I currently have a Core2 Quad Q6600 I do not use it for gaming just demanding PC work, mostly I am online with about 5 firefox sessions each with 20 odd tabs. I have 8gb of ram and will buy the same.
The Core2 Quad Q6600 runs very fast when overclocked but it also uses a lot of power which is costing me a fortune.
I worked out that I could afford to buy a new low power consuming PC with the reduced energy costs, my question is can I buy a low power modern CPU like the Intel Pentium Dual Core G3220 3.0GHz Socket 1150 and get similar performance to the Core2 Quad Q6600?
I am going to swap out two 750gb hard disks for a hybrid 2tb SSD which consumes about the third of the power of a single 750gb.
My case is a Silverstone so I need micro ATX and am considering a Gigabyte GA-H81M-D2V
I know that a Z87 based system will offer greater upgrade opportunity in the future but the cost of Z87 Gigabyte MATX is nearly double the H81, so for now I just want to replace with a cheap enough combo and get similar performance.
My current rig gets 7.3 on Windows Experience CPU Some sites say this delivers 7.1 but it is real world experience I want to know about, I can't stand a sluggish PC and I guess the SSD Hybrid will help as my hard disks are slowest components at 5.8.
If anyone has any "don't buy this buy that" because it is similar in price but performs a lot better then I would love to hear from you.
Cheers!
The Core2 Quad Q6600 runs very fast when overclocked but it also uses a lot of power which is costing me a fortune.
I worked out that I could afford to buy a new low power consuming PC with the reduced energy costs, my question is can I buy a low power modern CPU like the Intel Pentium Dual Core G3220 3.0GHz Socket 1150 and get similar performance to the Core2 Quad Q6600?
I am going to swap out two 750gb hard disks for a hybrid 2tb SSD which consumes about the third of the power of a single 750gb.
My case is a Silverstone so I need micro ATX and am considering a Gigabyte GA-H81M-D2V
I know that a Z87 based system will offer greater upgrade opportunity in the future but the cost of Z87 Gigabyte MATX is nearly double the H81, so for now I just want to replace with a cheap enough combo and get similar performance.
My current rig gets 7.3 on Windows Experience CPU Some sites say this delivers 7.1 but it is real world experience I want to know about, I can't stand a sluggish PC and I guess the SSD Hybrid will help as my hard disks are slowest components at 5.8.
If anyone has any "don't buy this buy that" because it is similar in price but performs a lot better then I would love to hear from you.
Cheers!