E6400 or E6600

[Rinaun]

Hey, im going to be overclocking alot on my new p5b deluxe, corsair 2gb 4-4-4-12 DDR2 RAM and Zalman 92mm CNPS9500. I wanted to know is it worth spending the extra cash for the 6600 or is it a waste? People keep telling me i'll get worse clocks with 6600.

Thanks for any help!

 

[dasmokedog]

Without a doubt go with eiter the 6300 or 6400. I have a 6300 OC'ed to 3.5GHz http://www.smokedog.org/500MHz/oc.html

You can not beat the 6300 for the money! If you are strictly looking for the best OC stay away from the 4meg cache procs.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: dasmokedog
Without a doubt go with eiter the 6300 or 6400. I have a 6300 OC'ed to 3.5GHz http://www.smokedog.org/500MHz/oc.html

You can not beat the 6300 for the money! If you are strictly looking for the best OC stay away from the 4meg cache procs.

I can't really agree with this...

Initially, it seemed as if the 2 MB C2Ds were clocking higher, but with the newer ones, the E6600 does seem to clock as high as or higher than the E6300/6400, not to mention the extra L2 cache

Assuming heavy OCing:

E6300 - excellent budget option, but not my fave to recommend if you want an extreme OC, as you'll need over 500 FSB, & even the P5B Deluxe can't always guarantee that.
E6400 - best bang for buck out there IMO, since it's extremely unlikely your OC would be held back by mobo.
E6600 - great for OCing on pretty much any mobo, as it doesn't need a high FSB to hit great speeds. The extra L2 does wonders for benches & video work too

I'd say that if budget is not a concern, go for the E6600
Otherwise, E6400 (or 6300 if you are really tight for funds...)

 

[dasmokedog]

Originally posted by: n7

Originally posted by: dasmokedog
Without a doubt go with eiter the 6300 or 6400. I have a 6300 OC'ed to 3.5GHz http://www.smokedog.org/500MHz/oc.html

You can not beat the 6300 for the money! If you are strictly looking for the best OC stay away from the 4meg cache procs.

I can't really agree with this...

Initially, it seemed as if the 2 MB C2Ds were clocking higher, but with the newer ones, the E6600 does seem to clock as high as or higher than the E6300/6400, not to mention the extra L2 cache

Assuming heavy OCing:

E6300 - excellent budget option, but not my fave to recommend if you want an extreme OC, as you'll need over 500 FSB, & even the P5B Deluxe can't always guarantee that.
E6400 - best bang for buck out there IMO, since it's extremely unlikely your OC would be held back by mobo.
E6600 - great for OCing on pretty much any mobo, as it doesn't need a high FSB to hit great speeds. The extra L2 does wonders for benches & video work too

I'd say that if budget is not a concern, go for the E6600
Otherwise, E6400 (or 6300 if you are really tight for funds...)

Well put. My goal was to get the best OC for my money, since I am a married man money is tight

It is, however, encouraging to hear that the newer 6600's are getting better results. That being said I have no regrets getting a 6300. I have been running at 500MHz FSB 24/7 for almost 2 months. I have experienced no issues at this speed, HOWEVER, I am sure that my results are not typical. It is probable that my proc was one of the better ones from the batch. Anyway, whichever C2D you go with you are bound to be grinning from ear to ear.

 

[n7]

Yeah, your results are damn nice.

I kinda wondered if my E6400 was even worth it, since the 6300s usually do just as high...
But that's assuming the mobo co-operates.
My P5B-D hits a brick wall @ 500, & while it turns out i sure don't need even close to 500, it's nice to have the extra leeway if you do get a nice clocker (like 3.5+ GHz with an E6300)

 

[MADMAX23]

Originally posted by: Rinaun
Hey, im going to be overclocking alot on my new p5b deluxe, corsair 2gb 4-4-4-12 DDR2 RAM and Zalman 92mm CNPS9500. I wanted to know is it worth spending the extra cash for the 6600 or is it a waste? People keep telling me i'll get worse clocks with 6600.

Thanks for any help!

Get the E6400; Best bang for your buck!!! Guaranteed!!!