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imabernethy   09-16-2008 at 03:37:53 PM

Hey all, im currently running a E6600 2gig ddr2 with an 8800GT i was wondering is it worth upgrading to an E8400/E8500 with vista 64 and 4gig of ddr2 ram
cost is around $500 over here in UK
all responses welcome and thanks in advance

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imabernethy   09-16-2008 at 03:51:08 PM
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oh and quick thing the cost includes vista prem 64bit

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wgdz   09-16-2008 at 05:10:57 PM
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4gig of ddr2 ram - sure upgrade to 4gigs

Vista 64 - Not worth it. Ya 32bit won't recognize all 4gigs, probably 3.5 around if your gpu is 512. Buying 64bit just to get the other 512mb doesn't justify the cost of buying it. I'd wait and save the money for windows 7.

E6600 is plenty powerful and good enough OC, though E8400 is cooler and OC better. If you could sell ur E6600 to offset the cost of the E8400.... Comes down to how much you'll willing to spend to upgrade and OCing.

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imabernethy   09-16-2008 at 05:21:58 PM
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just being interested in the upgrade, il skip vista for sure then, the money isnt too much of an issue is just a question of whether or not i should do it, i would prob just sell the other mobo/ram/cpu for £100 quid otherwise it will just collect dust. so really the question is is there enough of a difference to justify the upgrade

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wgdz   09-16-2008 at 05:53:16 PM
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enough difference? No. CPU wise, the E6600 is plenty powerful and will not bottleneck the 8800GT. As to ram, check sure ram usage to see if your daily tasks / gaming are reaching the 2gb limit to determine if you need to add more ram. Rule of thumb for vista with 2gb is a nono. XP 2gb I find it to be just right.

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Wolfshadw   09-17-2008 at 01:24:10 AM
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Just a quick heads up. Check your motherboard's CPU Compatibility List to make sure the E8400/E8500 will work on it.

-Wolf sends

------------------------------ System Specs:
Gigabyte EP43-UD3L Intel Core2Quad Q8400 8 Gig RAM
NVidia Geforce 8800GTS-640/Creative X-FI Extreme Music/Dual-Boot XP-64&Server2008
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