e6600 or e6750?

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abtomat74

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Person wants to use an MSI P6N SLI nForce 650i mobo and needs to decide upon the e6600(2.4GHz) or e6750(2.66GHz)...he plans to NOT overclock, ever.

The 6750 is cheaper, and 266MHz faster and has a higher FSB(1333). Why is it cheaper than the slower model? Does the 6750 require faster ram or can it be used effectively with DDR2-800?
 
E6750 is still very good for OCing.

But E6600 has 9x multi, which is easier on the mobo when OCing in most cases.

If you can find an old A or B batch E6600 & like OCing, that might not be a bad idea.

Otherwise i'd likely just get the cheaper one.
 
-n7- said:
E6750 is still very good for OCing.

But E6600 has 9x multi, which is easier on the mobo when OCing in most cases.

If you can find an old A or B batch E6600 & like OCing, that might not be a bad idea.

Otherwise i'd likely just get the cheaper one.
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Yup, newer 6600's arn't worth the premium price, they don't OC like the old ones at all, my 629A still kicks da booty.
 
Thanks for the replies.

Remember though, no OC'ing will be done...and I need recos on ram speeds, again with no OC in mind. Will DDR2-800 work well? Thanks.
 
abtomat74 said:
Person wants to use an MSI P6N SLI nForce 650i mobo and needs to decide upon the e6600(2.4GHz) or e6750(2.66GHz)...he plans to NOT overclock, ever.

The 6750 is cheaper, and 266MHz faster and has a higher FSB(1333). Why is it cheaper than the slower model? Does the 6750 require faster ram or can it be used effectively with DDR2-800?
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tell that person to use a different motherboard. as much as I love my p6n sli motherboard, I probably should not have bought a motherboard with nvidia chipset for an intel cpu.
nvidia needs to improve their motherboards for intel cpus.

nvidia has another driver update for nforce 650i sli under vista:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_32_15.08.html
jeeez, I got bunch of windows vista updates from microsoft for nforce 650i sli, now driver updates from nvidia. :nuts:
I never got a motherboard that gets these many updates before, there is gotta be something wrong here.
I am using xp right now, so I will post what I am talking about tomorrow related to vista updates for nforce 650i sli.
 
Lupine said:
Spot on w/ Caveman's recommendation. Overclocking or not, quad > dual. And since he isn't overclocking, if you do go the dual route, take the 6750.

For memory, DDR2-800 is still the price/performance sweet spot.

EDIT: Here is a very nice set if you don't mind rebates:

CORSAIR XMS2 2GB (2 x 1GB) DDR2-800 CL 5-5-5-12 Dual Channel Kit Retail TWIN2X2048-6400 - $50 after $50 MIR
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I'll pass the Quad reco on to the buyer. The original plan was to wait to upgrade beyond 2 cores when 8+ cored CPU's begin hitting.
I figure since it took this long for Duals to actually become useful for GAMING, that it will take at least half that time for Quad's+ to be necessary for GAMING ONLY(not apps)...as most people still do not even have Duals.

By the time this happens, there should be a Quad or greater well above 2.13GHz for the same price. My only concern with this plan is what CPU can fit into the mobo he will buy. If a new mobo will be needed for an 8+ core, then maybe he should go Quad now.

...as for the ram, that is the exact set of modules he already had picked out :)

Cheapest price I found the x3210 is $260 by the way.
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OK then, what mobo should he buy if not nVidia based? He doesn't need SLI(never going 2 cards...ever). Needs to be around $150...the high dollar mobos will be wasted on the buyer.
 
Thread necromancy! :eek:

Not that this thread matters anymore, but for anyone looking for high end or gaming, they should consider quads these days.

The need for multi-core has progressed much faster than i anticipated, largely thanx to UE3 (& Crysis, though i don't foresee nearly as many games using its engine).
 
go with what I got in my sig.

picked up the mobo/cpu combo at fry's over the weekedend for $398. Got the 2 gigs of ram for $75 PLUS a $30 MIR.
 
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