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From: Jdr on 26 Apr 2010 11:20 "Jdr" <jdr(a)sxz.net> wrote in message news:83lmgvFpjhU1(a)mid.individual.net... > I wonder if any one runs CPU higher than 2.40 gigahertz Intel Core 2 Duo > on ASUSP5B-Deluxe Rev 1.xx ? > TIA for sharing of your experience. My apology, I've found the "lost" thread... Thanks Paul again... "Paul" <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote in message news:hknh2j$gr$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... > McCorkindale wrote: >> >> "Paul" <nospam(a)needed.com> wrote in message >> news:hkmtfh$5pl$1(a)news.eternal-september.org... >>> McCorkindale wrote: >>>> I have this mo/bo running Core 2 CPU 6600/ @2.40 GHz for some time >>>> now >>>> and I would like to upgrade this CPU. I wonder weather there is >>>> someone who >>>> runs this m/b with much faster CPU. Any information on this topic >>>> will be >>>> greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> jdr >>> >>> It's much more economical to just overclock your Q6600. For the small >>> step in stock speed you'll get from an upgrade, it just isn't worth it. >>> >>> http://support.asus.com.tw/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us&model=P5B%20Deluxe >>> >>> You should be able to get at least 3GHz from it, by overclocking. You >>> can look through the reviews here for the Q6600 and see what >>> ordinary users managed to get from it, by overclocking. >>> >>> http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 >>> >>> Paul >> >> >> Thank you Paul, >> Somehow, I'm not convinced that is exactly the same. >> It depends what want to achieve. I was thinking about >> replacing the present CPU (Core 2) with core 2 Quad. >> In this case in want be only speed but in volume as well >> playing quite important part. >> >> But I take your point and see into it. >> >> Jdr >> >> > > OK, so your original processor is an E6600 and not a Q6600. > My mistake. There is more room to upgrade then. > > Additional cores help, if the software you use is multi-core aware, > and spreads the task over all the cores. Not all software will > do that. Just so you know what to expect. Some multimedia software > is multi-core aware, so perhaps some kinds of movie editing or rendering > applications will run faster. > > The fastest reasonably priced processor is the Core 2 Quad Q9550 > 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache at $270. Faster than this gets too expensive > (and you should consider LGA1156 or LGA1366 motherboards and > processors instead in that case). > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115041 > > The Q8300 Core 2 Quad 2.5GHz 4MB L2 Cache is $149. It is an > FSB1333 part. It would give you about double the performance > with the right application running (and using all cores). > > http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115207 > > Looking at the reviews on Newegg for your P5B Deluxe motherboard, > one person managed to get the FSB clock up to 500 MHz or FSB2000. > If you started with a FSB1333 processor and got it to run FSB2000, > you'd have a bit of overclocking headroom. So you might manage to > squeeze a bit more from your Q8300. It is a 45nm part, so > watch out for applying too much Vcore boost. Check one > of the enthusiast sites, to verify the limit is 1.4 volts. > I think the 45nm processors don't last very long, if you > give them more voltage than that. Extra voltage is only > needed if you're trying for a large overclock. If you plan > to leave it at stock 2.5GHz speed, then there is no need > for a voltage boost. > > Reading the Newegg reviews for the Q8300, it isn't a huge > overclocker. Maybe somewhere between 2.8Ghz and 3.1GHz or so. > So between the motherboard and the CPU, the CPU is probably > the limiting factor to overclocking. > > Paul |