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4Ghz Core 2 Duo vs M.A.M.E. 0.120 (benchmark results)
xmenxmen:
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--- Quote from: Dmod on March 27, 2008, 04:43:08 pm ---The E8400 OEM's are back in stock and I plan on ordering and overclocking a machine based on Taz's recommendations. I don't currently have a case. Can someone make a recommendation here on what features I should look for?
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The Coolermaster Centurion 5 is a good option and can be had fairly cheap, there is a version that comes with a 460w power suplly that is passable for the kind of hardware your likely to have in a MAME box.
There are plenty of other good cases out there, anything with good front to back airflow will do, avoid cases with doors, solid face plates, or that have dozens of fans pointed in random directions.
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another choice if any available locally: Feature: Cheap and 500W
http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8329864&st=Dynex+-+ATX+Mid-Tower&lp=1&type=product&cp=1&id=1175388730209
Decent cooling too with the 92 front and 120mm fan in the rear.
MBaran:
new question then :)
Fry's has a combo deal on an E6550 and motherboard.
I have a 6600/gigabyte in my desktop computer. I was gonna throw the 6550 on my desktop and use the 6600 (they clock better)
Is a 6600 at 3.4ish going to be powerful enough for jumping the gap anyways.. or am I wasting my time overclocking it since its not at the 4ghz mark anyways and probably wont do the blitz type stuff anyways.. should I just leave the 6550 at stock speeds.
The combo is 149.99 so its a pretty solid deal and helps keep it on a slight budget.
Thx!
taz-nz:
--- Quote from: MBaran on March 31, 2008, 02:50:09 pm ---new question then :)
Fry's has a combo deal on an E6550 and motherboard.
I have a 6600/gigabyte in my desktop computer. I was gonna throw the 6550 on my desktop and use the 6600 (they clock better)
Is a 6600 at 3.4ish going to be powerful enough for jumping the gap anyways.. or am I wasting my time overclocking it since its not at the 4ghz mark anyways and probably wont do the blitz type stuff anyways.. should I just leave the 6550 at stock speeds.
The combo is 149.99 so its a pretty solid deal and helps keep it on a slight budget.
Thx!
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3.4ghz will get you in the ball park, but you will still have issues with some of the most demanding ROMs. I'd give it a try, with the right cooling and a little luck you may be able to get it to 3.6ghz, every little bit helps.
Dmod:
--- Quote from: taz-nz on April 01, 2008, 07:04:40 am ---3.4ghz will get you in the ball park, but you will still have issues with some of the most demanding ROMs. I'd give it a try, with the right cooling and a little luck you may be able to get it to 3.6ghz, every little bit helps.
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Here's a related question...
Any idea what Intel's plans are for later this year? Are dual core processors in 40nm expected to exceed 3GHz or is this the limit of the technology?
I'm still trying to decide if I should jump on the E8400 or wait until later in the year. Seems like the E8400 at 4GHz is just about working at the threshold where the late 90s driving games become playable.
taz-nz:
--- Quote from: Dmod on April 01, 2008, 05:49:10 pm ---Any idea what Intel's plans are for later this year? Are dual core processors in 40nm expected to exceed 3GHz or is this the limit of the technology?
I'm still trying to decide if I should jump on the E8400 or wait until later in the year. Seems like the E8400 at 4GHz is just about working at the threshold where the late 90s driving games become playable.
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There are atleast four more 45nm dual core CPUs in the pipe line from Intel, all are due out sometime in May, but since Intel isn't doing such a great job of supplying the World with the current batch of 45nm CPUs, I'd expect them to miss that date. The new models are the E7200, E7300, E8300, E8600. The E7000 series is basically a 45nm Wolfdale core version of the E4000 series, having half the cache of the E8000 series, and a lower 1066FSB.
Probably of the most interest to MAME users are the E7300 @ 2.67ghz with a 1066FSB and the E8600 @ 3.33 with a 1333FSB, what makes them interesting is they both have 10x multipliers, which means in theory you can hit 4ghz with these CPUs with only a 400mhz FSB & DDR2-800, which means you will be able to use cheap ram as it will be running at stock speeds, and no need for extreme FSB speeds and thus reduction in the amount of stress put of the motherboard chipset, so you don't have to worry about cooking it along side your CPU.
Only time will tell how well these new models will overclock, but E7300 might end up being the CPU of choice for MAME users, as it should be a lot cheaper than the E8400 and less cache equals less power use and less heat production, which means it should be a great overclocker, but we will have to wait and see.
Early previews look good though.