duo or quad (gameing)

ryandi24 · 30 Dec 2007 at 19:57

hello,i was wondering there ant much diff in the price between these so i was wondering what would be the best to get;

Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 "LGA775 Conroe" 3.00GHz
and
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz

the computer would be used for msn,aim and gameing only.

thanks a lot.

Ben M · 30 Dec 2007 at 20:00

Which games? Not many are optimised for quad cores.

And the E6850 is a waste of money, there are better value dual core alternatives

Phemo · 30 Dec 2007 at 21:02

No sense in you getting a Quad right now so just stick with a Duo. If you're not going to overclock and you have the cash, get the E6850. If you will be overclocking, get an E6550/E6750 or an E4500 if you want to do it on the cheap.

Vir · 30 Dec 2007 at 21:19

E2180 if you go dual and plan to overclock.
E6750 if you don't plan on overclocking.

mralw · 30 Dec 2007 at 21:50

I have just upgraded from a Pentium D930 to an E6750 and the difference is unbelievable. The fastest CPU I've ever had.

So i would recommend the E6750.

HEADRAT · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:10

Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W = £152.74

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz = £119.84

Why on earth wouldn't you want two more cores for £32 :confused:

If you bought a E6750 over a Q6600 then you need your lumps felt TBH!

ryandi24 · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:18

the only game i will be playing is COD4.

and thanks for replys so far.

easyrider · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:19

HEADRAT said:
Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W = £152.74

Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 "LGA775 Conroe" 2.66GHz = £119.84

Why on earth wouldn't you want two more cores for £32

If you bought a E6750 over a Q6600 then you need your lumps felt TBH!

Indeed

longshanks · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:33

Wait for the new quads to come out. I bought a E2180 for now and i am well happy with it.

ryandi24 · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:39

what are quads like when overclocking any better than the duo or?

HEADRAT · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:46

Not that much different tbh, my Q6600 happily does 3.4GHz, I guess you might get another 300/400 Mhz out of a duo.

But remember I have another two cores under the hood

longshanks · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:46

All i know is that they run hot!! Especially compared to my Core2Duo. I know it is normal for them to run hot but i don't like that.

HEADRAT · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:48

Well as long as they run under the thermal limit of the CPU I don't really care

easyrider · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:51

HEADRAT said:
Not that much different tbh, my Q6600 happily does 3.4GHz, I guess you might get another 300/400 Mhz out of a duo.

But remember I have another two cores under the hood

Mine happily does 3.8ghz 60c full load.

easyrider · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:52

longshanks said:
All i know is that they run hot!! Especially compared to my Core2Duo. I know it is normal for them to run hot but i don't like that.

They don't run hot though.

My 6400 C2D ran hotter at 3.8ghz than my Q6600

easyrider · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:53

ryandi24 said:
what are quads like when overclocking any better than the duo or?

3.6ghz on good air is possible and higher with the right mobo.

HEADRAT · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:53

easyrider said:
Mine happily does 3.8ghz 60c full load.

Stop waving you big e-penis in my general direction

w3bbo · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:54

Q6600 or wait for new cpu's.

easyrider · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:56

HEADRAT said:
Stop waving you big e-penis in my general direction

Spoil sport

HEADRAT · 30 Dec 2007 at 22:57

I'm not a big fan of waiting, the Q6600 is hardly "big money", enjoy it while you can and if you feel compelled to buy a new CPU then stick it on MM's