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CPU advice needed

Well, the Q8400 at PCInt. was a good price. And a quad core will be really handy for audio work. I think those programs support multiple cores.

I just upgraded to a i5 750 for using protools. Well, and crunching.:D

Just check to see if you need to update your bios to support the new proc.
 
they do support multiple cores! need to maximise on that, so you recond that i really wont see the difference between the Q9400 and the Q8400?
 
some people don't read!
SmDH

I gave the three because of my budget and explained that i am in south africa so things is not as cheap plus its so obvious it will cost a lot if i import! read MAN!
 
Kweku said:
some people don't read!
SmDH

I gave the three because of my budget and explained that i am in south africa so things is not as cheap plus its so obvious it will cost a lot if i import! read MAN!
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I saw where you are located and I didn't have time to look up the prices of the 3 cpus you listed to compair. I only know that the 9550 is the best bang for the buck. If that CPU only costs you a few extra bucks it's well worth it due to it having twice the cache. I also don't know Microcenters shipping rates ect ect ect ect ect ect ect ect. Did you bash the guy who suggested the 9650 too? :rolleyes:
 
LOL! this dude!

Nah man the price difference between the other CPU's is a bit too much, rather give me advice on the three i provided, oh you can suggest something within the same price range
 
Kweku said:
LOL! this dude!

Nah man the price difference between the other CPU's is a bit too much, rather give me advice on the three i provided, oh you can suggest something within the same price range
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Out of your 3 choices I'd go with the E8500 due to the higher clock. If you actually log the load on quads you'll see alot of it goes to waste when your running typical apps (many single threaded), web surfing, gaming, ect. So unless your encoding video and crunching all day or have a ton of apps running at once you might as well stay with the c2d. I can personally vouch a few years ago I went from a E6600 to a Q6600 and it did nothing for my framerates in anything but Crysis and benchmarks. The E8400 will also run cooler and o/c higher on air then a quad and with it's higher multiplier you don't have to push the bus so high to get more out of it.
But hey, I've only been doing this 20 years. What do I know. ^_^

This may be a good read for you.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/cpu-scaling-in-games-with-quad-core-processors/1
 
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Lazzer408 said:
Out of your 3 choices I'd go with the E8500 due to the higher clock. If you actually log the load on quads you'll see alot of it goes to waste when your running typical apps (many single threaded), web surfing, gaming, ect. So unless your encoding video and crunching all day or have a ton of apps running at once you might as well stay with the c2d. I can personally vouch a few years ago I went from a E6600 to a Q6600 and it did nothing for my framerates in anything but Crysis and benchmarks. The E8400 will also run cooler and o/c higher on air then a quad and with it's higher multiplier you don't have to push the bus so high to get more out of it.
But hey, I've only been doing this 20 years. What do I know. ^_^

This may be a good read for you.

http://www.guru3d.com/article/cpu-scaling-in-games-with-quad-core-processors/1
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Interesting. But seeing as at least some of the audio programs he is running are multi threaded, a quad makes more sense.
 
Kweku said:
I'm guessing pcint is still my best bet as its a walk away from my house, but I mean there are going to be days when ima have to play some games and all, so I'm looking for something that won't let me down when I have to, I forgot to mention that ima also use music making software on this! Going to have the likes of Reason, FL Studio and Ableton running all at the sametime, so I think I do need some bang
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Your best bet would be one of the 2 quads. What's the price difference between them? If you're struggling for cash I'd opt for the cheaper one.
 
E8500 if you want the best gaming CPU. Q9550 if you want the best apps CPU.
 
JrRacinFan said:
Your best bet would be one of the 2 quads. What's the price difference between them? If you're struggling for cash I'd opt for the cheaper one.
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Is it worth the extra cash to get some extra speed from some of his apps? That's his call. Audio is pretty for any CPU these days. I actually force Reason onto one core to help with a latency issue and clicking.
 
I got a Q8400
 
I report that I have been getting the BANG of my life with this!!

Excuse the pun
 
q9505 best option, but my advice more bucks for q9550 will be cool
 
^^did you read the whole thread??
 
Q8400 is 2.83GHz?
6MB L2 and 1333FSB right??

nice then..
keep us posted..
 
sorry for the double post..

please delete it,.
 
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its actually 4MB L2 cache, but its really working out for me
 
What cooler are you running on that cpu?
 
Using the standard one that came with it, looking for a better one(cheap too)
 
oops sorry for that,
unusual with new quads..

if your looking for cheap, and top of the line heatsinks.
Xigmatek HDT-S1283, or the Dark Knight will do it's job perfectly..
or CM Hyper 212+
 
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