Is a quad core really necessary for a gaming rig?

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Goodguy456

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I'm just wondering if a quad core cpu is necessary for running games on ultra settings? Will a dual core be more than enough?
 
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It depends on the game. For example in BF4 you want a very good quad core. Lots of games made in recent years can take advantage of more than 2 cores. Besides, with a quad you can have an antivirus or browser working in the background while the game still gets enough cores for itself.
 
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GPU is the most important part for running games at ultra. Lower end CPUs will give you less performance when paired with a lower end chip aka. "bottleneck." Quad core i5 is an awesome proc with out fluff on it you don't need. If that is too expensive go for the 6 core fx6300 from AMD.
 
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