Stay with Q6600 or go for Q9450

[csabbi]

Hey guys.
I've got an older PC Rig. Which has a Q6600 and 2x GTX 285 in SLI with 8GB of DDR2 ram and an SSD.
My question is, will it handle the Far Cry 4 on the CPU side? Or should I upgrade to the written intel Q9450?

Thank you for your kind help.

 

[emdea22]

they will both need to be overclocked to at least 3ghz

 

[unknown_13]

Nope, don't waste money on LGA775, keep your money and upgrade to a modern platform when you can.

 

[CompuTronix]

If you want to upgrade, then go with the Q9650, which is 3.0GHz, and will overclock to 4.2GHz. They're available on eBay for a little over $100.00.

 

[csabbi]

If you want to upgrade, then go with the Q9650, which is 3.0GHz, and will overclock to 4.2GHz. They're available on eBay for a little over $100.00.

And do you think, it could handle with ease the Far Cry 4?

 

[CompuTronix]

Matched with which graphics card(s)? I can't speculate; there are too many variables. Far Cry 4 is a new title which I've never run.

I still have a Q9650 overclocked to 4.2 on an Asus P5Q Deluxe with 8GB DDR2 1066, an SSD and an overclocked GTX 760 in a modified Cooler Master Elite 330. For a six year old socket 775 platform, it's still a nice rig, and I'm still impressed with the speed. It's always been one of my favorite builds.

CT

 

[csabbi]

Matched with which graphics card(s)? I can't speculate; there are too many variables. Far Cry 4 is a new title which I've never run.

I still have a Q9650 overclocked to 4.2 on an Asus P5Q Deluxe with 8GB DDR2 1066, an SSD and an overclocked GTX 760 in a modified Cooler Master Elite 330. For a six year old socket 775 platform, it's still a nice rig, and I'm still impressed with the speed. It's always been one of my favorite builds.

CT

Well I have 2x GTX 285 in SLI connection. What do you think? Is it worthy then to go for the Q9650?

 

[csabbi]

Matched with which graphics card(s)? I can't speculate; there are too many variables. Far Cry 4 is a new title which I've never run.

I still have a Q9650 overclocked to 4.2 on an Asus P5Q Deluxe with 8GB DDR2 1066, an SSD and an overclocked GTX 760 in a modified Cooler Master Elite 330. For a six year old socket 775 platform, it's still a nice rig, and I'm still impressed with the speed. It's always been one of my favorite builds.

CT

And what do you think about core i3 540 processor? Is it worth to run Far Cry 4? Because I just received a CPU for free. So I am just curious about it. Thanks

 

[dsr07mm]

Matched with which graphics card(s)? I can't speculate; there are too many variables. Far Cry 4 is a new title which I've never run.

I still have a Q9650 overclocked to 4.2 on an Asus P5Q Deluxe with 8GB DDR2 1066, an SSD and an overclocked GTX 760 in a modified Cooler Master Elite 330. For a six year old socket 775 platform, it's still a nice rig, and I'm still impressed with the speed. It's always been one of my favorite builds.

CT

Well I have 2x GTX 285 in SLI connection. What do you think? Is it worthy then to go for the Q9650?

You just need to google or search on youtube. There is your cpu with this gpu. Now do comparison between gpu's and you will se what is your expected FPS.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzz96Rp6OdI