E8500 - Upgrade or wait???

[dbx64]

Hello, I have a E8500. I currently have it OC'd to 4.2 stable running at 52 under load with prime for 24 hours. I also have a gtx 260. My question is... Should I upgrade to i7? Should I just get a quad core?? I'm not sure how much better a quad is over a dual. I don't do anything more than play CS:S, internet, Cod4, DIRT(Racing game)

Sure you might say, don't upgrade.. But my real question is this: What EXTRA perforamce will I get out of an i7 or q9550

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[buzznut]

I recommend you go to the Best CPU for gaming charts. You can find that on the home page.
An i7 means new mobo, etc. q9550, I'm not sure you'll see much benefit. Your setup sounds like it can run pretty much anything right now, so how badly do you want to upgrade?

It sounds like your current needs are being met. If it was me, I'd wait until I found software that I can't run, but I am poor.

If money is no object than what the hell, give your current rig to a friend or relative and go for it.

 

[pepperman]

You won't notice much increase in performance, and you will actually see a decline in some things (gaming). Most games are optimized for dual core, if anything, so right now a fast dual core is better than a quad. Were I you, I would wait.

 

[englandr753]

Wait. Wait until you can get at least 30% performance boost at a minimum before you upgrade or until your system is found unable to do a task you can't live without.

 

[daggs]

Hello, I have a E8500. I currently have it OC'd to 4.2 stable running at 52 under load with prime for 24 hours. I also have a gtx 260. My question is... Should I upgrade to i7? Should I just get a quad core?? I'm not sure how much better a quad is over a dual. I don't do anything more than play CS:S, internet, Cod4, DIRT(Racing game)

Sure you might say, don't upgrade.. But my real question is this: What EXTRA perforamce will I get out of an i7 or q9550

-Thanks

Also, please add me on twitter.

http://twitter.com/dbx64

don't think it worth while but if you do upgrade, I'll be happy to get the cpu for free
in another words, don't upgrade.

 

[jsc]

... and you will actually see a decline in some things (gaming).

Maybe. Most quad cores can be OC'd high enough that the graphics card becomes the limiting factor to performance. Once you reach that point, more CPU speed doesn't help that much.

Most games are optimized for dual core, if anything, so right now a fast dual core is better than a quad.

Again, maybe. And even if games are optimized for dual core, a quad core gives you two more cores to do motherboard and OS stuff in the background.

But if your present computer does everything that you need, there's no real reason to upgrade.

 

[daviduk109]

your right to start preparing now for what new processor to upgrade to for when your existing processor burns out, which shouldn't be too long given how high the voltage must have been pumped up to.

 

[dbx64]

your right to start preparing now for what new processor to upgrade to for when your existing processor burns out, which shouldn't be too long given how high the voltage must have been pumped up to.

I'm at 1.325

 

[enayet_redeemer]

Above posts rightly say to keep the existing processor. But if you really want to upgrade (I don't think it is needed) then why don't you go for Q9650 (3.0GHz, 12MB L2). Its has a very good overclocking potential.

 

[englandr753]

You can usually get the Q9550 a bit cheaper and is almost as good. I doubt you would notice the difference in performance as much as you would the difference in cost...

 

[Raidur]

Yeah you're fine. Wait until you start playing quad core cpu optimized games and until you have a GPU setup = or > 2x 5870.

Even then you could add another .025-.075v and get 4.3-4.5 or more [ ugh, I love the E8500/E8600 ] if you get the hunger for more speed.

 

[dbx64]

Yeah you're fine. Wait until you start playing quad core cpu optimized games and until you have a GPU setup = or > 2x 5870.

Even then you could add another .025-.075v and get 4.3-4.5 or more [ ugh, I love the E8500/E8600 ] if you get the hunger for more speed.

You know, I've got it up to 4.5 at 1.375 but the cpu fan is loud as hell. That is the only reason I don't have it up that fast.

 

[pepperman]

What kind of cooler do you have?

 

[werxen]

yeah i have hit 4.5 stable too wolfdales are BEASTLY overclockers. im going to keep mine for a couple more years bro - i recommend you do the same. you really will not notice a substantial difference even if you upgrade to the i7... keep the E8500 and keep overclocking when necessary.

 

[dbx64]

What kind of cooler do you have?

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