Core 2 Duo vs. Core 2 Quad - Overall

im deciding between two intel processors a quad core running 2.83ghz and a dual core running 3.3ghz. they both have a fsb of 1333mhz but the dual is roughly 50 bucks cheaper than the quad. with and without oc them which is better? for gaming and for everyday use? both are on newegg.com.

please read forums people asked that question.......shortly saying gaming=dual core video editing/multitasking=quad.........

Good advice (sarcasm)
Have a rough day or something? Lol why would you bother posting that.

Quad

...unless gaming and surfing the net are the ONLY thing you do on that rig.

If you multi-task at all a quad will be feel much smoother, IME.

This article with benchies might give you a better handle on performance and price
http://www.techreport.com/articles.x/14756

I'm not sure you can OC much with the stock heatsink. Might as well get a decent aftermarket heatsink for 30$ or so.

I guess it depends on the cooling of your case, room temperature, the particular processor you have, etc. but I'd be very surprised if you could hit 3.0 with the stock cooler.

3GHz on the Q9550 would be easy on the stock cooler because its not that far away anyways.

I prefer th quad core because I tend to do a lot even when I am playing a game. Its nice to be able to alt+tab out of TF2 to check the internet and open some other programs then alt+tab back in without it ever slowing down.

Sometimes I will run my anti-virus scan, have some IE7s open and a few other programs while playing TF2 and it just keeps on going. I have a Q660 OCed to 3GHz BTW.

A slightly lower clocked quad will outperform higher clocked duals even in non-quad optimized games, contrary to conventional wisdom. It takes around 200+ mhz difference for dual to pull ahead. This is due to background processes moving to spare cores in quad, freeing 2 cores dedicated for the large program.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/c [...] 600_8.html

Depends on the game, if its TF2 which is insanely CPU intensive since it doesn't support more than 1 core, then the Dual is better. I'm going to assume that dual you're considering on purchasing is the E8600, with a good air cooler you should be able to hit 4.5ghz which would help in alot of situations, especially in today's gaming.

PS. Chuck Norris once played Russian Roulette with a loaded gun and WON.

Hi,

I have a core 2 quad (2.5 mhz) intel processor machine and i'm not very happy with that. If you copy something from a CD as well as installing to the hardisk at the same time, the system will hang for ever. I dont know what is all about core 2 quad !!..

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So anyway,this is some useful information,seeing as i'm thinking about getting either a core 2 quad or a core 2 duo. Going to be building my first computer soon . I WAS going to get a i5 since it was similarly priced quad core and newer technology,but theres not many motherboards that support 1156 socket and I hear it's going to be outdated-ish. Plus i5 uses ddr3 which is a bit too pricy for me now.