Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 8Mb BOX ,good?

[eddie]

hello

finally I am about to change my processor...I have the p5b delux asus motherboard + duo 2 core 6600 and it is pretty slow machine !
I wish to upgrade it...should I upgrade to this : Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz 8Mb BOX + the same motherboard or should I better to change also motherboard support this : Intel Core 2 Quad Q9300 2.5GHz 6Mb BOX

[Tong]

Quad 6600 = Duo 6600 * 2
Quad Q9300 = Duo 6600 * 3

choose ;-)

[eddie]

hey tong thanx......so quicky ! :wink:

tell please..is it significant with vray ? should I buy the 9300 +new motherboard? how significant it in rendertimes?
I mean..I am confused...does any one has an experience with this?

[Tong]

hey i mean render time ;-)

ps:
http://episteme.arstechnica.com/eve/forums/a/tpc/f/77909774/m/279000934931

http://www.phoronix.com/scan.php?page=article&item=621&num=1
the P5B Deluxe fully supports Intel's Core 2 Quad-Core processor

[eddie]

nice tong !

does anyone use one of these processor and can share his experinces with render engines?


really? p5b delux suopprt it ? damn the tech man in the store he doesn`t know a clue...

[Tong]

i use Q6600, what do you want to know? vray just flying :)

[eddie]

maybe did u use before the duo 2 core ? can u compare? my machine now seems to be slow like a turtle

actually the sales man told me p5b deluxe supports quad q6600 but nor support quad q9300....that`s a big difference...can`t see if it suports...any one knows?

[Tong]

maybe did u use before the duo 2 core ? can u compare? my machine now seems to be slow like a turtle

yes used, compare - 2 time faster, i was like Hatter before with duo, now i am like Cheshire Cat :roll:

[eddie]

wow !!! can`t belive it ! and I am stuck with this !

I am waiting to see the improvements already......thanx !

[braalin]

i have a q9450(better than q9300) on a p5b(simple one) with the latest bios...it works just fine...so i think your p5b deluxe will support q9300
it sais that here
http://support.asus.com/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx?SLanguage=en-us

[Tong]

better update bios eddie

[eddie]

wow !!! thanks mates..u made me know so happy :lol:

wait pls...how do i update my bios? isn`t enough just to exchange processors? do I need to format computer?
and other question...what is raid 10? (I am working 2 lastyears with raid 0)

[eddie]

braalin.....do u think I should buy the q9450 ? is it worth it? (there is gap in price though)

[Tong]

http://www.wikihow.com/Update-Your-Computer%27s-BIOS
notice: be carefull don`t do it if you don`t know what you doing.

[eddie]

thanx tong....

[Tong]

interesting, what your country prices?

mine:
Quad 6600 - 205.00 $
Quad 9300 - 266.00 $
Quad 9450 - 290.00 $
Quad 9650 - 575.00 $

[sadece]

nothing to confuse. just follow the instructions and be sure that no electricity cutout while it's processing.

[eddie]

q6600=244 US Dolar
q9300=340 US Dolar

[braalin]

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/desktop-cpu-charts-q3-2008/compare,835.html?prod[2194]=on&prod[2182]=on

there's one comparison over here...don't really know how relevant this is...q9300 is in between these two so...take your pic...there is also a userfriendly app for updating bios in windows i think it's on your motherboard install cd...but be sure not to run out of power during the process.there's also documentation on the web...google it;)

PS... i would say q6600 is ofering very good value for money so...

[eddie]

I finally made a reservation of a new hardware...and listen to this:

Intel Quad Core Q9550 +Asus P5Q Pro (I had to change my old P5B Deluxe which DOESNT support this processor)

it is a big purchase relatively but can`t wait to see the impact :P :P :lol: