I HATE YOU NOW INTEL

**XDanger** · 03-24-07, 08:32 AM

I bought an e6400 only a few months ago thinking there would be no major changes in the line-up or price drops for at least another 6 months and now this. I hate buying something then the price falling so soon after.
DOH!!!
I want to swap now please for an e6420

"insert expletive here"

**mullet** · 03-24-07, 08:51 AM

Sorry to hear your luck man. The PC parts market is like standing by an escalator watching it move and once you buy your parts you are put on the escalator as you move down till the next upgrade.

**XDanger** · 03-24-07, 01:43 PM

Yeah I just didnt realise it was moving that fast,

<<<<PRESSES THE RED BUTTON>>>>>

stevemedes · 03-24-07, 01:57 PM

You're E6400 is fine man! Don't be so down! Just clock it to 3.2 and wait till quads are <$500.

jcniest5 · 03-24-07, 07:04 PM

Yeah, that's why I have decided to buy a cheapee Celeron D 356 so that I won't be w/o PC for the time being and wait patiently for the 6850 in the 2nd half of '07. I'm not so much an OCer, so Duo 2 Core @3Ghz is going to be good for me.

$n][pErMan · 03-24-07, 07:54 PM

Don't act so surprised... with PC's its always a gamble

Just be happy with what you got and OC the hell out of it

Then when prices drop pick yourself up a nice quad core and do it all over again

Madpistol · 03-24-07, 08:13 PM

So you're unhappy with your E6400???

I'll take it... and overclock it to hell and back.

CaptNKILL · 03-24-07, 08:28 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by XDanger

I bought an e6400 only a few months ago thinking there would be no major changes in the line-up or price drops for at least another 6 months and now this. I hate buying something then the price falling so soon after.
DOH!!!
I want to swap now please for an e6420

"insert expletive here"

What do you mean "and now this"? The 6420 isn't out yet and won't be for a month or more. Besides, the plans for the line-up changes and price drops have been floating around the internet since probably christmas.

Amuro · 03-24-07, 08:31 PM

Think I may swap for a QX6800, or maybe a Q6700.

Absolution · 03-26-07, 02:14 AM

any core2duo will be fine for quite a while

my suggestion is to do what i do - only upgrade on major arcitecture changes

ex: p4 -> core2 duo (in my case athlon 64 to core2)
or: nVidia 6800 GT -> nVidia 7800 GTX

Moving from a 6600 to a quad core wouldn't be too big of a difference at the moment. Maybe if I encoded video all the time...

**Rakeesh** · 03-26-07, 02:47 AM

Yeah I've had people tell me that I would feel the burn with my e6300 underpowering my 8800gts...but I don't. Every game I have runs better than fine at max settings. Hell, even fear hits a 40fps minimum with everything maxed out, and according to the readme that game technically shouldn't be playable on anything if you use the tip top settings.

**john19055** · 03-26-07, 08:07 AM

What do you have the E6300 clocked at ,since most of them will do 3gig or better.

03-24-07, 08:32 AM	#1
XDanger Whaaat? Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,674	I HATE YOU NOW INTEL I bought an e6400 only a few months ago thinking there would be no major changes in the line-up or price drops for at least another 6 months and now this. I hate buying something then the price falling so soon after. DOH!!! I want to swap now please for an e6420 "insert expletive here" __________________ 2500K 4.4ghz,P8P67Pro,120gb Force3, 12gb Vengeance,HD6950,TX850v2,W7HP,LaCie Blue 22" crt COMMODORE 64 Silver Label 1Mhz/128D 4Mhz(Z80)

03-24-07, 08:51 AM	#2
mullet Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 7,995	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL Sorry to hear your luck man. The PC parts market is like standing by an escalator watching it move and once you buy your parts you are put on the escalator as you move down till the next upgrade. __________________ • LIAN-LI PC-A70B • ASUS MAXIMUS V FORMULA (0701) • i7-3770k + NOCTUA\|NH-D14 • Intel 520 240GB SSD • G.SKILL Ripjaws X Series 16GB DDR3 1600 • • EVGA GeForce GTX 680 • PCP&C 750 Quad • ASUS 12x BD-ROM • DELL U2412M E-IPS • Windows 7 Pro x64 SP1 • Logitech Z5500 5.1 •

