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Core 2 Duo E8400 Vs Core 2 Quad Q6600

UT3 has my CPU at 100% tho.

I dunno if I should do myself some good and go get me bicycle or spend the money I would to do that and get a 3870X2 or Penryn.
 
Crysis looks GPU limited to me, 1680x1050 all high, 70% CPU usage, 1024x768 CPU is closer to 100%.


Crysis is like a parasite now worming its way through OcUK and infecting every thread it comes across :p
 
 
Yes lets get this back on topic :).

I've heard that the E8400 has 2 cores and the Q6600 has 4 cores... Hmmmmmmm...
 
Reality|Bites said:
So considering the E8400 can be had for £129, E8500 for £180 and the Q9450 for £218 + new motherboard(for me) what would you go for?
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Too early to say, best waiting for plenty of overclocking results I think now.

ShinOBIWAN said:
I thought you were getting a bike :D
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Ummm yes I may be, I'm just a speed freak I only want a new bicycle like a road bicycle that can make me go faster and I only want a new CPU to go faster, just speed freak :D, not like those guys on LN2 or water cooling tho oh no they just another level :p
 
I still thinks £180 is abit too steep for a dual core CPU at this time but we do know with an E8500 its pretty much an easy ride to 4Ghz+ ;)
 
helmutcheese said:
@ ShinOBIWAN , calling me a lair basically ?. (I simply think your stirring trouble).

Since you once again have got thread off topic I will give what you asked for since you have no contact info to send you it privately.

Quoted :

" Shack: What is the main limiter for Crysis in terms of GPU, CPU, or RAM? If users are near the low end of the requirements, which should they upgrade first?

Cevat Yerli: We would say first CPU, then GPU, then memory. But it must be in balance. If you are balanced, we are more CPU boundthen GPU, but at the same time at higher CPU configurations we scale very well for GPUs. "


http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=639
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At the low end of requrements and most likely using a monitor with a lower res. You always believe what people say on the internet dont you? Never tested anything for yourself?

1024x768 the CPU USAGE is higher than at 1680x1050 this shows that its GPU limited because the higher the res the more pixels which increase GPU load and the need for more GPU computing power.

helmutcheese said:
I have never denied what the game actually does, simply what it was sold to do and quoting facts that were said when others accuse me of lies.

The game uses 1 of my Cores at about 40% MAX so thats why I get 30-35FPS.
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40% max and what res is this? That just shows its even more GPU limited sounds like you are using a res higher than 1680x1050.
 
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Gee I think I'll start playing all my games at youtube res :eek:, need an 8 core nahalem for that never mind penryn :D.
 
The Phenom was supposed to rival Intel but it flopped. And about dual core GPU's, look at the 3870X2, 2 cores on one PCB near enough a dual core job, well sort of :P.

Cheap mobo's are usually bad for overclocking.

ShinOBIWAN said:
Yep if you want to see big fps gains for Crysis then get yourself a quicker CPU. The graphics cards we have right now are fine but the CPU's suck for Crysis.
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Only at low res, look at crysis benchmark, dual cores above quad cores it shows the game is GPU limited the CPU's aint having to work fully, getting a new CPU wont solve it its a new GPU we want.
 
C64 said:
An 8500 will be worth more on a resale than a q6600 6 months from now i think any loss you incur selling the quad will be made back when you want to sell on the 8500 as opposed to the quad.
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To some people it will have more resale value than the Q6600's due to it being new tech, but to some people the Q6600 will still have higher resale because some people will see it as 4 cores = better.
 
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