Question Q6600 vs Q8400

[JackFive]

Hi,
Well kinda old cpus completely out of date and luck they both aged well.
Therefore im asking if i should replace my q6600 with a q8400 because im getting it for free from my friend.
So should i change it or not because i've heard cpu cache help it ...8vs4mb
or will it boost some fps in games like watch dogs 2 csgo battlefield 1 farcry 5 and some other old games ?
Kindly help me decide which one would be fine.
Thanks!
I've a 1050 2gb.
Note:I dont have money for PCs ATM..so please dont tell me to go for something new.

 

[SamirD]

Hers a list of compatible PLLs:
https://www.overclock.net/forum/268...enerator-list-compilation.html#/topics/601904

Sometimes if its not in the list you can try closely related numbers until it overclocks, you will be able to move the slider if your selection works, if not, keep trying other selections. Monitor CPU RAM speed in CPUZ. Monitor temps using SpeedFan.

Thank you, but how do I then find out who made the Dell motherboard?

 

[boju]

Thank you, but how do I then find out who made the Dell motherboard?

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-identify-dell-motherboards

Hwinfo64 or Cpuz under mainboard will probably tell you too.

 

[SamirD]

https://www.techwalla.com/articles/how-to-identify-dell-motherboards

Hwinfo64 or Cpuz under mainboard will probably tell you too.

That link doesn't do a good job, but I have hwinfo so I know I can find it there. Thank you!

 

[JackFive]

Hers a list of compatible PLLs:
https://www.overclock.net/forum/268...enerator-list-compilation.html#/topics/601904

Sometimes if its not in the list you can try closely related numbers until it overclocks, you will be able to move the slider if your selection works, if not, keep trying other selections. Monitor CPU RAM speed in CPUZ. Monitor temps using SpeedFan.

Thanks for the opinion guys!
PLL code is something you will find near the pcie slot of gpu written in a rectangular boxed chip.
Actually Q6600 is 105w and Q8400 is 95w and 65nm and 45nm respectively so there would be some spare wattages which sometimes need my q6600 to fix its BSOD crash issue while bf1 .
I think my q6600 crashes because of psu so extra wattages would be good,
Therefore i'll look forward to sell this and get a q9650 or else something better second hand(i5-i7 series)

 

[SamirD]

q8400 isn't worth much unless you can sell it locally. (Shipping eats up over half of the sales revenue on a single piece.)

The q9650 still command a premium price so I'd also look at the q9550 and x3360 as well:
https://www.delidded.com/lga-771-775-cpus/?filter=socket-lga-775