Future Proof CPU - E6850 or the Q6600?

2007-07-01 10:04:06

#1

Rosebudteg: Member; +6|6866|Washington State

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I'm considering either the e6850 or the Q6600. Both are chunky and both are the same price.

I am right now using a dinosaur of a PC. Old 423 socket P4 1.7 GHZ with 1 gig of RDRAM that was bought back in 2000. Old old old computer. It's finally time to upgrade.

My plans are a 8800GTX (because the video card is usually my first upgrade after a few years), one of the two cpu's listed above, and 2 gigs of fast RAM (RAM has not been researched yet... so use your imagination).

My question is thus. I usually use the same computer for years. Heck this one is 7 years old and I'd still use it if the disc drives didn't give out (the mobo gave out, not the drives, but it's not an easy fix). I'd like something a little future proof but not expensive.

So would a quad-core 2.4 GHz with 1066 MHz FSB be a little more future proof than a dual-core 3GHz with 1333 MHz FSB? I need you all to chime in with your opinion.

If you were to get either the E6850 or the Q6600 and you had to keep them for 5-7 years, which would you choose?

2007-07-01 10:05:11

#2

illuminati34: Member; +5|7122|michigan usa

i have a 6600 and an 8800 and it runs awesome. i would go that route.

2007-07-01 10:11:17

#3

Cybargs: Moderated; +2,285|7187

E6850 since you can overclock higher.

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2007-07-01 10:21:02

#4

link52787: Member; +29|6993

first thing first: there is no such thing as future proof. New stuff always come out.

Next year the 45nm cpus will be out.

anyways, go for the E6850.

2007-07-01 10:43:44

#5

Poseidon: Fudgepack DeQueef; +3,253|7009|Long Island, New York

E6850.

2007-07-01 11:06:49

#6

Bell: Frosties > Cornflakes; +362|7020|UK

E6850.

And, I'm no expert on this, but its my understanding that the quad cores are not really quads, yea there 4 cores, but its more a case of two duals glued together, soooo in that case I would just take the dual core

Martyn

2007-07-01 11:18:09

#7

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

Bell wrote:
E6850.

And, I'm no expert on this, but its my understanding that the quad cores are not really quads, yea there 4 cores, but its more a case of two duals glued together, soooo in that case I would just take the dual core

Martyn

Same situation with the nVidia GeForce 7950GX2.

2007-07-02 09:13:13

#8

Rosebudteg: Member; +6|6866|Washington State

How about overclocking then. Would I need water cooling to cool the CPU for overclocking or would that be overkill?

2007-07-02 09:18:58

#9

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|7039|NYC / Hamburg

I would go with the q6600 personally. Sure its a bit slower, but it does have 2 more cores. And the deal with it not being a "true quad core" but rather 2 dual cores on a single die doesn't trouble me a bit. A native quad core will have a slight advantage clock for clock, but those aren't even out out yet and the difference is rather minimal in day to day computing. 2 extra cores > few MHz IMO

EDIT: spelling

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2007-07-02 09:25:04

#10

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

Rosebudteg wrote:
How about overclocking then. Would I need water cooling to cool the CPU for overclocking or would that be overkill?

It depends how much you want to overclock.

2007-07-02 09:33:13

#11

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7053|SE London

There's no such thing as a futureproof CPU.

When are the Yorkfield CPUs coming out?

2007-07-02 09:50:58

#12

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7120

Bertster7 wrote:
There's no such thing as a futureproof CPU.

When are the Yorkfield CPUs coming out?

Not for ages I thought. As for the OP, I'd get the E6850.

2007-07-02 10:25:25

#13

link52787: Member; +29|6993

Bertster7 wrote:
There's no such thing as a futureproof CPU.

When are the Yorkfield CPUs coming out?

not for a while, probably near the end of the H2 of next year.

2007-07-02 10:26:44

#14

kylef: Gone; +1,352|6964|N. Ireland

Personally, I'd go for the Q6600. It might not be a true quad, but you could easily overclock it to E6850 speeds!

2007-07-02 10:50:59

#15

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7053|SE London

link52787 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
There's no such thing as a futureproof CPU.

When are the Yorkfield CPUs coming out?
not for a while, probably near the end of the H2 of next year.

Done some checking, as I was downhearted by all your responses.

But it cheered me up a bit. According to lots of sources, Yorkfield stuff is due out Q3 2007! That's pretty soon and just about in time for Crysis.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4109

No wonder the prices on current gen CPUs are dropping so quick.

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2007-07-02 11:22:07

#16

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7120

Bertster7 wrote:
link52787 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
There's no such thing as a futureproof CPU.

When are the Yorkfield CPUs coming out?
not for a while, probably near the end of the H2 of next year.
Done some checking, as I was downhearted by all your responses.

But it cheered me up a bit. According to lots of sources, Yorkfield stuff is due out Q3 2007! That's pretty soon and just about in time for Crysis.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4109

No wonder the prices on current gen CPUs are dropping so quick.

