Intel Q9300 vs Intel E8400

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#1 Karthik1994
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Can anybody tell me which processor is better for gaming. Intel Q9300 or Intel E8400?????
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Most games, The E8400
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Can anybody tell me which processor is better for gaming. Intel Q9300 or Intel E8400????? Karthik1994

Most games today just make use for 1 or 2 cores, so the Dual would be better as it has a higher clock, on the otherhand, if you OC the Quad to ~3.3ghz it would be just as good in games as the dual is stock, and the quad will do better in ewrythig else than games, the dual will reach the higher OC of them two.

Personal i'd opt for the one that has the best price on it, the lower the better.

Any of thoose CPU's will be great anyway.

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#4 Karthik1994
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Thank You
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#5 Link1515
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For gaming, definitely the E8400. Most games don't take advantage of quad cores yet, so a high-end core 2 duo will do great.
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In 1 year most games will take advantage of quad-cores so get the quad