E6550 vs E6750

[sandiegoislandboy]

i am building a new system and debating between the E6550 and E6750. theres about a $35 price difference. my question is, is it worth the extra $35 for 0.33GHz?

i play games, photo/video editing. dont plan on overclocking at the moment but might play with it later.

 

[ultra laser]

If you ever plan to OC, get an e6420 or e6750 because they have 8x multipliers.

 

[Upgr8er]

Originally posted by: ultra laser
If you ever plan to OC, get an e6420 or e6750 because they have 8x multipliers.

I believe the E6750 has an 10x multiplier.

 

[jawknee530]

Originally posted by: Upgr8er

Originally posted by: ultra laser
If you ever plan to OC, get an e6420 or e6750 because they have 8x multipliers.

I believe the E6750 has an 10x multiplier.

no the E6750 has a 1333Mhz FSB. which means that it's 8x333 to achieve its 2.66GHz speed. maybe you though that it had a 1066 FSB for a 10x266 which would be 2.66GHz also but it's an 8x multiplier.

 

[Upgr8er]

oops! Yeah, sorry! I stand corrected.

 

[bryanW1995]

yes, e6750 is 8x333 from factory. strangely enough, mine defaults on my mobo to 8x340. It didn't stay there for long, however...

I strongly recommend spend the extra $35. Even with no oc it is worth the $$. the price gap from e6420 to e6600 was slightly higher and the performance gap was narrower (only 266 vs 333). If you oc then you should end up with a much higher stable oc, probably 400 mhz +. I have a pretty weak oc'ing chip and I could still run at 3.6 if my wife wasn't so heat-sensitive.

 

[Borealis7]

I would (sadly) say yes.

think about it like this: the next 333MHz bump from E6750 would cost more than 80$ (to E6850)

I picked up an E6550 at Fry's for 179$ and i'd be happy if it reaches 3.0GHz (428x7) *i say "would" because i dont have a P35 board yet, im leaning towards an IP35-E*