Intel E8400 vs. Q6600

[NosBoost300]

temps? no clue. wasn't it nosboost? lol

lol, yes i've hit 4.0ghz and even 4.2ghz with my q6600 on air... both benchable

 

[Poizen22]

but where they stable ?

 

[NosBoost300]

for benchmarks... lol

thats all i needed it for

my q6700 on water was stable at 4.0ghz for everything i did, prime for 4 hours

 

[Poizen22]

what cooler and what temps did you get?

 

[NosBoost300]

tuniq tower 120 with 1 fan in the middle, 1 fan intake and 1 fan exhaust (all sorta just rested on the tuniq)

idle tmps of roughly 43 if i remember correctly... i'll look through my photobucket, i have pictures of my voltages and all that good stuff i'm sure

 

[skele89]

Well could anyone recommend a 45nm that is similar (but probably a little more in price... i dont mind). Is it even worth the extra dollars?

 

[NosBoost300]

e7200

 

[Poizen22]

similar to the q6600 would be the q9550 btu its pricey so go down to the q9450 and make surey ou have a mobo capable of 500fsb for quads.

 

[skele89]

thats heaps cheaper on my local shops price list!

EDIT: Oh, right - It's not a quad. I've decided on getting a quad...

 

[skele89]

make surey ou have a mobo capable of 500fsb for quads.

Is that for overclocking? Im new to all of this...

That card is still $100 more expensive than the q6600.

Are there any major differences between 45nm and 65nm?

Is it really worth it?

EDIT: It is infact $200 more expensive, thats too much on my budget...