e6700 vs. e6750

[Jschmuck2]

I see the 6700 regularly priced much higher than the faster 6750 - what's the deal with that?

 

[JustaGeek]

I believe the multiplier, and the overclocking potential.

E6750 - multi 8 (kinda like an older, overclocked E6420, with the FSB of 333)
E6700 - multi 10 (potentially 3.33GHz with the FSB of 333)

 

[bryanW1995]

E6750 is G0 stepping and allegedly overclocks better. Also, it is a 1333 mhz fsb chip vs 1066 for e6700. I say "allegedly overclocks better" because it is kinda hit or miss on that score. There are some e6750's that will clock better than the best e6700, but I think that in general they are usually going to end up within 50-100mhz of each other after overclocking is done. The only reason to buy an e6700 new these days would be if you're using ddr2 533 or you have a mobo that won't support a 1333 fsb. The e6700 got caught in the upgrade cycle and is outdated now.

 

[nanaki333]

be careful with the e6700s too. myself and a friend got one back when they still cost some bucks and both of ours had to be sanded down. mine used to run at 42C idle with water cooling on stock speeds. my buddy's ran 49C with the stock cooler. now i'm sitting at about 42C at 3.9.

 

[JustaGeek]

Originally posted by: nanaki333
be careful with the e6700s too. myself and a friend got one back when they still cost some bucks and both of ours had to be sanded down. mine used to run at 42C idle with water cooling on stock speeds. my buddy's ran 49C with the stock cooler. now i'm sitting at about 42C at 3.9.

Did you get 3.9 with 10x multi and 390FSB...?

 

[Zap]

Originally posted by: JustaGeek
I believe the multiplier

If you look at the Intel price sheets, CPUs with the same multiplier gets priced around the same.

 

[JustaGeek]

Originally posted by: Zap

Originally posted by: JustaGeek
I believe the multiplier

If you look at the Intel price sheets, CPUs with the same multiplier gets priced around the same.

That was just about the only reason I could come up with - multi 10 vs 8.

Theoretically, with the FSB of (1333) 333MHz and the 10x multi, you get 3.33GHz OC'd clock.

With the stock E6750 FSB of (1333) 333MHz and its 8x multi, you get only 2.66GHz stock clock.

 

[bryanW1995]

yes, but keep in mind that the e6750 came out at the same time as the recent intel price cuts. if they were still making the e6700 they would have dropped the price. think about it, a Q6600 is cheaper than an e6700 right now. A Q6700 is cheaper than two e6700's.

 

[JustaGeek]

I know - makes no sense.

Looks like they kinda forgot about it, or... didn't know what to do with it, and decided to just leave it hanging there.

E6600 was the most popular CPU anyway, and the E6700 cost over $500 when I got my E6600 in September 2006 for ~$340.

Can you believe it...? One year, and still going strong!

 

[nanaki333]

Originally posted by: JustaGeek

Originally posted by: nanaki333
be careful with the e6700s too. myself and a friend got one back when they still cost some bucks and both of ours had to be sanded down. mine used to run at 42C idle with water cooling on stock speeds. my buddy's ran 49C with the stock cooler. now i'm sitting at about 42C at 3.9.

Did you get 3.9 with 10x multi and 390FSB...?

yeah.. it wouldn't run stable at 10x400.

 

[JustaGeek]

Originally posted by: nanaki333

Originally posted by: JustaGeek

Originally posted by: nanaki333
be careful with the e6700s too. myself and a friend got one back when they still cost some bucks and both of ours had to be sanded down. mine used to run at 42C idle with water cooling on stock speeds. my buddy's ran 49C with the stock cooler. now i'm sitting at about 42C at 3.9.

Did you get 3.9 with 10x multi and 390FSB...?

yeah.. it wouldn't run stable at 10x400.

Great!

Now imagine the 6750 with the 8x multi.

You would need the FSB of 487.5MHz to accomplish the same overclock.

Not an easy task by any stretch if imagination...

 

[NoSoup4You]

The same thing happened when socket 939 was discontinued, prices for 939 X2's remained higher than the newer and higher clocked AM2 X2's. It took quite awhile until 939's finally dropped, but even then they're still priced around the same as AM2 X2's.

 

[nanaki333]

Originally posted by: JustaGeek

Originally posted by: nanaki333

Originally posted by: JustaGeek

Originally posted by: nanaki333
be careful with the e6700s too. myself and a friend got one back when they still cost some bucks and both of ours had to be sanded down. mine used to run at 42C idle with water cooling on stock speeds. my buddy's ran 49C with the stock cooler. now i'm sitting at about 42C at 3.9.

Did you get 3.9 with 10x multi and 390FSB...?

yeah.. it wouldn't run stable at 10x400.

Great!

Now imagine the 6750 with the 8x multi.

You would need the FSB of 487.5MHz to accomplish the same overclock.

Not an easy task by any stretch if imagination...

i hear ya.. i'd much rather have the 1066FSB chips than the 1333 for overclocking. the 1333 is a great bang for the buck, especially if you don't ever plan on OC'ing. like my mom or dad's computer would get a 6650 or 6750

i can't wait to see what i get my Q6600 up to when i get it. i should have it by wednesday. i want at least 3.6

 

[bryanW1995]

Originally posted by: JustaGeek

Originally posted by: nanaki333

Originally posted by: JustaGeek

Originally posted by: nanaki333
be careful with the e6700s too. myself and a friend got one back when they still cost some bucks and both of ours had to be sanded down. mine used to run at 42C idle with water cooling on stock speeds. my buddy's ran 49C with the stock cooler. now i'm sitting at about 42C at 3.9.

Did you get 3.9 with 10x multi and 390FSB...?

yeah.. it wouldn't run stable at 10x400.

Great!

Now imagine the 6750 with the 8x multi.

You would need the FSB of 487.5MHz to accomplish the same overclock.

Not an easy task by any stretch if imagination...

not a difficult task for a p35 mobo and ddr2 1066, good ddr2 800 or, especially, ddr3, but much more difficult for an older system.

 

[JustaGeek]

Originally posted by: nanaki333

Originally posted by: JustaGeek

Originally posted by: nanaki333

Originally posted by: JustaGeek

Originally posted by: nanaki333
be careful with the e6700s too. myself and a friend got one back when they still cost some bucks and both of ours had to be sanded down. mine used to run at 42C idle with water cooling on stock speeds. my buddy's ran 49C with the stock cooler. now i'm sitting at about 42C at 3.9.

Did you get 3.9 with 10x multi and 390FSB...?

yeah.. it wouldn't run stable at 10x400.

Great!

Now imagine the 6750 with the 8x multi.

You would need the FSB of 487.5MHz to accomplish the same overclock.

Not an easy task by any stretch if imagination...

i hear ya.. i'd much rather have the 1066FSB chips than the 1333 for overclocking. the 1333 is a great bang for the buck, especially if you don't ever plan on OC'ing. like my mom or dad's computer would get a 6650 or 6750

i can't wait to see what i get my Q6600 up to when i get it. i should have it by wednesday. i want at least 3.6

Good luck with the Q6600!

 

[wwswimming]

I see the 6700 regularly priced much higher than the faster 6750 - what's the deal with that?

looking at the pricing of the 6750 and the 6850, it looks like Intel is providing a price incentive to move to CPU's compatible with their new chipsets.

i wonder if this has anything to do with improved yield on the 6X50's.