be limited by the hard disk and won't work at 100% and you'd get exactly the same speed with any of them.

 

If you run lots of other things in the background while gaming then get the Q6600.

 


Message edited by aevm on 09-09-2008 at 06:46:27 PM
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Maziar   09-09-2008 at 09:26:38 PM
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thanks for all the replies :)
Well when i game i really dont open any apps in windows,my main task as i said is gaming an PS. i worry about that does the next version of PS benefit from QuadCore?

Also unfortunately the GO stepping isnt availabe here so i will be limited with OC'ing and Q9450/9550 are very expensive and cost alot here.

So i think i will go with E8400 or E8500 because the difference between these 2 is only $20.

Any other ideas?

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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auscanzukus   09-10-2008 at 01:50:19 PM
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You don't have to have G0. Very few stores guarantee the cpu stepping. B3 can be o/c'ed. 3Ghz is child play.

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Maziar   09-10-2008 at 01:56:39 PM
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I know it can be OC'd but G0 OCs better right?

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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aevm   09-10-2008 at 04:07:58 PM
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Right, but it's not a big difference.

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Maziar   09-10-2008 at 05:16:48 PM
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i know it isnt a big difference and i think i can get 3.0GHZ or higher with the B3 stepping,also i think the next verion of PS will like more cores :) so i think i will go with Q6600,what is your idea?

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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aevm   09-10-2008 at 07:23:14 PM
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Q6600 sounds good, I guess...

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Maziar   09-10-2008 at 08:11:27 PM
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Thanks for all the help will go with Q6600 :)

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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