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Discussion in 'Technology' started by Jimbo49, Mar 19, 2010.

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  1. Jimbo49

    Jimbo49 Formula 3

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    #1 Jimbo49, Mar 19, 2010
    Hey guys, i'm running an Intel E8400 Core 2 Duo @ 3.0ghz. I've been offered an E8500 which is only 160mghz faster for free. Friend is upgrading, dosn't need his E8500 anymore.

    http://ark.intel.com/Compare.aspx?ids=33911,33910,

    Given that they're basically the same, is there any point in the effort of changing to the slightly faster chip? Would I even notice the difference?

    Also, given the ease of overclocking these chips, would it be worth it? My cooling system is stock - so how would it handle being overclocked?
     
  2. Fast_ian

    Fast_ian Two Time F1 World Champ

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    #2 Fast_ian, Mar 19, 2010
    IMHO - You won't see any difference at all. If you're into "messing" with computers you could do it pretty easily, but the chances of screwing up for such a tiny potential improvement suggest to me it's a waste of time.

    I've never overclocked, but again, I think the same limited benefit isn't worth it.

    My 02c, cheers,
    Ian
     
  3. richard_wallace

    richard_wallace Formula 3

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    #3 richard_wallace, Mar 19, 2010
    You would not notice it at all.

    There are a couple of calculators out there on the web that you could find out what 160mghz buys you. To summarize on a complex calculation you would gain about .001 percent gain on speed in calculation.

    And I am betting that you, I and 99% of the population would not be doing anything that would even utilize 1/2 of what we have already. Even gaming does not need most of what our modern chipsets have.

    Video Card (and Vram) and bus Ram and cache are the biggest limiting factors that we would have in most advanced computing needs/games/applications - not the speed of the core processor.
     
  4. Jimbo49

    Jimbo49 Formula 3

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    #4 Jimbo49, Mar 20, 2010
    Cheers for the replys, that's what I've been needing to hear - not worth bothering about. And i'm not one obsessed by computer speed either. Probably better to get more ram or a better video card :)
     

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