Worth upgrading from E5200 @3.75 to Q9550

I'm thinking of upgrading processor from an Intel E5200 to a Q9550. I had the E5200 for about 18 months, OC'd for 12 months stable at 3.75. Has any one here had both of these processors, and if so what kind of gains can be expected? I'm not looking to upgrade my entire rig at the moment so want to stick with the socker 775 for the time being. I also plan on upgrading Graphics card in the summer, currently running a ATI 4850.

I'm thinking of upgrading processor from an Intel E5200 to a Q9550. I had the E5200 for about 18 months, OC'd for 12 months stable at 3.75. Has any one here had both of these processors, and if so what kind of gains can be expected? I'm not looking to upgrade my entire rig at the moment so want to stick with the socker 775 for the time being. I also plan on upgrading Graphics card in the summer, currently running a ATI 4850.

mdh1982

I think the only way it's worth it to get a socket 775 quad is if you need better multi-tasking performance, or if you play games that really like quad-core CPUs. An E5200 at that clock speed should be able to blow through almost any game out there. What is your primary use for this rig? You'll actually lose performance in most games unless your overclock the Q9550 to at least 3.7ghz.

Why would you even want to upgrade? People are so strange sometimes.

You would have to overclock it to avoid a performance drop in most games ( ie the ones that dont expressly use 4 cores ).

It has always been my opinion that if the upgraded component @ stock is not an upgrade in ALL situations across the board from the overclocked component its not worth upgrading to.

You would have to overclock it to avoid a performance drop in most games ( ie the ones that dont expressly use 4 cores ).

It has always been my opinion that if the upgraded component @ stock is not an upgrade in ALL situations across the board from the overclocked component its not worth upgrading to.

Alter_Echo

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You would have to overclock it to avoid a performance drop in most games ( ie the ones that dont expressly use 4 cores ).

It has always been my opinion that if the upgraded component @ stock is not an upgrade in ALL situations across the board from the overclocked component its not worth upgrading to.

polarwrath11

What mobo are you running it on? I run mine on a Foxconn P43A, I only ended up with this as it was dirt cheap at the time. I don't think it had any glowing reviews but it's not that bad a board, well it does the job for me. Plus I was able to overclock without any problems, I have tried to go higher, but then run into problems. Good to know that I should need to upgrade though, means there is more money for a graphics card when the time comes 8)

I'm thinking of upgrading processor from an Intel E5200 to a Q9550. I had the E5200 for about 18 months, OC'd for 12 months stable at 3.75. Has any one here had both of these processors, and if so what kind of gains can be expected? I'm not looking to upgrade my entire rig at the moment so want to stick with the socker 775 for the time being. I also plan on upgrading Graphics card in the summer, currently running a ATI 4850.

mdh1982

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You would have to overclock it to avoid a performance drop in most games ( ie the ones that dont expressly use 4 cores ).

It has always been my opinion that if the upgraded component @ stock is not an upgrade in ALL situations across the board from the overclocked component its not worth upgrading to.

mdh1982

What mobo are you running it on? I run mine on a Foxconn P43A, I only ended up with this as it was dirt cheap at the time. I don't think it had any glowing reviews but it's not that bad a board, well it does the job for me. Plus I was able to overclock without any problems, I have tried to go higher, but then run into problems. Good to know that I should need to upgrade though, means there is more money for a graphics card when the time comes 8)

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[QUOTE="polarwrath11"] THats probably quite a good rule of thumb! I've got a e5200 at 3.25 and i just know it'd be awsome at 3.75! sucks i cant overclock it further.polarwrath11

What mobo are you running it on? I run mine on a Foxconn P43A, I only ended up with this as it was dirt cheap at the time. I don't think it had any glowing reviews but it's not that bad a board, well it does the job for me. Plus I was able to overclock without any problems, I have tried to go higher, but then run into problems. Good to know that I should need to upgrade though, means there is more money for a graphics card when the time comes 8)

Yeah I have a P5QL Pro and my RAM doesn't like going over DDR2-845 speed, so I'm stuck at 3.8ghz with my E8400. Not a bad overclocking mobo, but definitely not the best.

