Have any Core 2 Duo E8500 45nm Wolfdale processors with the latest E0 stepping been bought by any of you guys yet ????
If you have one where did you buy it & when !!!
I was going to build a new Q9550 system since the price dropped but after studying these benchmarks http://www.xbitlabs.com/articl.../core2duo-e8600_5.html & knowing the E8500 OC's easier & better than the Quads plus they run cooler.. [should go to 4 ghz on auto volts & still run cool/n/fast]
Saving a $140 between E8500 & Q9550 & most of our software runs best on dual cores..
Now if i was into video encoding, it's a Q9550 with no 2nd thoughts !!
Parts to be bought :
Asus P5Q-E P45 motherboard
Mushkin PC 8500 4 gigs of ram
E8500 [or Q9550] since no affordable Quad EO steppings i've decided to build E8600
These parts are allready delivered:
MSI R4850 Video Card
Corsair 620HX power supply
ZeroTherm Zen 120 CPU cooler
Antec 900 Case
Wd 500GB hard drive
LG DVD writer
3.5 floppy & round cable
Any thoughts or experience appreciated !!
Thanks; Ol'Pal Gary
If you have one where did you buy it & when !!!
I was going to build a new Q9550 system since the price dropped but after studying these benchmarks http://www.xbitlabs.com/articl.../core2duo-e8600_5.html & knowing the E8500 OC's easier & better than the Quads plus they run cooler.. [should go to 4 ghz on auto volts & still run cool/n/fast]
Saving a $140 between E8500 & Q9550 & most of our software runs best on dual cores..
Now if i was into video encoding, it's a Q9550 with no 2nd thoughts !!
Parts to be bought :
Asus P5Q-E P45 motherboard
Mushkin PC 8500 4 gigs of ram
E8500 [or Q9550] since no affordable Quad EO steppings i've decided to build E8600
These parts are allready delivered:
MSI R4850 Video Card
Corsair 620HX power supply
ZeroTherm Zen 120 CPU cooler
Antec 900 Case
Wd 500GB hard drive
LG DVD writer
3.5 floppy & round cable
Any thoughts or experience appreciated !!
Thanks; Ol'Pal Gary