Core 2 Duo E8500 or Core 2 Quad Q6600!?

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#1 Argonaeut
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Title says it all folks :D

What do you think would be the faster CPU (Framerate etc.) after overclocking?

Also whats a good stable OC for both of them...that is not a heatsink!

Thanks ;)

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#2 Wartzay
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if you game exclusivly, E8500, if you do stuff like video encoding etc, Q6600
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#3 swehunt
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The E8500 will reach a higher OC but it has only 2 cores, they both have pros and cons: The Q is better with handling multi-threaded tasks and moust likley games will have much more multi-threded coding ahead, but for now games usally just has usage for one or two cores. The c2d has lower temps and consume less wattage and reach the higher OC of them two.

But if i built a rig today i'd go for a quad, the clock you get from a Q is more than enough (~3.5ghz) and no game will nead higher clocks today and for a good time ahead.

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#4 tratyu92
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Get a Q6600 and overclock it.
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#5 Neo_revolution7
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in my opinion get a e8500 or e8600 unless u wana get a quad cuz later on most games are gona be multi threaded ne ways
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#6 04dcarraher
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Problem is by the time all games can fully use quad core cpus there will something much better. A faster dual core will outperform a slower quad. Dev's are just really just starting to use dual cores in multi threaded ways(within this last year or two) and dual core cpus wont be phased out for awhile.
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#7 enraged_caveman
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I wouldn't get a quad core today. The reason is most games do not use multithread yet. If you're trying to future proof, it would be a bad move, also. By the time many games uses multithread and fully support quad cores. There will be better CPU on the market compare to what you have now. I think by the time all games uses quad core the Nehalem would be fully function and selling at the price the E8500 sells for right now. All in all, get the E8500 and play it until all games supports quads then upgrade.
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#8 jmnderson69
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Go with an Intel E8500 if you just want it for gaming, you wont be disappointed believe me.
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#9 NamelessPlayer
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As others have said, it depends on what apps you use, and how you use them. For instance, the Q6600 has an edge in video-encoding apps that can use all four cores, but the gap will be lessened if a program that supports the E8500's SSE4 extensions is used. You might also consider playing a game in the foreground while encoding music in the background, or doing some other form of multitasking. Most modern games will max out two cores, leaving little room for an encoder in the background to do its job. However, if you have four cores, three or four of them will likely be free to be used by background tasks. Also, while it may be that there will be superior architectures with at least four cores (Nehalem being one of them) by the time most apps can fully utilize a quad-core, you may not want to upgrade right then and there, instead opting to make the most of what you have. At that point, the older quad-core will likely be more useful than the older dual-core. Regarding overclocking, I will tell you that overclocking a Q6600 to 3.42 GHz or so will probably require a very good HSF (it still hits 60+ degrees with my Sunbeamtech Core-Contact Freezer at 1.356 V during Prime95 stress-testing, though my CPU temps are hotter than everyone else's temps with comparable cooling for some reason; nevertheless, don't expect to hit 3.6 GHz like a few other people), while that same HSF can probably take an E8500 past 4.0 GHz. On stock cooling, my Q6600 hit 70 degrees Celsius on its two hottest cores at stock speeds when burdened with Prime95, so I don't want to imagine 3.0 GHz with a bit of extra Vcore needed for stability. I'm not going to try to sway you one way or the other without knowing your particular needs and wants, so don't expect a flat-out recommendation from me until you tell me exactly what you want to do with your new system (though you can just read all of the posts here and decide that for yourself already).
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#10 Elann2008
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Get a Q9550 if you want that dual-core speed but the multi-threading ability of a Quad. The price dropped to $339 on Newegg.com. Keep in mind, it was over $500 a few days ago. It's a must-have for Quad lovers and overclockers. I would get it if I hadn't purchased an E8500 already.
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