Wanted q6600-q6700-q9300-q9400 +

lol yeh i dont think it would be owrht the hassle of pulling my current rig to bits to fit it for a tiny difference really!

here is my dilema, going for a Q9550 is going to be pushing £180+ in uk and i could get this--- http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-339-IN&groupid=701&catid=6&subcat=1672 for £160

you know what looks best option for me right now.

buy the i5 quad and lga1156 mobo then sell my E6750+3gig 800mhz ram+ASUS P5N32-SLI Premium+coolermaster fan/heatsink to fund some ddr3 ram then all i have to buy then is another gtx 460
 
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Just pick up an I3 530 for now, the difference between what you are running and an I3 is huge man. Even comparing a E8400 and I3 was noticeably better. The I3 is an awesome gaming CPU. Overclock it to atleast 4ghz and you'll be good to go and have saved a good bit of money.

I have a 530 right now that runs 4.4ghz (200 x 22) at 1.35v. Some don't clock quite that well, but all can run 4ghz below 1.35v for sure. And this is also on the stock cooler :eek: They run cool.


I also suggest an ASRock P55 extreme....only issue is whether or not you'll get one with a newer bios to support the I3's :(
 
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Hyper threading really helps, what purpose do you need a quad? The I3 at 4ghz is no longer a bottleneck for a single GTX460, but with two in SLI it would probably still be the weakest link. But I'm just suggesting it for now to save some money. I think you'll be really happy with the Performance of a 530.


Here' the cheapest board I could find with SLI support-

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173539

A UD5 is really good, I don't know why it's so cheap.
 
OK I did just find this Asus for 120 instead of 135 on the gigabyte, but IMO I'd way rather have a UD5-

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173450

The I3 is 90, the I5 is 160, so 70 pounds difference is pretty huge for not much better performance. Most I5 7xx's can hit 4ghz but with atleast 1.4x volts, and run much hotter to begin with. The I3 should atleast do 4.2ghz on low volts, so the higher clocks help plus hyper threading gives two extra virtual cores. It's about the equivalent of a triple core.
 
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Hyper threading really helps, what purpose do you need a quad? The I3 at 4ghz is no longer a bottleneck for a single GTX460, but with two in SLI it would probably still be the weakest link. But I'm just suggesting it for now to save some money. I think you'll be really happy with the Performance of a 530.


Here' the cheapest board I could find with SLI support-

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173539

A UD5 is really good, I don't know why it's so cheap.
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OK I did just find this Asus for 120 instead of 135 on the gigabyte, but IMO I'd way rather have a UD5-

http://www.ebuyer.com/product/173450

The I3 is 90, the I5 is 160, so 70 pounds difference is pretty huge for not much better performance. Most I5 7xx's can hit 4ghz but with atleast 1.4x volts, and run much hotter to begin with. The I3 should atleast do 4.2ghz on low volts, so the higher clocks help plus hyper threading gives two extra virtual cores. It's about the equivalent of a triple core.
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the fact of the matter is i can imagine the i5 quad would go up to 3.4ghz with ease and will have 4 cores wihtout the need for hyper threading.

i want to build something not over the top like my i7 rig was just something that can handle the cards in sli and not be near 100% load constant

i know the i3 is cheaper and it would be perfect for single gtx 460 setup
 
If you are using it for gaming it won't be anywhere near 100%. I barely ever go over 50% cpu usage while gaming.
 
My sig rig, I had the I3 in before I got the 655k. I still own the I3, it's just for backup. I ran it at 4.4ghz 1.35v 24/7.
 
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