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bonekrusher   11-07-2007 at 08:51:59 PM

I am saving up for a new computer which will be running Vista 64 bit.

I need to know what the performance difference will be between dual core and quad core.

That being said I'm not going to purchase a $500 CPU, so my choices right now are 3.0Ghz Dual or 2.66Ghz Quad.

I will be using this computer almost purely for gaming and since I am fairly nooby I'm not comfortable with OCing.

Any input would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks!

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Scotteq   11-07-2007 at 09:31:54 PM
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If gaming is all you're worried about, the standard advice applies to V64 just like it does for everything else: For one app with not a lot of multitasking, a faster Dual is better than a Quad. So thinking about the way things are right now, you'd be better off with the faster Dual.

But know that the exception has started to hit the market already: Crysis is fully capable of utilizing multiple CPU cores. Right now this is the only game I'm aware of (and it's 'cos writing multithreaded apps is much more difficult). But that will change over time.

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