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Dual core or Quad core really?

andymac

andymac

andymac

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I have been searching through these forums and I have noticed a trend towards the new Intel Q6600 quad core processors as the spec up of choice, especially for gaming, however further research has shown that a dual core processor, say an E6600 will work better in just about all settings except for video encoding and multi-threaded applications, in games and real world usage, the dual core processors offer a better in game frame rate, and better thermal efficiency.

So what is the actual story, are the Q6600s special in some way that other net reviews and benchmarks are not getting, or are they just favourites here because they are the newest thing?

Opinions?

Andy
 
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