Core2Duo E4400 to E8400?

yup

it makes quite a bit of difference, not THAT HUGEEEE, nut u WILL notice it, not to mention, if u got an E4400 to 3.2, u can get an E8400 to at least 4.2

You're the only one who can answer that question. This bit-tech article suggests that you'll see a 5-15 fps increase. It doesn't sound like a big increase to me, but it's your $200.ajkalan

[QUOTE="ajkalan"]You're the only one who can answer that question. This bit-tech article suggests that you'll see a 5-15 fps increase. It doesn't sound like a big increase to me, but it's your $200.PC_X360

[QUOTE="PC_X360"][QUOTE="ajkalan"]You're the only one who can answer that question. This bit-tech article suggests that you'll see a 5-15 fps increase. It doesn't sound like a big increase to me, but it's your $200.marcthpro

[QUOTE="PC_X360"][QUOTE="ajkalan"]You're the only one who can answer that question. This bit-tech article suggests that you'll see a 5-15 fps increase. It doesn't sound like a big increase to me, but it's your $200.marcthpro

yup

it makes quite a bit of difference, not THAT HUGEEEE, nut u WILL notice it, not to mention, if u got an E4400 to 3.2, u can get an E8400 to at least 4.2

GTR2addict

Wolfdales are beasts but they cant be pushed as hard as the 65nm C2D siblings due to vcore being a tad more.. deadly. It is the nature of the shrink however that it cant handle as big of a vcore boost. So 4.2ghz on e8400 wont be that easy without hitting dangerious voltage, and even then, you may never hit it. Also there are alot of "bad" batches of e8400 coming out recently that arent nearly as good. Best to wait for the e8600 if he wants to try for a higher clock and initial good bins.

Also L2 cache benefits will be shortened at high resolutions. Maybe 3-5% increase, if that, at say 1920x1200+, with less noticeable benefits to the added cache. Mainstream resolutions however do show noticeable benefits.

I got my e8400 to 3.825 pretty easily without too much of a boost on the vcore.artiedeadat40

Same here. I got it at 1.28 vcore on a 24h orthos run. 3.825ghz. I need to lower it and see how low i can get it one of these days. Been too lazy.

[QUOTE="GTR2addict"]

yup

it makes quite a bit of difference, not THAT HUGEEEE, nut u WILL notice it, not to mention, if u got an E4400 to 3.2, u can get an E8400 to at least 4.2

CreasianDevaili

Wolfdales are beasts but they cant be pushed as hard as the 65nm C2D siblings due to vcore being a tad more.. deadly. It is the nature of the shrink however that it cant handle as big of a vcore boost. So 4.2ghz on e8400 wont be that easy without hitting dangerious voltage, and even then, you may never hit it. Also there are alot of "bad" batches of e8400 coming out recently that arent nearly as good. Best to wait for the e8600 if he wants to try for a higher clock and initial good bins.

I've seen reports from posters on forums of some hardware sites of OC's just over 6GHz on E8400's (with extreme cooling, of course).

Will this 45mn CPU work on mu 680i to replace my e4400? And with my E4400 @ 3.33ghz and 1333 Mhz FSB will it be a major diffrerence?pknyo

the wolfdale dual cores work on the 680i, though the yorkfield quads dont, but rly man, ur cpu aint worth being replaced, the only diff between it and the 8400 is the cache, so dont worry about upgradingyet...

Since you've got yours over 3.0ghz it wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of gaming performance at most your looking at an extra 10FPS.

Not only that but upgrading from a Core 2 Duo to a slighter better Core 2 Duo is a huge waste... I would gladly advise you to go for a Q6600 and overclock that to 3.4GHz.

Since you've got yours over 3.0ghz it wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of gaming performance at most your looking at an extra 10FPS.

Not only that but upgrading from a Core 2 Duo to a slighter better Core 2 Duo is a huge waste... I would gladly advise you to go for a Q6600 and overclock that to 3.4GHz.

sadikovic

[QUOTE="sadikovic"]

Since you've got yours over 3.0ghz it wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of gaming performance at most your looking at an extra 10FPS.

Not only that but upgrading from a Core 2 Duo to a slighter better Core 2 Duo is a huge waste... I would gladly advise you to go for a Q6600 and overclock that to 3.4GHz.

PC_X360

Believe me you wont get an extra 10 FPS's in Crysis! If you get over 5FPS's i will eat my own face.

[QUOTE="PC_X360"][QUOTE="sadikovic"]

Since you've got yours over 3.0ghz it wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of gaming performance at most your looking at an extra 10FPS.

Not only that but upgrading from a Core 2 Duo to a slighter better Core 2 Duo is a huge waste... I would gladly advise you to go for a Q6600 and overclock that to 3.4GHz.

daytona_178

Believe me you wont get an extra 10 FPS's in Crysis! If you get over 5FPS's i will eat my own face.

Yeah, 5 extra FPS is even streching it...

