Core 2 Quad q6600 or Core 2 Duo e8400?

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I'm running an Optiplex 780 with 16gb of ram, a core 2 quad e8400 3 GHz and a GT 1030. I noticed that my gpu is majorly bottlenecking my gpu and I was wondering weather a quad core such as the q6600 2.4 GHz will keep up with my gpu or will the .6 GHz speed decrease also end up bottlenecking my gpu as well? If so, which core 2 quad would be suitable for my gpu?
 
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Most games rely heavily on single-threaded performance. Trading frequency for extra cores may hurt more often than it helps.

If you really want to upgrade that computer, see if its motherboard supports the Core 2 Quad 9650. Personally, I'd save for a Ryzen 1200 platform upgrade instead of spending money on a 10 years old Core 2. (I would consider the i3-8100 too if B/H-series motherboards were available but those aren't coming 'till next year.)
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Most games rely heavily on single-threaded performance. Trading frequency for extra cores may hurt more often than it helps.

If you really want to upgrade that computer, see if its motherboard supports the Core 2 Quad 9650. Personally, I'd save for a Ryzen 1200 platform upgrade instead of spending money on a 10 years old Core 2. (I would consider the i3-8100 too if B/H-series motherboards were available but those aren't coming 'till next year.)
 
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A Q9650 "$50" "4 cores @ 3ghz" is the sweet spot for LGA775.. it's not stupidly over priced and still easy to find. Anything less because you lack the ability to overclock isn't going to be much of a difference when your looking at a bottleneck. Since you have a e8400 then you have a bios that supports it.
 
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I agree wuth the above but some people like to get cheap when upgrading old computers. Some people NEED to get cheap so I always give a best choice and a less expensive option when possible. A fast 2 Core (if it's approrpriate) and a GTX1050 could leave enough money for a used 1080P monitor/ TV.
But Q9650 with GTX1050Ti can run without buying a bigger PSU and it is the way to go if possible.
 
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