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_orbital_   01-16-2009 at 03:47:42 PM

Guys help me choose which one is better or they pretty same. i checked performance seems like not much but little E8500 is faster, but E8400 is 25$ cheaper. Maybe i am missing something, tell me which to buy..

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mi1ez   01-16-2009 at 04:03:19 PM
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If the difference is only $25, you might as well go for the E8500. It has a higher multiplier and the potential for a higher overclock.

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cadder   01-16-2009 at 05:29:40 PM
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If you set your mobo to run at 400MHz, then the E8400 will be at 3.6GHz while the E8500 will be at 3.8GHz. Most serious overclockers seem to run their mobo's at beyond 400, but you can set it to 400 and know that you aren't exceeding the rated speed of 800MHz Ram, etc. I don't think anybody can tell you if one will ultimately run faster than the other, but it might be easier to reach the limit with the E8500. There is some luck involved too, you might end up with a "good" E8400 that will beat the E8500.

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werxen   01-16-2009 at 05:33:47 PM
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i got my E8500 at 4.3 comfortably at the very vcore limit. as i have said in prior posts, im SURE you can hit that with an 8400 as well. up to you man, if you are ONLY getting a cpu, i would recommend an 8500 if you are also going to get a video card then save the $25 and put it into a gpu.

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pr2thej   01-16-2009 at 05:37:21 PM
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E8500 man, $25 isnt that much.

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_orbital_   01-16-2009 at 05:42:58 PM
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thanks guys, i have AMD 6000+ but it can't compare to E8500 not even close , i also have ATI 4870, 6 gb ram 800 with 5-5-5-18 clocks, sata hard drives and bla bla bla..

thank you all...

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