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Time for a CPU upgrade

G00SE

G00SE

G00SE

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Hi,

I currently have a A64 3700+ and i'm thinking it maybe upgrade time :)

I'm stuck between getting a Q6600 or a E8400. (or anything else I should be looking at in that price range?)

I play games mostly, very little else.

Now, here's the thing. I have no intention whatsoever in overclocking any CPU I buy :o

I know that may shock a few of you guys but please keep it in mind :D

So what do you recommend?

Thanks for your time.
 
Crikey! as it seems you don't upgrade very often I would probably get:

  • Wolfdale E8400 - Dual Core 3GHz 6MB Cache
  • Kentsfield Q6600 - Quad Core 2.4GHz 8MB Cache
  • Yorkfield Q9450 - Quad Core 2.66GHz 12MB Cache
An E8400 would be a really good upgrade for you but if your not gonna change CPU again for another few years then the Quad will serve you well. I grayed out the older tech Kentsfield because I feel the Yorkfield is a better long term purchase and the premium you pay for it over the older quad would be recouped in time through cheaper leccy bills. :cool:
 
for gaming i'd stick with duel core as no games use quad & u'd have 2 cores constantly idleing. but others may disagree with me
 
milkinc13 said:
for gaming i'd stick with duel core as no games use quad & u'd have 2 cores constantly idleing. but others may disagree with me
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I understand that but like the first guy said, I don't upgrade very often!

I was reading a review of a game that said a dual core CPU was minimum spec! (think it was assasins creed?) which kinda made me think "omg how old is my rig!"

now I don't wanna buy a dual core then find out in 12 months time that 4 cores is minimum spec :D

How likely is that to happen?
 
Out of interest, if you have a quad core running a game that is dual core only, would the game have two cores to itself, with windows stuff running on the remaining cores?
 
i'd be supprised if that happenes, there's still a large number of people still using single core CPU's, most of those in the college group i'm in are still using single core PC's!
 
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