is an e6400 a waste?

[Xarick]

I was gonna get an e6400 and not OC it. But then I was thinking.. is it possible to save $40 and OC an e6300 to e6400 levels on stock cooling?

 

[CurseTheSky]

Originally posted by: Xarick
I was gonna get an e6400 and not OC it. But then I was thinking.. is it possible to save $40 and OC an e6300 to e6400 levels on stock cooling?

Yes, easily. Stock cooling, stock voltage. There's not much to it.

You could probably safely push an E6300 to 2.4-2.5ish on stock cooling and voltage as well.

 

[Cogman]

if you are not going to overclock a 6400 then a 6300 will easily get to 6400 speeds, however if you are going to overclock something then why not go for the 6400 which can overclock well.

 

[Fast Fingers]

I'd just do the 6300 OC to 6400, just keep mind of energy costs and lower overall lifetime that come with the territory. If you seriously want overclocking, I'd recommend getting a 6600, as higher clock speeds + higher cache mean you can easily reach X6800 speeds.

 

[Crucial]

I hope not because I just bought an e6600

 

[smopoim86]

i have an e6400 that will hit 4ghz, i wouldn't be able to get there with a 6300 because the board maxes before 600, if you are going for a huge OC then get the e6400, otherwise just get the 6300 and put the money toward a video card

On stock cooling, the 6400 and 6300 will max out nearly the same because of temperatures

 

[Ruptga]

You can take a 6300 up to 6800 speeds if you want to, on a stock cooler no less.

http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.aspx?catid=28&threadid=1947961

 

[Hulk]

You can't go wrong with either one. I went with the 6400 because I wanted 400x8-3200, which I achieved with default voltage.

If you really want a conservative overclock then just get a 6300 and go 400x7=2800. Unless you get unlucky you'll be able to achieve that with the stock cooler and default voltage. Just remember you'll need a good motherboard, powersupply, and memory.