Which would be better for my system? a C2Qq8300 or a dual-coreE6700/E6800?

[cluelessONE]

im trying to decide on which i should get,

my current specs:
ocz fatal1ty 550w psu
MSI G41M-p34(think) socket 775
g. skill 8gb ddr3 1066mhz (2x4gb)
intel pentium dual-core e6500 (2.93ghz 2MB)
evga gtx 460 1gb gddr5 720cc,1440sc,1800mc
rocketfish 5.1 sound blaster
seagate 160gb 7200rpm
samsung 500gb 7200rpm

and i dont know how to overclock=^-^= a really easy guide would be nice too hehe>>

 

[rolli59]

Neither would be a good gaming upgrade but the quad would be good for multitasking.
http://forums.hexus.net/hexus-hardware/103676-c2d-overclocking-guide-beginners.html

 

[TheScorpion]

i'm surprised that your system doesn't have a bottleneck

the quad will be the best for sure

 

[jsc]

This should be your first stop.
Core2 Overclocking Guide
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/259899-11-core-overclocking-guide

Next stop should be a guide for your particular motherboard. Google is your friend.

Keep in mind that the G31/G41 chipset is an economy, entry level chipset. Unless you get really lucky, you will not be able to push the FSB freq past about 360 MHz. I have a G'byte G41 board. FSB freq of 352 MHz works. 353 MHz doesn't.

That means that the Q8300 with its 333 MHz FSB freq and low internal multiplier is a poor candidate for overclocking in a G41 motherboard.

Save your money and learn to overclock what you have, especially if your goal is to build the best possible gaming system out of what you already have..

TS, all systems bottleneck - somewwhere.

 

[abottig]

The Q8300 is easily the best option. OC it as far as your board will allow(not much).

 

[cluelessONE]

actually the computer is running really good, i really dont lag, and every game ive played has unnoticable to no lag at all, the only game ive every lagged a bit in was crysis, and it only broke the sound for a few seconds, the rest was really good, , runnning it at high settings

and starcraft 2 well, i dont think its as much stress as crysis, but i can run that at full ultra, max on assasins creed too

 

[cluelessONE]

This should be your first stop.
Core2 Overclocking Guide
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/259899-11-core-overclocking-guide

Next stop should be a guide for your particular motherboard. Google is your friend.

Keep in mind that the G31/G41 chipset is an economy, entry level chipset. Unless you get really lucky, you will not be able to push the FSB freq past about 360 MHz. I have a G'byte G41 board. FSB freq of 352 MHz works. 353 MHz doesn't.

That means that the Q8300 with its 333 MHz FSB freq and low internal multiplier is a poor candidate for overclocking in a G41 motherboard.

Save your money and learn to overclock what you have, especially if your goal is to build the best possible gaming system out of what you already have..

TS, all systems bottleneck - somewwhere.

so does that mean i should change my MB? i could change it, but if i were to do that my total budget is 200, and i would want to keep my ram, so i could pretty much get a processor and mb for that i guess

 

[cluelessONE]

i'm surprised that your system doesn't have a bottleneck

the quad will be the best for sure

it seems the only thing that bottlenecking my system is the HD, i got that by looking at the WEI, its on 5.9 while the rest of the system is all at above 6.5

 

[cluelessONE]

Or should i just get a core 2 duo 8400? would it be capatible with the g41m-p34?

 

[cluelessONE]

^now thats one smashing chip. They all do 4ghz lol

do you think it would be possible on my crappy mb?XD its the best i got that was ddr 3 and fits in my caseXD hahaha (microATX)
i tried ocing my e6500 on this board but it only went up to 3.12 or something like that, when i got to 3.202, it started getting unstable, so its either my board, or i wasnt doing it properlyXD hahaha

 

[oc_mania]

IMO you have a pretty nice system, you won`t get an awesome performance increase with a C2Q or C2D e8400 (no need to comment e6700 ), for now you can read some overclocking guides and get a new CPU cooler (hyper 212+/mugen 2 are the best for the price IMO) if you dont have one.If you want a system upgrade that is worth it, you should wait and see what Bulldozer has to offer, or go Sandy Bridge.

 

[cluelessONE]

so i guess that means not much of a difference?XD so i should just save cash and get e6800?XD
right now im trying to decide cuz im spreading the parts im swapping out to my brothers system, hehehe..

right now im using this cooler

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118223

few reasons reasons,
1. cuz it looks cool,
2. i cant stuff anything bigger than that in my microatx case(had a hard time getting that in)XD
3. its full copper and it lights up!XD hahaha=^-^+


me no money for sandybridgeXD hahahaha

 

[oc_mania]

Hope you were kidding bout this one, but i`ll still say it. The only difference between your e6500 and the e6800 is that the e6800 is factory clocked at higher speeds, wich you can reach with overclocking. Had to tell you, just in case So you should learn how to overclock you CPU. I looked arround in the internet and i saw ppl who clocked it to 4.5 GhZ
http://forum-en.msi.com/index.php?topic=112786.0 This should help you, considering your mobo is MSI

 

[cluelessONE]

Hope you were kidding bout this one , but i`ll still say it. The only difference between the your e6500 and the e6800 is that the e6800 is factory clocked at higher speeds. Had to tell you, just in case So you should learn how to overclock you CPU. I looked arround in the internet and i saw ppl who clocked it to 4.5 GhZ

hahaha i was kidding>>>> kinda, hehehe cuz the e6500 works pretty well, its just that if there really isnt much improvement, ill just save the the money for something else and get another g41m and e6800
so my brother can have the almost the same performance as mine, ( which isnt really all that great) HEHEHe

but i doubt ill be able to clock it that high with this board, 4.5ghz is really, really,,, crazy....XD hahaha

pc#2 specs
seasonic 80+bronze 520w pus
kingston 4gb 1066mhz ram
generic intel g101XXXboard
pentium d 945 3.4 dual-p4 processorXD hahaha
80gb seagate 7200rpm hd
evga geforce 9500 gt gddr2 or 3? 550cc,1400sc,500mc

 

[cluelessONE]

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