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E8500 ocd vs quads long run

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kal20mx   01-08-2009 at 07:12:30 AM

Ok so I have almost all the money I need to buy me my new pc I still cant decide. I know the q6600 is an awsome cpu and I have seen it running crysis with a gtx 260 and it runs great without even being overclocked. My pc is going to be nothing but gaming thats it. All i care about is games and running the best on it. The graphics card im buying is a 4850 x2 or a gtx 280 not sure yet. Im getting me a GIGABYTE GA-EP45-UD3R LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX Intel Motherboard.
My question is should I buy me a e8500 and then upgrade to a better quad later on or get me a q6600 since more and more games would be takin advantage of them? by the way my monitor is going to be either a 22 or a 24inch. and yes I do plan to overclock too.

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aznguy0028   01-08-2009 at 07:24:24 AM
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if you want the best of both worlds, and those are your only two choices, get the Q6600 and stick with it.

OC that thing to 3.3ghz+ and call it a day. it will handle anything fine at that speed for all your needs.

E8400/500 vs Q6600 is a touchy subject for people, almost like religion, but b/c you plan to get a quad sometimes in the future,the high OC speeds of the Q6600 should be more than enough and i don't think you would be disappointed with how the chip runs.

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