03-24-07, 01:43 PM	#3
XDanger Whaaat? Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 5,674	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL Yeah I just didnt realise it was moving that fast, <<<<PRESSES THE RED BUTTON>>>>> __________________ 2500K 4.4ghz,P8P67Pro,120gb Force3, 12gb Vengeance,HD6950,TX850v2,W7HP,LaCie Blue 22" crt COMMODORE 64 Silver Label 1Mhz/128D 4Mhz(Z80)

03-24-07, 01:57 PM	#4
stevemedes Intel Virgin Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,716	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL You're E6400 is fine man! Don't be so down! Just clock it to 3.2 and wait till quads are <$500. __________________ Core 2 Duo E6400 \| Asus P5B Deluxe w/ Thermalright HR-09 \| 4gb Crucial BallistiX Tracer PC2-8000 \| eVGA 9800 GTX \| Tuniq Tower 2x36gb WD Raptor RAID-0 \| 750gb WD SE16 \| Samsung SH-S203B \| X-Fi XtremeMusic \| Corsair VX550 Coolermaster Stacker 832 \| Klipsch Promedia 2.1

03-24-07, 07:04 PM	#5
jcniest5 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Twin Cities, MN., USA Posts: 678	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL Yeah, that's why I have decided to buy a cheapee Celeron D 356 so that I won't be w/o PC for the time being and wait patiently for the 6850 in the 2nd half of '07. I'm not so much an OCer, so Duo 2 Core @3Ghz is going to be good for me. __________________ Asus Rampage Extreme with Intel E1400@3.2Ghz, 4GB (2x2GB) OCZ Platinum PC3-1600, EVGA GTX285 SC 1GB DDR3 Asus A8N32-SLI Deluxe 1.01G, AMD A64 X2 3800+, 2x1GB Ultra PC-3200, BFG 9600GT OC 512MB DDR3 Asus A8N-SLI Deluxe, A64 3200 Venice, 2x1GB Crucial Ballistix PC-4000 and EVGA 7600GT 256MB DDR3 Abit KN8 Rev. 1.1, A64 3200+, 2x512MB Samsung PC-3700, MSI 8500GT 256MB DDR3 Gigabyte P4M900-M7 Rev. 7.0, Intel Celeron 440, 1GB Kingston, 6600LE Gigabyte P4M900-M4 Rev. 6.1, P4 3Ghz Prescott, 2x1GB OCZ Platinum Rev. 2, EVGA 8500GT 1GB DDR2 ECS L4VXA2, P4 2Ghz, 768MB and 6600GT AGP

03-24-07, 07:54 PM	#6
$n][pErMan GTX 285 SSC Goodness! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Ohio Posts: 3,719	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL Don't act so surprised... with PC's its always a gamble Just be happy with what you got and OC the hell out of it Then when prices drop pick yourself up a nice quad core and do it all over again __________________ Intel® Core 2 Quad Q6600 G0 @ 3.51GHz (390 x 9 / 1.39v) \| ASUS P5B Deluxe/WiFi-AP LGA 775 Intel P965 (1236 BIOS) \| OCZ GOLD 4GB (2GB x 2) DDR2 PC2-8500 Dual Channel (4-4-4-12 780Mhz/1.95V 1:1 Ratio) \| EVGA GeForce GTX 285 SSC Edition 1GB 512-bit GDDR3 (Currently @ 720MHz Core / 2750MHz Memory) \| Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty FPS \| Zalman CNPS9700 LED Ultra Quiet CPU Cooler \| 5 Western Digital 500GB SATA II 7200RPM w/32MB Buffer \| Acer X241W 24in Widescreen LCD 1920 x 1200 32bit \| Samsung DVD-RW-DL 18x Burner w/ lightscribe\| SILVERSTONE OP650 ATX12V / EPS12V 650W Power Supply \| AOpen 5.1 Surround sound system \| Windows Vista Business 64-Bit 3dMarkVantage: P16103 3dMark06: 17606 SuperPi 1M: 14s 100% Orthos Stable!

