I have about £120 to spend on a new CPU.
Ya know, since I'm getting a B Grade mobo, I might actually be able to use ~£170.....
what are you using your rig for? gaming, benchmark?
If gaming, don't get it, almost no games or apps use all 4 cores.
If benchmarking, get it. Benchmark programs use all 4 cores to give you a higher score.
If gaming, don't get it, almost no games or apps use all 4 cores.
If benchmarking, get it. Benchmark programs use all 4 cores to give you a higher score.
If you plan not to upgrade ur pc in a year or two, get the quad core. Pretty much all hottest games that will be released in the future can use all 4 cores. And when OC'ed the quad can beat the duals in older games as well.
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so a Q9300 is a good idea?
I'm more of a multi-tasking guy than a gaming guy, and the only new game I'm interested in is HAWX.
I'm more of a multi-tasking guy than a gaming guy, and the only new game I'm interested in is HAWX.
Definately good choise. Multitasking is MUCH smoother when you have a quad core.Jenspm wrote:
so a Q9300 is a good idea?
I'm more of a multi-tasking guy than a gaming guy, and the only new game I'm interested in is HAWX.
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IF you plan on playing more games than for example photoshop, get a dual core. Alot of people say that Quad Core CPU's are futureproof but in 3 years, it wont be powerfull enough and by the time you have Octo Cores. I say Dual Core for gaming, Quad for photoshop.
I was looking between the same two cpu's myself. Money isn't really an issue, so would it be better to go with the q9300 if I do gaming, graphics and vegas stuff? Once I buy either I'll probably keep them for a couple years.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/di … 300_4.html
You decide. Then again you could get a Q6600 and a CNPS9700 cooler for the price of Q9300 and you could OC it up to the skies.
You decide. Then again you could get a Q6600 and a CNPS9700 cooler for the price of Q9300 and you could OC it up to the skies.
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true. done that...DeathUnlimited wrote:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q9300_4.html
You decide. Then again you could get a Q6600 and a CNPS9700 cooler for the price of Q9300 and you could OC it up to the skies.
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You can even OC it with the boxed cooler. Buy the Q66000 if you want, but always keep the question in mind: "do I need it?". If you are doing lots of film rendering etc then yes, if you're just the alround user and gamer then no in my opinion. You might want to spend it on some other parts, or go get laid with itDeathUnlimited wrote:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q9300_4.html
You decide. Then again you could get a Q6600 and a CNPS9700 cooler for the price of Q9300 and you could OC it up to the skies.
Ok, let me put it this way:
I'm currently on an AMD 3800+ with 2GB DDR Ram. Running Photoshop and Dreamweaver together does not run smoothly, and if I play songs from iTunes at the same time, it's actually laggy. This is the main reason I'm upgrading my PC - to get rid of this lag when I run multiple programs at the same time. Gaming runs pretty well, but again, this is not the main reason I'm upgrading. Also, last time I checked, a Q9300 and Q6600 will easily play all modern games.
The E8400 is pretty much impossible to find, and the 8500 is too expensive.
What now?
I'm currently on an AMD 3800+ with 2GB DDR Ram. Running Photoshop and Dreamweaver together does not run smoothly, and if I play songs from iTunes at the same time, it's actually laggy. This is the main reason I'm upgrading my PC - to get rid of this lag when I run multiple programs at the same time. Gaming runs pretty well, but again, this is not the main reason I'm upgrading. Also, last time I checked, a Q9300 and Q6600 will easily play all modern games.
The E8400 is pretty much impossible to find, and the 8500 is too expensive.
What now?
Order the E8400 from Germany, they have tons of those.Jenspm wrote:
Ok, let me put it this way:
I'm currently on an AMD 3800+ with 2GB DDR Ram. Running Photoshop and Dreamweaver together does not run smoothly, and if I play songs from iTunes at the same time, it's actually laggy. This is the main reason I'm upgrading my PC - to get rid of this lag when I run multiple programs at the same time. Gaming runs pretty well, but again, this is not the main reason I'm upgrading. Also, last time I checked, a Q9300 and Q6600 will easily play all modern games.
The E8400 is pretty much impossible to find, and the 8500 is too expensive.
What now?
But.... Germany?.Sup wrote:
Order the E8400 from Germany, they have tons of those.Jenspm wrote:
Ok, let me put it this way:
I'm currently on an AMD 3800+ with 2GB DDR Ram. Running Photoshop and Dreamweaver together does not run smoothly, and if I play songs from iTunes at the same time, it's actually laggy. This is the main reason I'm upgrading my PC - to get rid of this lag when I run multiple programs at the same time. Gaming runs pretty well, but again, this is not the main reason I'm upgrading. Also, last time I checked, a Q9300 and Q6600 will easily play all modern games.
