What to get, E8400 or E8500? (both the same price)

[Guest]

i can get the E8500 for the same price as the E8400 (actually the E8500 will cost me 1$ less then the 8400)
both tray version, doesnt matter to me if im gonna get an aftermarket cooling like the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro, right?

thing is, ive heared that you can overclock the 8400 better and more stable the the 8500, is it true?

if they both cost the same, which one to get?

thanks

 

[amdfangirl]

No, not really, just make sure you get the latest revision.

You can always simulate a E8400 by lowering the multiplier.

 

[erdinger]

E8500 is better (but costs more) they should both overclock similar.

Definitely buy the 8500

 

[Stardude82]

Are they the same stepping? That's a big deal. The E0 revision seems a lot more consistent. You want the SLB9L (E8500) or the SLAPL (E8400). I'd take an E0 E8400 over a C0 E8500.

 

[Helloworld_98]

^ all 8 and 9 series Core 2 CPU's should be E0 now.

 

[xtream_ocer_intel_nvidia]

E8400 FTW, mainly because it is a beast OCer. What is your intended perpose, will you be gaming or what, because in certain games a C2Q performs better.

 

[amdfangirl]

They are harvested from the same die, apart from revision, the E8500 is more likely to be a better overclocker as it higher binned product.