8gig DDR3 with a Q6600 an upgrade?

[Lyxtwing]

To make a long story short, I turned my motherboard into a paper weight. In the end, there are really two options.

Option one is to buy a cheap used board and use my 4GB of 800MHz DDR2 and my Q6600. Around $30.

Option two is to buy a DDR3 motherboard and 8GB of DDR3 1333MHz and my Q6600. Around $100.

I do game on this computer (have a 560ti), but the main use is for audio processing. The software I have loves ram. That said, I'm not sure if I would see any advantage in the upgraded ram. FSB stats make my head spin, but I am pretty sure my processor wouldn't take advantage of the rams extra speed (I could be wrong). Having the extra RAM could be handy, but I'm not sure if it's going to be enough of a difference to justify it. Not sure when my next upgrade will be as the Q6600 is doing me fine, but it would be nice to limp along with this system for a year or two more. By then I'd like to build an audio computer and a gaming computer rather than one playing double duty.

Any thoughts? $70 is not a big deal, so it's not really a money thing, but spending $70 without getting anything out of it isn't on my to do list.

Thanks all.

[LarkStarr]

I wouldn't invest too much into an old socket, regardless of the ram upgrade. I think buying a cheaper used board would be the better option here. You can probably find some used DDR2 ram for sale cheap too at some point.

[zsamz_]

buy a proper board n overclock that q6600 to 3.4-3.8

[jumpload]

if you can find a core 2 quad for cheap grate! if not whatever, im in the same boat btw and most people want too much for the 775 socket quads core cpus and at the same time the AMD 955BE is more or less the same cpu for only $120 so you know performance wise.

that and they don't clock as high as the twins, lot of the older Intel quads are lame overclockers.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by Lyxtwing

To make a long story short, I turned my motherboard into a paper weight. In the end, there are really two options.

Option one is to buy a cheap used board and use my 4GB of 800MHz DDR2 and my Q6600. Around $30.

Option two is to buy a DDR3 motherboard and 8GB of DDR3 1333MHz and my Q6600. Around $100.

I do game on this computer (have a 560ti), but the main use is for audio processing. The software I have loves ram. That said, I'm not sure if I would see any advantage in the upgraded ram. FSB stats make my head spin, but I am pretty sure my processor wouldn't take advantage of the rams extra speed (I could be wrong). Having the extra RAM could be handy, but I'm not sure if it's going to be enough of a difference to justify it. Not sure when my next upgrade will be as the Q6600 is doing me fine, but it would be nice to limp along with this system for a year or two more. By then I'd like to build an audio computer and a gaming computer rather than one playing double duty.

Any thoughts? $70 is not a big deal, so it's not really a money thing, but spending $70 without getting anything out of it isn't on my to do list.

Thanks all.

As stated in a system that old don't bother putting large amounts of money into it as its just not worth it. Make it work for now but save your pennies and put it towards something newer and better.

Originally Posted by jumpload

if you can find a core 2 quad for cheap grate! if not whatever, im in the same boat btw and most people want too much for the 775 socket quads core cpus and at the same time the AMD 955BE is more or less the same cpu for only $120 so you know performance wise.

that and they don't clock as high as the twins, lot of the older Intel quads are lame overclockers.

C2Q were great overclockers if you got the proper chip but like any chip whether it was a quad or dual core some clocked better than others. Some older q6600' could do 4.0 or more ghz without a problem.

[jumpload]

Some older q6600 could do 4.0 or more ghz without a problem.

source plz .i want to see this for my own eyes.

[enaberif]

Originally Posted by jumpload

source plz .i want to see this for my own eyes.

Google it. Lots of people had accomplished this especially with the G0 batch.

[jumpload]

Originally Posted by enaberif

As stated in a system that old don't bother putting large amounts of money into it as its just not worth it. Make it work for now but save your pennies and put it towards something newer and better.



C2Q were great overclockers if you got the proper chip but like any chip whether it was a quad or dual core some clocked better than others. Some older q6600' could do 4.0 or more ghz without a problem.

1.66 volts later and a whole lot of time we managed to break that magical 4GHz mark. I don't consider myself a hardcore overclocker but for this little achievement a pat on the back was well deserved!

Source
Overclocking the G0 SLACR Q6600 to 4GHz - G0ing for G0ld! :: TweakTown USA Edition

suicide overclocks don't count.
3700mgz seems possible but god the TDP is going to be rude.

V core (V) ? 0.85 - 1.5
Maximum operating temperature (°C) ? 60.3
Maximum power dissipation (W) ? 155.25
Thermal Design Power (W) ? 105

[enaberif]

Who cares about TDP? Nobody.

The only time TDP comes into play is if your using a really craptastic cooler that can't handle heat.

[zsamz_]

to do 3.6-3.8 is considered a great chip
4.0 chips are rare
then again 4.0 is easy under subzero
everything is easy under subzero

suicide valitation is so