Should i upgrade

2008-04-28 03:41:43

#1

bob9f6: Member; +11|6259|A sea above the map of Tassie

Well the question is guys, should i upgrade to a E8400 for $264 AUD. Is the extra performance small/large.

Current rig.
E6300 @ 2.8Ghz
88GTS 512Mb
Giga P35-ds4
2Gb Corsair 6400

The E8400 has 6Mb of L2 cache and is @ 3.0Ghz, compared to the E6300 with 2Mb of cache.

Does this make much difference?
Main use is games, crysis etc.

Thanks fella's.

2008-04-28 04:01:51

#2

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6685|Finland

ehhhh. there is absolutely no reason to upgrade. overclock the CPU a bit more and it will do just fine.

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2008-04-28 04:02:18)

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2008-04-28 04:44:36

#3

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6862|Reisterstown, MD

Maybe more RAM but other than that, I don't see anything wrong with your rig.

2008-04-28 06:38:09

#4

bob9f6: Member; +11|6259|A sea above the map of Tassie

Thanks for the reply blokes, kinda thought as much but theres always that little itch for more fps...

Im Running XP, do you think another 1Gb Ram not in dual would help. Im aware XP wont use 4Gb.

2008-04-28 06:39:57

#5

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6862|Reisterstown, MD

XP home won't see 4GB but XP Pro will - last I heard anyway.

2008-04-28 08:45:35

#6

Brasso: member; +1,549|6901

killer21 wrote:
XP home won't see 4GB but XP Pro will - last I heard anyway.

only x64 will.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-04-28 08:51:57

#7

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6838|NYC / Hamburg

killer21 wrote:
XP home won't see 4GB but XP Pro will - last I heard anyway.

wait. Why are you on the tech team?

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-04-28 08:53:10

#8

Brasso: member; +1,549|6901

max wrote:
killer21 wrote:
XP home won't see 4GB but XP Pro will - last I heard anyway.
wait. Why are you on the tech team?

i think he knows a lot about networking.

i also think i should be, amirite?

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-04-28 09:01:39

#9

Kurazoo: Pheasant Plucker; +440|6955|West Yorkshire, U.K

max wrote:
killer21 wrote:
XP home won't see 4GB but XP Pro will - last I heard anyway.
wait. Why are you on the tech team?

Give me the badge

2008-04-28 09:28:06

#10

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6862|Reisterstown, MD

haffeysucks wrote:
max wrote:
wait. Why are you on the tech team?
i think he knows a lot about networking.

I know a lot about ....a lot of things such as networking, wireless, pc repair, etc.

And my green text is quite noticeable. Wait...what?

Last edited by killer21 (2008-04-28 09:38:32)

2008-04-28 09:59:04

#11

.Sup: be nice; +2,646|6724|The Twilight Zone

No you shouldn't.

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2008-04-28 10:19:08

#12

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6924

Benchmarks
and another here

You might be able to get a bit more power from your 6300 (my 4300 is running at 3GHZ) but an 8400 can go a lot higher than that, 4GHZ isn't uncommon.

On the other hand, it's not a huge step forward. I don't know anything about future intel releases but it might be worth waiting for the next generation.

2008-04-28 10:26:23

#13

Freezer7Pro: I don't come here a lot anymore.; +1,447|6468|Winland

max wrote:
killer21 wrote:
XP home won't see 4GB but XP Pro will - last I heard anyway.
wait. Why are you on the tech team?

I WANNA BE ON THE GOD DAMN TECH TEAM!!!

The idea of any hi-fi system is to reproduce the source material as faithfully as possible, and to deliberately add distortion to everything you hear (due to amplifier deficiencies) because it sounds 'nice' is simply not high fidelity. If that is what you want to hear then there is no problem with that, but by adding so much additional material (by way of harmonics and intermodulation) you have a tailored sound system, not a hi-fi. - Rod Elliot, ESP

2008-04-28 10:29:56

#14

Nessie09: I "fix" things; +107|6941|The Netherlands

Freezer7Pro wrote:
max wrote:
killer21 wrote:
XP home won't see 4GB but XP Pro will - last I heard anyway.
wait. Why are you on the tech team?
I WANNA BE ON THE GOD DAMN TECH TEAM!!!

