E6400 @ 3.6GHz or E6600 @ 3.4GHz ?

Sipha · 9 Apr 2007 at 15:07

Ok I've managed to get these clocks stable with these seperate chips

E6400 (L638A) @ 3.6 Ghz
E6600 (L628B) @ 3.4 Ghz

Which would be best to use do you think ?

Si

nbkpsycho · 9 Apr 2007 at 15:32

Id keep the E6600 the 4mb core will come in handy

s0ck · 9 Apr 2007 at 16:19

nbkpsycho said:
Id keep the E6600 the 4mb core will come in handy

Same.

Big.Wayne · 9 Apr 2007 at 16:24

Sipha said:
Ok I've managed to get these clocks stable with these seperate chips

E6400 (L638A) @ 3.6 Ghz
E6600 (L628B) @ 3.4 Ghz

Which would be best to use do you think ?

The e6400 and have a nice pile of cash in your back pocket from selling the e6600

SpudMaster · 9 Apr 2007 at 16:25

Sipha said:
Ok I've managed to get these clocks stable with these seperate chips

E6400 (L638A) @ 3.6 Ghz
E6600 (L628B) @ 3.4 Ghz

Which would be best to use do you think ?

Si

run some tests, which ever give best performance overall keep

though the 4mb cache tends to make little difference unless you do a lot of encoding so id prob keep the 6400 with the higher clock

matt100 · 9 Apr 2007 at 16:46

6400 purely on financial grounds, you'd never tell the 200mhz difference between the 2 let alone the extra cache on the 6600.

I just clocked my c2d by an extra 200mhz and it knocked 1 second off my superpi 1mb speed which is probably more to do with the increased ram speed. Hardly any difference at all.

easyrider · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:01

6400 and bank the cache sorry I mean cash

Just like me.

Sipha · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:08

Hmm, yeah I may keep my 6400, it seems to be a good clocker, maybe i'll sell the 6600 and get some water cooling to push the 6400 a bit more

Cheers

easyrider · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:15

Sipha said:
Hmm, yeah I may keep my 6400, it seems to be a good clocker, maybe i'll sell the 6600 and get some water cooling to push the 6400 a bit more

Cheers

I doubt you will get it higher than 3.8ghz.

But building a watercool loop is a blast in itself.

Ask matt100 hes an addict

matt100 · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:17

easyrider said:
Ask matt100 hes an addict

guilty as charged

you might not clock it further but you'll certainly get it to stfu and you'll be cool like me then

Sipha · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:17

I could always sell the E6400 and use the cash to buy some Water for the E6600

Then i'd have the best of both worlds i guess

Sipha · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:20

matt100 said:
you might not clock it further but you'll certainly get it to stfu

Heh, that would be a blessing in itself

Damn noisy Tuniq

w3bbo · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:21

e6600 - why settle for 2nd best

easyrider · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:23

matt100 said:
guilty as charged

you might not clock it further but you'll certainly get it to stfu and you'll be cool like me then

well he could always go phase and be even cooler like me!

when I get a spare moment in my life to start it

easyrider · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:25

w3bbo said:
e6600 - why settle for 2nd best

You have or you would have a quad

w3bbo · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:41

No - I meant between the choice of E6600 or 6400. If I had a quad or my current cpu sitting on my desk of course I would choose the quad - I don't so I can't

s0ck · 9 Apr 2007 at 17:44

I got a mach2 sitting here unused, waiting for when I get bored of my E6600. Truth is, it's so fast there's just no point in phasing it just yet, for me.

cobxx · 9 Apr 2007 at 21:12

s0ck said:
I got a mach2 sitting here unused, waiting for when I get bored of my E6600. Truth is, it's so fast there's just no point in phasing it just yet, for me.

If you're not using it, I'll be happy to take the burden off yourr hands....

At most, the extra 2mb cache is reported to equate to about 200-300mhz. Also, there is a chance you could go higher than 3.6 with water, which would be awesome. Up to you though...in a way you might be able to make more off a 6400 at 3.6 as 3.6 is a pretty good clock, though 3.4 isn't too shabby either. Get a good few screenies (or validated cpu-z) with each one, and you won't have a problem selling either.

IAmATeaf · 9 Apr 2007 at 21:30

What FSBs are you running to get the above speeds with each CPU?

Sipha · 9 Apr 2007 at 23:31

The E6400 i run @ 450FSB x8 for 3600 @ about 1.5v in the Bios before vdroop.

The E6600 I swapped with a friend for a previous E6600 chip hoping to find a better clocker

I run it @ 378FSB x9 for 3400Mhz @ 1.5v in the Bios.

Both need LOADS more voltage to get more out of them after that, especially the E6600, more than im prepared to run through them on air tbh so I dont know if they will hit much higher.

I'm having a few problems with my DS3 Bios at the moment which isnt helping, on/off/on/off reboots and the like. I really would like to find 3.6Ghz on that E6600 then I'd be happy