The E8400 is pretty much impossible to find, and the 8500 is too expensive.
What now?
I don't trust german sites
Can anyone find a german site that's in english and ships to norwayland?
What are the advantages of having 4 cores abd what programs utlize this?jamiet757 wrote:
what are you using your rig for? gaming, benchmark?
If gaming, don't get it, almost no games or apps use all 4 cores.
If benchmarking, get it. Benchmark programs use all 4 cores to give you a higher score.
lol
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Multitasking, simultaneously photo, video, web editing smoothly, without stutterutchin wrote:
What are the advantages of having 4 cores tehn?jamiet757 wrote:
what are you using your rig for? gaming, benchmark?
If gaming, don't get it, almost no games or apps use all 4 cores.
If benchmarking, get it. Benchmark programs use all 4 cores to give you a higher score.
lol
q6600 or q9300 will play all games just like you said. You are multitaskinmg guy, get a quad.
preferrably the q9300 or the Q6600 SLACR G0 energy efficient and good cooler for it.
EDIT: I'm a multitasking guy myself and I noticed how much smoother all my stuff runs with the quad core vs dual core.
preferrably the q9300 or the Q6600 SLACR G0 energy efficient and good cooler for it.
EDIT: I'm a multitasking guy myself and I noticed how much smoother all my stuff runs with the quad core vs dual core.
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so, OcUK have the Energy Efficient SLACR and the Q9300GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
q6600 or q9300 will play all games just like you said. You are multitaskinmg guy, get a quad.
preferrably the q9300 or the Q6600 SLACR G0 energy efficient and good cooler for it.
EDIT: I'm a multitasking guy myself and I noticed how much smoother all my stuff runs with the quad core vs dual core.
Is the Q9300 worth the price difference?
btw, I already have a Zalman CPU Cooler (Can't remember the model right now)
Cool... im on single and my suffers when i have phtoshop and dreamweaver open...GC_PaNzerFIN wrote:
q6600 or q9300 will play all games just like you said. You are multitaskinmg guy, get a quad.
preferrably the q9300 or the Q6600 SLACR G0 energy efficient and good cooler for it.
EDIT: I'm a multitasking guy myself and I noticed how much smoother all my stuff runs with the quad core vs dual core.
Just search here (search button is on the top left) http://geizhals.at/eu/Jenspm wrote:
But.... Germany?.Sup wrote:
Order the E8400 from Germany, they have tons of those.Jenspm wrote:
Ok, let me put it this way:
I'm currently on an AMD 3800+ with 2GB DDR Ram. Running Photoshop and Dreamweaver together does not run smoothly, and if I play songs from iTunes at the same time, it's actually laggy. This is the main reason I'm upgrading my PC - to get rid of this lag when I run multiple programs at the same time. Gaming runs pretty well, but again, this is not the main reason I'm upgrading. Also, last time I checked, a Q9300 and Q6600 will easily play all modern games.
The E8400 is pretty much impossible to find, and the 8500 is too expensive.
What now?
I don't trust german sites
Can anyone find a german site that's in english and ships to norwayland?
If you find a site with a good price go to "register" (on the store's web page) and if you can pick Norway from available countries it means they ship there.
I just got a Q6600 SLACR and it is a beast. Overclocked to 3.6Ghz no problems on 1.35v and with an Arctic Freezer Pro which I polished it doesnt go above 69 on max load. Its reassuring to know that my CPU is not going to be a bottleneck in my system. For the price the performance is amazing. Highly recommend the quad if your into overclocking. If not, go for a decent dual core.
You are disgustingDrykill wrote:
I just got a Q6600 SLACR and it is a beast. Overclocked to 3.6Ghz no problems on 1.35v and with an Arctic Freezer Pro which I polished it doesnt go above 69 on max load. Its reassuring to know that my CPU is not going to be a bottleneck in my system. For the price the performance is amazing. Highly recommend the quad if your into overclocking. If not, go for a decent dual core.
Come again?Gooners wrote:
You are disgustingDrykill wrote:
I just got a Q6600 SLACR and it is a beast. Overclocked to 3.6Ghz no problems on 1.35v and with an Arctic Freezer Pro which I polished it doesnt go above 69 on max load. Its reassuring to know that my CPU is not going to be a bottleneck in my system. For the price the performance is amazing. Highly recommend the quad if your into overclocking. If not, go for a decent dual core.
You do know, going above 60c will shorten the life of your CPU, expect it to go bust in 7-8 months.