Quad Core, any point ?

[mitch212k]

So it's a good idea for me to buy a Q66 now if future proofing is a priority.

 

[Final8y]

So it's a good idea for me to buy a Q66 now if future proofing is a priority.

I would wait until the new Intel Quads come out.

 

[Phil2008]

People have to remember not everyone upgrades every year i upgrade every two years or there abouts and so i went for quad as i felt this would give me a little more future proofing then going with dual again. This subject like all component subjects is very subjective pending on the individual user how many people here saying a quad is not necessary have a 4870 or gtx280 gfx card how many are getting a 4870X2 you don't need it but sometimes it is nice to have something new over what you have had.

Well a e4800 @ 3.6 or higher, could squeeze a few more fps out of a 4870 or 4870x2 then a q6600 can, on the raw clock speed of the e8400. It wont be much higher tho cos all games are gpu limited,

 

[marscay]

It doesn't even matter if you are only using 10% of each core on the dual core, it will still be more responsive on a quad because the latency will be lower and more threads are being executed simultaneously.

+1

i'll take 4 cores @ 3.8ghz over 2 cores running slightly faster anyday of the week, there's just no contest.

if you use you're main rig for a lot of varied tasks like i do the quad simply owns the dual cores.....more responsive + immensely better multitasking ...anyone who thinks ppl buy quads for e-penis need to remove their head from a certain area.

if anything certain ppl buy the faster clocked dual cores for e-penis to watch their super-pi times decrease ....wacky do!!!!

 

[DarkMatter]

at 3.8ghz i would defo take that over a 4.2ghz dual.... but on air i think your lucky to get a Q6600 24/7 to 3.6.... most will be 3.4-3.6 and produce a lot of heat......

so in comparison most E8*** do 4ghz with a fair ammount less heat. some will even do 4.2-4.4 without too many problems.

But i 100% agree 4cores at 3.8ghz would be very nice.