CPU question

butterzg222

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I'm building a new gaming rig and am wondering on which cpu to go with. I'm stuck between the Q6600, or the e8400. I'm wondering which would give better performance in games and video encoding. I like the quad core because of the 4 cores, but i also like the e8400 becuase of the 1333mhz fsb and higher clock speeds. If i do go with the e8400, will i have to flash the bios on my asus maximus formula special edition? Thanks.
 
You'll get better service from the Q6600 for video encoding, it will also run at 1333MHz with a little overclock (FSB 333MHz quad pumped), the Asus site is lagging to hell so I am still waiting to see if your board will need a bios flash, it may not but probably will, no big deal.

Don't forget the Q9xxx series is out shortly
 
just why doesnt e8500 available in newegg... only different is .16ghz... will it make a huge different in result?


i am almost getting q6600... whew....


btw you have q6600 in your computer... wonder why? ;p
 
No it won't, the E8400 can OC as high as the E8500 anyway.
btw you have q6600 in your computer... wonder why? ;p
I am older and wiser now than when I built my PC.
 
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