What cpu is better for the Asus P5N32-sli Premium

[Its_Just_Me]

What Cpu is better for my motherboard P5N32-SLI PREMIUM

Intel Pentium Extreme Edition 965

Family Intel Pentium Extreme Edition
Model number 965
Frequency (MHz) 3733
Bus speed (MHz) 1066
Clock multiplier 14
1.48" x 1.48" (3.75 cm x 3.75 cm)
Socket Socket 775 (LGA775)


Manufacturing process 0.065 micron
376 million transistors
Data width 64 bit
Number of cores 2

Level 1 cache size 2 x 16 KB data caches
Level 2 cache size 2 x 2 MB 8-way associative cache
Features MMX Technology
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
Execute Disable bit
Hyper-Threading technology
Virtualization technology



Electrical/Thermal parameters
V core (V) ? 1.2 - 1.3375
Minimum/Maximum operating temperature (°C) ? 5 - 68.6 (775_VR_CONFIG_05B)
Minimum/Maximum power dissipation (W) ? 86.28

or

Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800


Frequency (MHz) 2933
Bus speed (MHz) 1066
Clock multiplier 11

Socket Socket 775 (LGA775)

Architecture / Microarchitecture
Processor core Conroe
291 million transistors
Data width 64 bit
Number of cores 2
Floating Point Unit Integrated
Level 1 cache size 2 x 32 KB instruction caches
2 x 32 KB data caches
Level 2 cache size shared 4 MB
Features MMX instruction set
SSE
SSE2
SSE3
Supplemental SSE3
EM64T technology ?
Virtualization Technology
Execute Disable Bit technology ?

Low power features Enhanced SpeedStep technology ?
Stop Grant state ?
Halt state
Extended Halt state


Electrical/Thermal parameters
V core (V) ? 0.85 - 1.5
Minimum/Maximum operating temperature (°C) ? 5 - 60.4
Minimum/Maximum power dissipation (W) ? 22 (Extended Halt mode) / 124.42
Thermal Design Power (W) ? 75

 

[TheViper]

Of the 2, the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800.

Thought I heavily advise against either. You can buy cheaper alternatives and easily overclock them with a decent CPU cooler to match or exceed them.

 

[Its_Just_Me]

Of the 2, the Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800.

Thought I heavily advise against either. You can buy cheaper alternatives and easily overclock them with a decent CPU cooler to match or exceed them.

Well i currently have the E4400 due, what would you suggest.

 

[TheViper]

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz - $254.99
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041

 

[Its_Just_Me]

I don't think this board can run 45nm processors, i think I'm limited to 65nm ones. as far as I know. Has anyone run this CPU on this MB. Also my manual says that the FSB is 566/800/1066MHz

 

[TheViper]

I may have been looking at the P5N32-E SLI model instead. I know that can run it.

 

[Its_Just_Me]

So of all the cpus that this motherboard can support which would be the best I can get.

http://www.asus.com/product.aspx?P_ID=DEhVtxvkJYAj0jQL&templete=2

 

[TheViper]

Core 2 Duo E6700 based on that list.

Won't take much to overclock it to the same levels as the X6800 and you save a lot of money in the process.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Intel Pentium Extreme Edition is a piece of crap compared to any current CPU.

Even your E4400 dual core is much better than it. Get yourself a cheap 65nm dual core off ebay and overclock it.

 

[Its_Just_Me]

You think so.
The Extreme has a fsb of 1066 were as the e4400 only has 800, and the extreme has a Frequency of 3733mhz where the e4400 has only 2000mhz

Is not a higher number = faster?

 

[Bluescreendeath]

The Pentium CPU is a Pentium 4 single core.

The E4400 has two cores.

Not only that, but the dual core architecture of Core2s/Pentium Duals (not Pentium Ds) is much more efficient than Pentium 4s.

A single core Core2 (core solo) running at 2.5GHz will be better than a Pentium 4 running at 4GHz.

You can't directly compare the frequency if the two cpus are entirely different generations.