And as the E4400 is at 3ghz, try get 3.2 on it... that would make it very near the E8400 performance.

And the best part :IT's FREE!

And as the E4400 is at 3ghz, try get 3.2 on it... that would make it very near the E8400 performance.swehunt

Yeah, with that extra money he could get a sweet *** cooler and overclock to 3.5Ghz!

[QUOTE="sadikovic"]

Since you've got yours over 3.0ghz it wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of gaming performance at most your looking at an extra 10FPS.

Not only that but upgrading from a Core 2 Duo to a slighter better Core 2 Duo is a huge waste... I would gladly advise you to go for a Q6600 and overclock that to 3.4GHz.

PC_X360

If an extra 10fps is a good enough of a reason for you to was... I mean spend $200 for then by all means go ahead know ones stopping you.

[QUOTE="PC_X360"][QUOTE="sadikovic"]

Since you've got yours over 3.0ghz it wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of gaming performance at most your looking at an extra 10FPS.

Not only that but upgrading from a Core 2 Duo to a slighter better Core 2 Duo is a huge waste... I would gladly advise you to go for a Q6600 and overclock that to 3.4GHz.

sadikovic

If an extra 10fps is a good enough of a reason for you to was... I mean spend $200 for then by all means go ahead know ones stopping you.

I find it funny how people put so much importance in Crysis... i mean c'mon.

[QUOTE="sadikovic"][QUOTE="PC_X360"][QUOTE="sadikovic"]

Since you've got yours over 3.0ghz it wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of gaming performance at most your looking at an extra 10FPS.

Not only that but upgrading from a Core 2 Duo to a slighter better Core 2 Duo is a huge waste... I would gladly advise you to go for a Q6600 and overclock that to 3.4GHz.

daytona_178

If an extra 10fps is a good enough of a reason for you to was... I mean spend $200 for then by all means go ahead know ones stopping you.

I find it funny how people put so much importance in Crysis... i mean c'mon.

Nothing but graphics whores to be perfectly honest with you, most people play crysis with a 8800GT on High and struggle but could easily get 60FPS if they tone it back to medium.

Its quiet sad that someone would waste $200 just for a slight boost in performance for Crysis, and it is just for Crysis becuase his setup at the moment is deffinetely doing 60+fps with every other game and will continue to do so for another for a while.

[QUOTE="daytona_178"][QUOTE="sadikovic"][QUOTE="PC_X360"][QUOTE="sadikovic"]

Since you've got yours over 3.0ghz it wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of gaming performance at most your looking at an extra 10FPS.

Not only that but upgrading from a Core 2 Duo to a slighter better Core 2 Duo is a huge waste... I would gladly advise you to go for a Q6600 and overclock that to 3.4GHz.

sadikovic

If an extra 10fps is a good enough of a reason for you to was... I mean spend $200 for then by all means go ahead know ones stopping you.

I find it funny how people put so much importance in Crysis... i mean c'mon.

Nothing but graphics whores to be perfectly honest with you, most people play crysis with a 8800GT on High and struggle but could easily get 60FPS if they tone it back to medium.

Its quiet sad that someone would waste $200 just for a slight boost in performance for Crysis, and it is just for Crysis becuase his setup at the moment is deffinetely doing 60+fps with every other game and will continue to do so for another for a while.

Better off waiting for the Penryn CPU's later this year...they are meant to be 33% better clock for clock to core2duo CPU's!

[QUOTE="daytona_178"][QUOTE="sadikovic"][QUOTE="PC_X360"][QUOTE="sadikovic"]

Since you've got yours over 3.0ghz it wouldn't make a huge difference in terms of gaming performance at most your looking at an extra 10FPS.

Not only that but upgrading from a Core 2 Duo to a slighter better Core 2 Duo is a huge waste... I would gladly advise you to go for a Q6600 and overclock that to 3.4GHz.

sadikovic

If an extra 10fps is a good enough of a reason for you to was... I mean spend $200 for then by all means go ahead know ones stopping you.

I find it funny how people put so much importance in Crysis... i mean c'mon.

Nothing but graphics whores to be perfectly honest with you, most people play crysis with a 8800GT on High and struggle but could easily get 60FPS if they tone it back to medium.

Its quiet sad that someone would waste $200 just for a slight boost in performance for Crysis, and it is just for Crysis becuase his setup at the moment is deffinetely doing 60+fps with every other game and will continue to do so for another for a while.

Some of us want 1920x1200 90fps to match our vsync!

However i wouldnt upgrade a cpu for crysis. For a mmorpg, that is multi-threaded, then yeah. Everquest II isnt cpu bound for me anymore at 3.825ghz, and my 8800GT is now holding me back from more stable FPS. So I am getting the 4870x2 2gb, but with additional needs as well, such as the 2gb being very helpful in Video Rendering, along with better stability in Age of Conan.

So for just ONE game, and nothing else, I can kind of agree if that is all its for.