03-24-07, 08:13 PM	#7
Madpistol It's a wittle baby! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: United States Posts: 4,554	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL So you're unhappy with your E6400??? I'll take it... and overclock it to hell and back. __________________ http://bfbc2.statsverse.com/sig/deta...d%20Pistol.png MadPistol's Rig AMD Phenom II X4 965 BE (RB-C3) @ 4Ghz, 1.425 Vcore, 1.25V NB VID Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme (w/ Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm fan) Gigabyte UD3H AM3 790GX motherboard XFX Radeon HD 5870 PNY XLR8 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 G.Skill Ripjaws 2x2GB CL8 DDR3 1600 Soundblaster X-Fi Fatality Titanium OCZ Vertex II 120GB SSD (OS drive) Western Digital 500GB Caviar (black) Western Digital 640GB Blue Samsung DVD burner Logitech MX performance mouse Logitech G15 keyboard Corsair HX 750-watt Modular PSU Antec Nine Hundred case Windows 7 Home Premium x64 ASUS MK241 24" LCD ACER X241W 24" LCD - RIP

03-24-07, 08:31 PM	#9
Amuro Newtype Ace Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hong Kong Posts: 3,206	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL Think I may swap for a QX6800, or maybe a Q6700. __________________ Lian Li Armorsuit PC-P80 Black \| Intel Core i7-3960X @4.3Ghz \| Asus Rampage IV Extreme \| G.SKILL Ripjaws X 4 x 4GB @1866Mhz CL9 \|eVGA GTX 690 Hydro Copper \| Cruscial M4 512GB SATA III SSD \| WD VelociRaptor 300GB \| Samsung Spinpoint F1 HD103UJ 1TB \| Pioneer BDR-205BK 12x Blu-ray Burner \| Creative x-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty Sound Card \| Corsair A1200 1200W PSU Water cooled by Koolance ERM-3K3UC Cooling System

03-26-07, 02:14 AM	#10
Absolution AbsoUI Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 933	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL any core2duo will be fine for quite a while my suggestion is to do what i do - only upgrade on major arcitecture changes ex: p4 -> core2 duo (in my case athlon 64 to core2) or: nVidia 6800 GT -> nVidia 7800 GTX Moving from a 6600 to a quad core wouldn't be too big of a difference at the moment. Maybe if I encoded video all the time...

03-26-07, 02:47 AM	#11
Rakeesh Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Sonoran Desert Posts: 6,853	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL Yeah I've had people tell me that I would feel the burn with my e6300 underpowering my 8800gts...but I don't. Every game I have runs better than fine at max settings. Hell, even fear hits a 40fps minimum with everything maxed out, and according to the readme that game technically shouldn't be playable on anything if you use the tip top settings. __________________ Want to listen to audio without your computer going to sleep? Try this. Core i7 2600k 4.4Ghz 1.385v \| Corsair H60 \| 8GB Corsair Vengeance 1600 8-8-8-24 \| MSI P67A-G45 \| OCZ Vertex 3 \| Sapphire 7850 OC to Max settings

03-26-07, 08:07 AM	#12
john19055 Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: GREENVILLE,TX Posts: 3,851	Re: I HATE YOU NOW INTEL What do you have the E6300 clocked at ,since most of them will do 3gig or better. __________________ Intel i7-3820+Corsair H-100+ASROCK X79-Extreme4+16gigs G.Skill PC1600DDR3+2-ASUS DirectCU II GTX-670 in SLI+Crucial 256g-SSD+2- Samsung 1-TB+2-WesternDigtial 640g+LG-12x Blu-Ray Burner+1100w CoolerMaster+Antec-P280 case+50" Plasma PM6700+Logitech Mouse+Keyboard+Pioneer VSX-1020+Polk Audio Speakers

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