I have been waiting for July 22 to buy a new CPU. Have been running AMD processors for the last ten years and I am ready to give the new Intel chips a try. From what I can see on internet web sites, it looks like I have a choice between the Q6600, the E6750, and the older E6600. Looks like the E6600 and Q6600 run with a multiplier of X9. Reading reviews, it looks like the E6750, which is the one I have really wanted, has a multiplier of 8. My experience in overclocking is minimal. The best I have achieved is about an 18% overclock on air cooling, by increasing FSB only. I guess my question for you experienced overclockers concerns the lower multiplier. It seems to me that I will be better off with a CPU with a higher multiplier like the E6600 and the Q6600, which has a multiplier of 9. One concern is that I bought inexpensive memory:
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146118
which is Mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory, a value memory. My thinking is that I would be better off with a CPU that has a higher multiplier, because of my limited ability to increase FSB due to my memory. I want to overclock this as high as I can get it with air cooling. My motherboard will be a Gigabyte P35 DSR3 with a Zalman 9500 heatsink. I have learned through the years to listen to you guys who have a lot of experience overclocking as far as hardware purchases are concerned. Of the three CPU's above, which would you recommend and why? I appreciate your advice and assistance. Thanks.
Jim
http://www.newegg.com/product/product.asp?item=N82E16820146118
which is Mushkin 2GB (2 x 1GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory, a value memory. My thinking is that I would be better off with a CPU that has a higher multiplier, because of my limited ability to increase FSB due to my memory. I want to overclock this as high as I can get it with air cooling. My motherboard will be a Gigabyte P35 DSR3 with a Zalman 9500 heatsink. I have learned through the years to listen to you guys who have a lot of experience overclocking as far as hardware purchases are concerned. Of the three CPU's above, which would you recommend and why? I appreciate your advice and assistance. Thanks.
Jim