upgrade cpu or overclock my E6600 ?

[DANIEL 602]

I run a lot of databases so I require more processing power and want it to run faster. I currently have the following configuration:

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? or should i overclock my E6600 ?

Thanks in advance for any help

[Russell]

DANIEL 602 : 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? or should i overclock my E6600 ?

it it worth to get a quad core if you run too many processes ,if not then just overclock your E6600 to 3.6Ghz easily.

[DANIEL 602]

i require pc for poker software plus a database analysis .I will look into the overclocking thanks.

[Russell]

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 Core i7 will be a great choice but they are pricey and you have to buy a few other stuff with it.

[SecRecy]

It will be tricky to overclock i7. There is no FSB for the processor 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 you will have to learn how to overclock all over again.

[Joshua]

i would suggest to 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