Von Paulus 8 Posted March 13, 2010 I'm thinking in acquiring one. I'd like to know how good does it run with OFF. Thanks. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RAF_Louvert 101 Posted March 14, 2010 . VP, from the tech reports I've read that CPU looks to be a lot of bang for the buck; and 8mb of L3 cache...wowzers! However, no Hyper-Threading support would be a rather large shortcoming of the unit, IMHO. Also, I seem to recall reading somewhere in these forums that the quad cores are overkill for the old CFS3 sim engine and that you will get better performance by actually disabling half the cores, but I could be in error on that recollection. I'm still running, (or more correctly will be running again as soon as my new HD's arrive), a Core 2 Duo E8400 3.0ghz Wolfdale 6mb 1333fsb 45nm with Arctic Cooler, and I overclock to 3.8ghz. It cranks OFF beautifully and runs a cool 76-to-84 degrees max doing it. . Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Von Paulus 8 Posted March 14, 2010 Well the problem is that I have a E8500 running @stock 3.18Ghz, that's not bad for OFF, but it's becoming problematic with some of the other games that I play. I've a gold opportunity to sell both the processor and memory for a very good price. I'd have only to buy a new motherboard. The I5-750 maybe it's the best processor for money. Only it runs @2.66 Ghz. And that's the point with OFF. I do know that Intel turbo boost technology can make the processor run @3.2Ghz. That's what I would like to hear about. How effective is this "new" technology with OFF. To be honest I've already tried it for 5 minutes in gaming computer I sold with that processor, and didn't notice any difference with mine. But that's only a 5 minute overview. I know I can still overclock it, but I've never overclocked my processors. In the past there were too much bad side effects. I know things are better nowadays, but... As for the hyperthreading, I still hear people complaining that when hyperthreading is active some games are slower. So... There other solutions, for example the new I5-660 that runs @3.33Ghz and with turbo boost can go until 3.66Ghz. But it doesn't have real 4 cores; it has only 2 cores plus 2 hyperthreading cores. If I only played OFF that would be my choice. I could go to the I7 processors, but in that case it would cost me more than only the motherboard, and like Tom's Hardware, it's past the point of reason to buy a processor that cost more than $200. I've 4 days to decide. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