Me too!
(ooh shiney ranks)

2008-04-28 10:32:36

#15

max: Vela Incident; +1,652|6838|NYC / Hamburg

Freezer7Pro wrote:
max wrote:
killer21 wrote:
XP home won't see 4GB but XP Pro will - last I heard anyway.
wait. Why are you on the tech team?
I WANNA BE ON THE GOD DAMN TECH TEAM!!!

and you should be

_{once upon a midnight dreary, while i pron surfed, weak and weary, over many a strange and spurious site of ' hot xxx galore'. While i clicked my fav'rite bookmark, suddenly there came a warning, and my heart was filled with mourning, mourning for my dear amour, " 'Tis not possible!", i muttered, " give me back my free hardcore!"..... quoth the server, 404.}

2008-04-28 10:42:35

#16

Lucien: Fantasma Parastasie; +1,451|6924

Freezer should get a custom tech team icon though

2008-04-28 11:52:42

#17

Brasso: member; +1,549|6901

.Sup wrote:
No you shouldn't.

aw hell.

freezer should be though.

"people in ny have a general idea of how to drive. one of the pedals goes forward the other one prevents you from dying"

2008-04-28 19:53:08

#18

bob9f6: Member; +11|6259|A sea above the map of Tassie

Alright might hold off on the cpu and push this one a bit further. Anyone running 3Gb of RAM in XP? How does it compare to 2Gb. Thanks tech gods

2008-04-28 21:16:03

#19

GC_PaNzerFIN: Work and study @ Technical Uni; +528|6685|Finland

I just bought a new E2180. That CPU will have some tough time with me haha... Because it is so cheap cpu, I can push it to the max with ridiculous vcore without too much worries of frying it...

Last edited by GC_PaNzerFIN (2008-04-28 21:16:42)

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2008-04-28 21:42:56

#20

Mutantbear: Semi Constructive Criticism; +1,431|6236|London, England

Freezer can be on the team if he messes his room up again

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2008-04-28 21:52:50

#21

cospengle: Member; +140|6758|Armidale, NSW, Australia

Lucien wrote:
Freezer should get a custom tech team icon though

Freezer doesn't get an icon, he's too ghetto.

2008-04-28 21:53:51

#22

Flaming_Maniac: prince of insufficient light; +2,490|6978|67.222.138.85

Freezer has quite the mod history. Technical knowledge is not the only basis for getting on the team.

Back on topic now kids.

2008-04-29 01:11:51

#23

Scorpion0x17: can detect anyone's visible post count...; +691|7037|Cambridge (UK)

*SIGH* I can't wait until x86 and Win32 disappears forever...

microsoft wrote:
Physical Memory Limits: Windows XP

The following table specifies the limits on physical memory for Windows XP.
Version Limit in 32-bit Windows Limit in 64-bit Windows
Windows XP 4 GB 128 GB
Windows XP Starter Edition 512 MB Not applicable

_(SOURCE)

Version	Limit in 32-bit Windows	Limit in 64-bit Windows
Windows XP	4 GB	128 GB
Windows XP Starter Edition	512 MB	Not applicable

Oh and, as for the original question - yep, if you've got the money, an E8400 shits all over an E6300 - that extra cache DOES make a difference.

(and I'd rather see freezer on the tech team than killer /2cents)

Last edited by Scorpion0x17 (2008-04-29 01:18:17)

2008-04-29 04:32:45

#24

killer21: Because f*ck you that's why.; +400|6862|Reisterstown, MD

Scorpion0x17 wrote:
(and I'd rather see freezer on the tech team than killer /2cents)

That is your opinion but I am quite capable of giving sound advice. I have experience in many different areas. I'll leave it at that.

Anyway, back on topic.

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