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hello619
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13. December 2008 @ 13:20 |
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13. December 2008 @ 14:30 |
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hello619
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13. December 2008 @ 14:33 |
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Is the GTX 260 w/216 processing cores better than the 4870 1gb? They're in the same price range
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13. December 2008 @ 14:36 |
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They perform very similarly. The only difference between them is that you typically find more overclocked GTX260 216 cores, than you do overclocked HD4870s, and it is this that gives them their seeming 'performance advantage' I tend to avoid pre-overclocked cards though, because they can be problematic later down the line.
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hello619
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14. December 2008 @ 01:28 |
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Will the mobo i selected be compatible w/ either card?
Also, how much can i overclock the Cpu?
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14. December 2008 @ 10:37 |
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Yes, the motherboard is compatible with either.
You should be able to overclock the CPU to at least 3.2Ghz, perhaps 3.4-3.6 if you're lucky, as you have a good cooler. The OEM Q6600 is out of stock at present though, so you will either have to wait, or just buy the retail version and ignore the cooler it comes with.
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hello619
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14. December 2008 @ 13:24 |
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ok one more question.
I heard that the q6600 is being phased out, is this true?
When do you think it will be phased out?
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14. December 2008 @ 13:49 |
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I'm not sure. It's probable successor will be the Q8200, as it is a more energy efficient, lower clocked CPU, but since the 45nm Quads are 10% faster per-clock than the 65nm ones, its performance shouldn't be any worse.
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14. December 2008 @ 16:55 |
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The Q8200 runs cooler and uses less electricity. The Q6600 is the better overclocker so it depends on your intentions. The 7x multiplier of the 8200 vs the 9x multiplier of the 6600 can lead to FSB speed problems as well as the 6600 is rated at a max vcore of 1.5 vs 1.237 of the 45nm 8200.
Performance wise they run side by side. Benchmarks that utilize the larger L2 cache of the 6600 will be a little bit higher for the older chip, where ones that don't will be a little higher for the 8200 with the 45nm benefit. Can't seem to find one specific site that was running benches against each other, but that was the gist of it.
Price/performance: Q6600
Noise/efficiency: Q8200
Edit: Here's that URL
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14. December 2008 @ 20:54 |
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The highest overclock you can expect normally from the Q6600 is 3.4-3.6Ghz. The highest you will probably get from the Q8200 will be about 3.2Ghz, perhaps as high as high as 3.4-3.5Ghz on a good P45 board.
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26. January 2009 @ 20:21 |
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