Hi, Mike2012 here. Currently I have a Pentium Dual Core E6700@3.2ghz. It runs pretty well on most games, however, in games that require more than 2 cores like BF3 or most console ports for instance, it doesn't perform that well. Heck, I've played games like Assassin's Creed: Revelations that are almost unplayable on a Dual Core.
Now, I would do a major upgrade to the Core i7 or something, but my motherboard only supports LGA775 socket CPU's. And I'm not looking to spend more than around $200.
Anyways, I looked online and found a used Core 2 Quad Q6600@2.4ghz on Amazon that costs like $60, which is pretty cheap. But would I see a big performance boosts in games, or should I save up around $130 for a Core 2 Extreme QX6700@2.6ghz?
Also, are there any good tutorials out there, for removing the heatsink and the old CPU safely?
By the way here are links to the processors that I might buy.
Q6600:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Q6600-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B000LRMR26
QX6700:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Extreme-QX6700-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B000JNNAU0
Now, I would do a major upgrade to the Core i7 or something, but my motherboard only supports LGA775 socket CPU's. And I'm not looking to spend more than around $200.
Anyways, I looked online and found a used Core 2 Quad Q6600@2.4ghz on Amazon that costs like $60, which is pretty cheap. But would I see a big performance boosts in games, or should I save up around $130 for a Core 2 Extreme QX6700@2.6ghz?
Also, are there any good tutorials out there, for removing the heatsink and the old CPU safely?
By the way here are links to the processors that I might buy.
Q6600:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Q6600-Quad-Core-Processor-Cache/dp/B000LRMR26
QX6700:
http://www.amazon.com/Intel-Extreme-QX6700-Quad-Core-Processor/dp/B000JNNAU0