[QUOTE="polarwrath11"][QUOTE="mdh1982"]

What mobo are you running it on? I run mine on a Foxconn P43A, I only ended up with this as it was dirt cheap at the time. I don't think it had any glowing reviews but it's not that bad a board, well it does the job for me. Plus I was able to overclock without any problems, I have tried to go higher, but then run into problems. Good to know that I should need to upgrade though, means there is more money for a graphics card when the time comes 8)

hartsickdiscipl

Yeah I have a P5QL Pro and my RAM doesn't like going over DDR2-845 speed, so I'm stuck at 3.8ghz with my E8400. Not a bad overclocking mobo, but definitely not the best.

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[QUOTE="polarwrath11"] Using a P5QL SE. Problem is I'm using 800MHz RAM, and if I push the FSB further, RAM gets too high, and I can't get around this problem since mobo doesn't have "FSB strap DRAM" setting. What RAM you running and multipliers etc? Shame I cant go further, since I have an arctic freezer pro.polarwrath11

Yeah I have a P5QL Pro and my RAM doesn't like going over DDR2-845 speed, so I'm stuck at 3.8ghz with my E8400. Not a bad overclocking mobo, but definitely not the best.

I started at 3.0ghz, you started at 2.5. My OC is barely any better than yours!

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[QUOTE="polarwrath11"] THats probably quite a good rule of thumb! I've got a e5200 at 3.25 and i just know it'd be awsome at 3.75! sucks i cant overclock it further.polarwrath11

What mobo are you running it on? I run mine on a Foxconn P43A, I only ended up with this as it was dirt cheap at the time. I don't think it had any glowing reviews but it's not that bad a board, well it does the job for me. Plus I was able to overclock without any problems, I have tried to go higher, but then run into problems. Good to know that I should need to upgrade though, means there is more money for a graphics card when the time comes 8)

CPU clock at 300, 12.5 multiplier

Vcore 1.29v

memory voltage 2.016v

MCH voltage 1.152v

CPU Dram clock ration 1:1, using Crucial 4GB DDR2 800MHz

correction Ram is 667 not 800

ahhh i cant wait to finish my finals and see how far am i going to be able to OC my CPU.GazaAli

Make sure to get a capable CPU cooler. The stock one isn't going to take you far, that's for sure :P

[QUOTE="GazaAli"]ahhh i cant wait to finish my finals and see how far am i going to be able to OC my CPU.ravenguard90

Make sure to get a capable CPU cooler. The stock one isn't going to take you far, that's for sure :P

I second this. The stock cooler for the Core 2 Duos is horrible. I got an arctic cooling freezer 7 pro and it does the job for my moderate OC @ 1.24V.

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"]ahhh i cant wait to finish my finals and see how far am i going to be able to OC my CPU.hartsickdiscipl

Make sure to get a capable CPU cooler. The stock one isn't going to take you far, that's for sure :P

I second this. The stock cooler for the Core 2 Duos is horrible. I got an arctic cooling freezer 7 pro and it does the job for my moderate OC @ 1.24V.

I have a Arctic Cooling Freezer 7, it runs cooler with that at 3.75 than the stock did at 2.5!!!!

I'm going from e7300 to q9400/9500 soon.X360PS3AMD05

Big fan of multi-tasking, video encoding, or RTS games?

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[QUOTE="GazaAli"]ahhh i cant wait to finish my finals and see how far am i going to be able to OC my CPU.hartsickdiscipl

Make sure to get a capable CPU cooler. The stock one isn't going to take you far, that's for sure :P

I second this. The stock cooler for the Core 2 Duos is horrible. I got an arctic cooling freezer 7 pro and it does the job for my moderate OC @ 1.24V.

correction Ram is 667 not 800

mdh1982