Is it worth up-grading to quad??

[guest_9323wk]

Hi

I am thinking about up-grading to quad core as I am stll on E6600 Core 2 CPU. Quads are coming down in price now I am looking at maybe getting this one, its the best one I can find for that sort of price.


Your views welcome.


Thanks,

Wiz

 

[Anon_F]

Would be good for Crunching!
But not sure if the cost is worth it at the moment.

 

[guest_9323wk]

Would be good for Crunching!
But not sure if the cost is worth it at the moment.

Yeah thats what I was thinking to, the prices of things keep changing atm.

 

[muckshifter]

I'll wait for the 8 core's to come down in price, then buy a quad.


Someone will still want XP on it too.

 

[floppybootstomp]

Unless you're a heavy user of CPU-intensive software such as wanting to run video editing/rendering and a CAD program in tandem, I wouldn't bother.

If you have a need for 4 cores, buy one.

Other than that I'd wait and eventually make a bigger jump to an ie7 setup.

The only other reason to go quad, imo, is to return more crunching work units.

 

[floppybootstomp]

Someone will still want XP on it too.

Yep, my mate being one such in question

He has said he'll probably buy Win7 when it's finally released though

 

[guest_9323wk]

Hello All,

Thanks for your repies,

Mucks, thanks for your reply. Yeah I bit someone will want to run a quad on xp and it just wont happen lol. I think I might wait tell the 8 core's come down in price first although I would need an mobo up-grade if I went for an 8 quad.



Flops,

I am quite happy with the e6600 atm although I have noticed it to use all 2 cores lately when scanning either for viures or spyware scans, if I run a viurs scan and try go on the net then the system will lag thats the only reason why I might up-grade to quad.

 

[Abarbarian]

Just curious here but why do you think XP will not run just fine on a quad ? Why not run your scans while you have your tea or are watching a vid.

 

[floppybootstomp]

Flops,

I am quite happy with the e6600 atm although I have noticed it to use all 2 cores lately when scanning either for viures or spyware scans, if I run a viurs scan and try go on the net then the system will lag thats the only reason why I might up-grade to quad.

As a virus and/or malware scan is quite intensive would it not use four cores anyway?

If you know this not to be the case then go ahead and buy a 4 core if you have the money and really want one.

But to my mind it's a rather costly upgrade that will reap relatively few benefits. Unless you're strongly committed to crunching of course then it's well worth it.

You'd get a few quid back by selling the 6600 as well, I reckon it would sell here or on E-Bay or similar.

Why not just do your scans when you're out/eating/having a shower/bath/ or just about anything else but being on the computer.

 

[Ian]

I'd hang on a little longer Wiz, for the same reasons that Flops suggested above. It's a nice CPU, but I don't think you'll notice much difference.

Might be worth saving your pennies for a little longer and get a nice big step up next year

 

[guest_9323wk]

Hi,

Flops, I agree if I up-grade to quad the scans will probably use the same amount of CPU usage. The E6600 has done me well and I am sure it will for another year, then I think will look at building a i7 rig as they would have hopefully come down in price by then. I'll set the sans when I am doing other things, so I dont need to use the pc and then it can complete them and it want lag when I am trying to get it to do other things. Do you reckon I should still get a fair bit for the E6600 if I sell it next year?



Ian,

Thanks for your reply.

It's a nice CPU but as you and Flops have said the performance would be not that much different, I am going to save the £126 and put it towards a i7 rig next year.