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Just a quick question, guys

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August 16, 2011 8:51:50 AM

Hi. I have a pentium dual core e2200 2.2 ghz processor and a Radeon HD 5770 1 gb to go with that. I know for sure the cpu has been holding back the gpu during games. Now i dont want to spend too much money upgrading so i was planning to get a pentium e6600 3.06 ghz "dual core", not the c2d. I have a DG-31 PR intel mobo, and i really don't wanna change the whole system right now.

So, can anyone plz tell me if i'll see significant improvement in gameplay performance? The CPU is cheap and i was hoping to see a good rise in fps with that. Thank you

I've seen the PassMark score for both cpus

e2200: 1246
e6600: 2164

freaky, the digits are the exact same :ouch: 

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August 16, 2011 10:41:42 AM

According to Intel's CPU Support List for the DG31PR, it's capable of supporting the CPU, but may require a BIOS update if you don't already have BIOS version 0068 or later. Confirming a board's CPU support should always be the first objective when considering replacement/upgrade.

As for the performance increase, you would definitely see improvements in games. But how much improvement is impossible to predict. Some games would still tax the new one to it's limit, while others would not. At lower resolutions, performance numbers tend to reflect more heavily upon the CPU than the GPU.

Just how "cheap" a price did you find for this E6600? If around $75 or less, it might be worth a shot, and could breathe a little more life into the system and extend it's life another year. Otherwise, I'd consider investing that money into an entirely new platform. The one you're on (Socket-775) is dead, and the truly high-performance CPUs that are still around for it are very expensive. They're even more expensive than many (most?) of the 2nd-Gen Core-i "Sandy Bridge" CPUs.
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August 16, 2011 1:26:48 PM

Why not just overclock your 2.2ghz cpu to 3.0ghz or more, and save the money.

I had an old E6300 (1.86ghz) and I ran that thing at 3.43ghz.
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August 16, 2011 1:49:10 PM

I can get it for $80. I can't overclock since i have an intel mobo and the cpufsb software aint working on windows 7 even though i know the chipset's pll is supported. I tried it multiple times and the software just closes before it even starts.
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August 16, 2011 2:44:50 PM

Software? Have you actually tried to OC it within the BIOS? That's typically a far more reliable method than any software overclocking.
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August 16, 2011 3:06:21 PM

I have an Intel Motherboard. Dont they disable BIOS overclocking by default? I checked and didnt see any options to overclock in the BIOS menu.

The cpufsb crashes when i double click on the icon with the msg "CPUFSB has stopped working". It gives an exception code c0000096 when i open the detailed report. If there's any way i could overclock my cpu, i would gladly do it.
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August 16, 2011 3:16:15 PM

Apparently that board does not have any overclocking capability, which is a shame, it would save you $80, which is a ridiculous price for an old outdated obsolete processor.
You could get a modern AMD quad core for that price.

It would be a decent upgrade, but not at that price.
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August 16, 2011 3:17:11 PM

ok i just installed setfsb and it seems to have started fine. I put in the pll and pressed "get fsb" and it's showing the values.
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August 16, 2011 3:21:22 PM

it is showing 2 seperate sliders. one is at 150/380 and the other is at 95/190. Not sure which one i should mess with. Current FSB/DDR/PCI-E/PCI frequency is at 200.0/400.0/100.0/33.3 MHZ.

any advice?
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August 16, 2011 3:49:22 PM

What is setfsb? What is showing 2 separate sliders? What are you talking about?

It's apparent you don't know anything about overclocking. You overclock through the bios, not some program with sliders.
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August 16, 2011 3:55:26 PM

setfsb is a software that can be used to overclock through windows. I do know about overclocking cuz i had an asus motherbard a few years back and i overclocked my old Pentium d 2.66 ghz with ease through BIOS. Intel processors in intel mobos (older ones atleast) dont allow for BIOS overclocking. That's why i am trying setfsb as a last resort.
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August 16, 2011 6:51:16 PM

balailomax said:
setfsb is a software that can be used to overclock through windows. I do know about overclocking cuz i had an asus motherbard a few years back and i overclocked my old Pentium d 2.66 ghz with ease through BIOS. Intel processors in intel mobos (older ones atleast) dont allow for BIOS overclocking. That's why i am trying setfsb as a last resort.


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