That's awesome news!

2007-07-02 11:28:13

#17

Stormscythe: Aiming for the head; +88|7021|EUtopia | Austria

ghettoperson wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
link52787 wrote:

not for a while, probably near the end of the H2 of next year.
Done some checking, as I was downhearted by all your responses.

But it cheered me up a bit. According to lots of sources, Yorkfield stuff is due out Q3 2007! That's pretty soon and just about in time for Crysis.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4109

No wonder the prices on current gen CPUs are dropping so quick.
That's awesome news!

No, that's pretty old news. Intel gave up their plans to launch Penryns in Q3 of 2007 quite some time ago. We'll probably see the first Yorkfields (in the stores) in Q1 2008.

2007-07-02 11:29:36

#18

ghettoperson: Member; +1,943|7120

Stormscythe wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:

Done some checking, as I was downhearted by all your responses.

But it cheered me up a bit. According to lots of sources, Yorkfield stuff is due out Q3 2007! That's pretty soon and just about in time for Crysis.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4109

No wonder the prices on current gen CPUs are dropping so quick.
That's awesome news!
No, that's pretty old news. Intel gave up their plans to launch Penryns in Q3 of 2007 quite some time ago. We'll probably see the first Yorkfields (in the stores) in Q1 2008.

You always have to go piss on everyone's fireworks don't you?

jkjklololololol

2007-07-02 11:30:06

#19

Surgeons: U shud proabbly f off u fat prik; +3,097|6961|Gogledd Cymru

ghettoperson wrote:
Stormscythe wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:

That's awesome news!
No, that's pretty old news. Intel gave up their plans to launch Penryns in Q3 of 2007 quite some time ago. We'll probably see the first Yorkfields (in the stores) in Q1 2008.
You always have to go piss on everyone's fireworks don't you?

jkjklololololol

Piss on their bonfires ghetto

2007-07-02 11:32:41

#20

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6822

I was about to post a topic just like this, I'm hoping to build a new pc by the end of the summer, I'm looking at the E6850 myself. Personally, I think it's better IMO for gaming...

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2007-07-02 11:39:13

#21

Stormscythe: Aiming for the head; +88|7021|EUtopia | Austria

ghettoperson wrote:
Stormscythe wrote:
ghettoperson wrote:

That's awesome news!
No, that's pretty old news. Intel gave up their plans to launch Penryns in Q3 of 2007 quite some time ago. We'll probably see the first Yorkfields (in the stores) in Q1 2008.
You always have to go piss on everyone's fireworks don't you?

Yes, apparently that's my destiny.

2007-07-02 14:18:17

#22

The#1Spot: Member; +105|7011|byah

Btw theres no such thing as future proof hardware. Theres up to date though.

2007-07-02 14:29:09

#23

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6822

Bertster7 wrote:
link52787 wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
There's no such thing as a futureproof CPU.

When are the Yorkfield CPUs coming out?
not for a while, probably near the end of the H2 of next year.
Done some checking, as I was downhearted by all your responses.

But it cheered me up a bit. According to lots of sources, Yorkfield stuff is due out Q3 2007! That's pretty soon and just about in time for Crysis.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4109

No wonder the prices on current gen CPUs are dropping so quick.

Which would run Crysis better? E6850 vs Q6600?
Would Crysis be able to take advantage of 4 cores at once?
What about an OC'd E6850 @ 3.6 GHz Vs OC'd Q6600 @ 2.75

2007-07-02 14:48:35

#24

Bertster7: Confused Pothead; +1,101|7053|SE London

ReDevilJR wrote:
Bertster7 wrote:
link52787 wrote:

not for a while, probably near the end of the H2 of next year.
Done some checking, as I was downhearted by all your responses.

But it cheered me up a bit. According to lots of sources, Yorkfield stuff is due out Q3 2007! That's pretty soon and just about in time for Crysis.

http://www.vr-zone.com/?i=4109

No wonder the prices on current gen CPUs are dropping so quick.
Which would run Crysis better? E6850 vs Q6600?
Would Crysis be able to take advantage of 4 cores at once?
What about an OC'd E6850 @ 3.6 GHz Vs OC'd Q6600 @ 2.75

I dunno.

They've said it will be optimised for running on multiple cores, don't know if that includes quads, might well do. They've also said it will take advantage of 64-bit instructions, so Vista 64-bit is looking more appealing.

I can't see anyone with either of those CPUs having trouble playing Crysis (from a CPU perspective anyway).

2007-07-02 14:53:11

#25

ReDevilJR: Member; +106|6822

Bertster7 wrote:
I dunno.

They've said it will be optimised for running on multiple cores, don't know if that includes quads, might well do. They've also said it will take advantage of 64-bit instructions, so Vista 64-bit is looking more appealing.

I can't see anyone with either of those CPUs having trouble playing Crysis (from a CPU perspective anyway).

True, Yeah. I was planning on Vista 64-bit, not sure which flavor yet...

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