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Intel Quad Cores

dave22

dave22

dave22

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Hey,

I know next to nothing about CPUs these days.

Why is the "Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB) - Retail" more expensive than the Q6700? The only difference I can see is the Q6700 has a higher clock at 2.66

Anyway my main question:

I am about to get a new system. I had chosen a "Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 LGA775 'Wolfdale' 2.80GHz (1066FSB) - Retail" as the CPU.

What would be better between this and a quad core such as the q6600?

Cheers, Dave
 
I think I'll stick with the 2.8 dual core then. I only use my PC for fairly simple tasks these days and perhaps the odd game. Tbh anything I get will seem lightning fast as I'm upgrading from an Athlon 3200 64 :)
 
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