When to upgrade?

[Vipul1]

So understanding this, and comparing the E6600 to the E6700, why is it that most people prefer E6600? Lately i have seen a thread with a person owning an alienware and having an E6700 and rather than the E6600, so what is the main difference?

 

[Äߧý∩†H♠H䎀]

The E6700 is the same thing as a E6600 just clocked 266mhz faster and running a 10x multiplier instead of 9x. It has the same Cache, FSB rating etc. The thing is when you start overclocking the E6600 can go just as high as a E6700 can. So its a waste of money unless you plan on running it at factory settings.

Example Intel has a quota to meet. Say they need 10,000 E6600 processors for a shipment. Problem is they only have 3,000. Guess what 7,000 E6700's just became E6600's.

 

[hascet]

Please provide a source on that statement. I can't see quad cores dropping to that price for at least another year. Unless you meant to say the E6600 which did drop to $200. Upsets me paid $320 for mine Grrr.... But that happens when you buy the latest products you'll pay more.

Its true Intels major price cuts will be in affect July 22nd. Here's a link:
http://www.hkepc.com/bbs/itnews.php?tid=789466

 

[Äߧý∩†H♠H䎀]

Ya I just saw that in another link. I looked at newegg and there like $480 now. Last time I looked they were still $900 and I think that was around a month ago. Freaking crazy how the price's drop. O well gotta love it.

 

[Vipul1]

The E6700 is the same thing as a E6600 just clocked 266mhz faster and running a 10x multiplier instead of 9x. It has the same Cache, FSB rating etc. The thing is when you start overclocking the E6600 can go just as high as a E6700 can. So its a waste of money unless you plan on running it at factory settings.

Example Intel has a quota to meet. Say they need 10,000 E6600 processors for a shipment. Problem is they only have 3,000. Guess what 7,000 E6700's just became E6600's.

So there is almost nothing superior for E6700 to E6600 and guess E6600's are better to overclock.

 

[Rudster8161]

no all they have to do is change the clock multiplier down so the clocks are the same. you can see this done sometimes when your "E6600" might show up as a "E6700" but i dont think there identified by anything else expect default speeds. on everest home my OCed chip shows up as a 5200+ because of its new speed.

and some lucky people get enigineer editions of there CPU because of pure dumb luck which to most people can OC MUCH better