Upgrade CPU

Computer Forum CPU, Motherboards and Memory
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I want to upgrade my pc. I run a lot of databases so I want more processing power and want it to run faster. I currently have the following ( I got this information from CPU-Z program):

Intel core 2 duo E6600 Socket 775 2.4GHz
Mainboard Chipset P965/G965
2048Mb DDR2, PC2-6400 (DRAM Freq 400Mhz)

I am thinking of putting a nice new CPU in maybe one of these:

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450, Yorkfield Core, S775, 2.66 GHz, 1333MHz, 12MB L2 Cache, OEM

Would that result in noticeable improvements in things like starting up my pc, and running queries in databases?

Thanks,

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Your not multitasking are you??? if not then it’s not worth to get a quad core just overclock your E6600 to 3.6Ghz easily.

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Multitasking runs to poker software plus an analysis database.

I’ll look into the overclocking thanks.

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It’s better to overclock your E6600 than get a Quad Core i honestly don’t think there will be significant advantage, the new Intel chips Nehalem aka Core i7 will be a great choice but they are pricey and you have to buy a few other stuff with it.

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i7 is going to be tricky to overclock. There is no FSB for the proc and memory control is on the processor now. The i7 is also going to fry EXTREMELY easily if any additional voltage is applied to the cpu. It’s horrible, but we will have to learn how to overclock all over again.

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yeah that’s why i wondered why the FSB is so high on the X58 mobo it’s 6400MHz or something like that :doh:

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(Multitasking runs to poker software plus an analysis database.
I’ll look into the overclocking thanks.)

I’d look more to Ram than CPU.
That CPU is more than capable of handling databases and poker software.
Overclocking is ok for a gamer, but for someone who uses his PC for databases and business, overclocking may be a bad idea since a single floating point error could cause your DB to become corrupt.
Add 2 more gig of ram while it’s still cheap to buy and I bet your problems disappear.
That is unless, you’re running Vista