Advice Please: Graphics Card vs CPU Clock Scaling.

[Nelly]

Just wondering as I'm going to be buying a new CPU & Graphics Card.

Primarily gaming, what I need to know is this . . .

Say I purchased a Q9550/Q9650 clocked to 3.8ghz or a E8500/E8600 clocked to 4.2ghz, would the clock give me a significant boost to warrant purchasing the dual core?

I'll be gaming at 1920X1200, will be looking at either the HD4870, GTX 280 or HD4870X2 (most likely choice)

From what I gathered with the 8800GTX it topped out with a CPU at around 3.6ghz.

I cant see any reviews showing how much difference the CPU clock makes.

 

[Nelly]

Thanks for the info, appreciate it.

The only thing is in this thread: Games quad vs duel? people are saying dual core is best for gaming

Who is right, who is wrong? lol.

 

[Nelly]

Thanks for the info, I've mentioned this thread in the other thread to see what they have to say, majority of people said dual core in that thread lol.