what CPU is better?

quad core q6600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

quad core q9400 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115131

OR

Core duo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036

which one is better for the new comp im going to build?

The Q9400 is better but more expensive!

remember that in gaming , a fast dual core will out perform a mediocre quad core cpu

its opposite in case of a workstation

remember that in gaming , a fast dual core will out perform a mediocre quad core cpu

its opposite in case of a workstation

asad_azam

ok whats wrong with ur post?:

1: amd's quad cores are teh mediocres... dont forget, Q6600 at 3 ghz = E8400 gets pwned , Q6600 at 3.6, and no matter how fast the E8400 is, it will never get to beat the Q6600

all of intels quad cores are great (except that joke QX6800/6850)

trust me, a Q6600 combined with a thermalright ultra 120 extreme will be cheaper, and if you oc teh Q6600, itl outperform the 9400 easily (except if the 9400 is also overclocked, but trust me, go with the 6600 + TR ultra 120 extreme, if u look in my sig, my cpu has a 1 GHz overclock, on a TRUEGTR2addict

alright mabe ill go with the q600 and put the extra $100 twords another 4870 so i can Xfire, will it run ok with a normal fan? my case itself has 6 fans.

ugh im still lost on what one to get now :(JetB1ackNewYear

If you'll only gaming, E8500 is the better choice. If you'll do heavy multitasks, a Quad would be useful.

Gaming CPU = E8500

why you ask? well... most games are not optimized to run on more than 2 cores and that means that if you get 2 Faster cores (E8500 @ 3.17ghz OC to 4ghz+) it will perform better than a Quad core CPU (Q6600 @ stock OC to 3.6ghz) and trust me, its much easier to overclock a E8500 than a Q6600, also take in consideration that wolfdales (E7xxx to E8xxx) are 45nm, so that means less power consuption and less temps on your CPU.

well im going to get a visiontek 4870 and maybe crossfire it sooner or later. i really want to play crysis on very high and all the new game out on a high setting. so the E8500 will outproform the q6600? if so ill order that tongiht i also was looking at

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_e8500/ and it looks like it ges alittle better then the q6600

well im going to get a visiontek 4870 and maybe crossfire it sooner or later. i really want to play crysis on very high and all the new game out on a high setting. so the E8500 will outproform the q6600? if so ill order that tongiht i also was looking at

http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/intel_e8500/ and it looks like it ges alittle better then the q6600

JetB1ackNewYear

Listen man just take the Q6600 + a good CPU cooler and OC it to 3.2GHz then buy your 4870 GPU and your set to run any game you would like.

alright ill go with the q6600 and try to push a few more bucks out and grab 2 4870s hows that sounds? will i be able to run crysis and stuff on very high?JetB1ackNewYear

You will own EVERYTHING! you play, I dont know about Crysis tho you will be able to play Crysis on max settings but 35-40FPS isnt really owning it.

alright ill go with the q6600 and try to push a few more bucks out and grab 2 4870s hows that sounds? will i be able to run crysis and stuff on very high?JetB1ackNewYear

If you can afford 2 4870's why dont you just buy a 4870X2?

[QUOTE="JetB1ackNewYear"]alright ill go with the q6600 and try to push a few more bucks out and grab 2 4870s hows that sounds? will i be able to run crysis and stuff on very high?Daytona_178

If you can afford 2 4870's why dont you just buy a 4870X2?

i dont think i cant afford 2 , i might be able to it depends my moms helping me chip in on this, maybe ill get a x2 if i can afford it will that run better then 2 4870?

[QUOTE="Daytona_178"]

[QUOTE="JetB1ackNewYear"]alright ill go with the q6600 and try to push a few more bucks out and grab 2 4870s hows that sounds? will i be able to run crysis and stuff on very high?JetB1ackNewYear

If you can afford 2 4870's why dont you just buy a 4870X2?

i dont think i cant afford 2 , i might be able to it depends my moms helping me chip in on this, maybe ill get a x2 if i can afford it will that run better then 2 4870?

A tiny bit better, anyway dont blow the bank on a computer, iam sure there are more important things then gaming in your life. JUst get something good like a 4870 with a moderately priced CPU like the Q6600 or E8400 are your laughing! :D

ur right daytona unless you'r a big gamer be wise.
but if you want power for gaming power get E8400 Daytona wrong with Q6600. it where i enter and prove it
let me remember my benchmark list and point i did it 5 time before. il aim some argument. for you guy.

remember they don't use strong powerfull card like hd4850 / 4870 but rather 8800GT / GTS / GTX but it as good argument of cpu
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2duo-e8600_6.html#sect0
the only two game in this review to show good graphic / cpu performances and are heavy cpu / gpu dependent is
Cryisis / World in conflict they use both good graphic and processing power of cpu / gpu

even tough World in conflict is more quad core on higher resolution then 1280x1024 / 1024x700 but Q6600 is down for several reason because Q9300 is better / Q9450 is better and what is awsome in quad core is Q9550 at 300$ / Q9650 at 470$ then overclocking it here more review on the run stay on
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q9300_9.html#sect0


they are several reason Q6600 is much weaker then other it one of the first quad core releash : and it fsb is lower and still a 65nm
whne the newest are 45nm and better fsb / multpiyer / arhitecture it like say SSM $.0 vs SSM 4.1 in architecture design
it change someting sorta. but it of other thing as well that change it like L2 cache
newest architecutre are mostly alway better in the end like now nehalem isn't good but it will be in future or else amd will rock over intel for several month and maybe years

Re-edit plz read up ?

ur right daytona unless you'r a big gamer be wise.
but if you want power for gaming power get E8400 Daytona wrong with Q6600. it where i enter and prove it
let me remember my benchmark list and point i did it 5 time before. il aim some argument. for you guy.
marcthpro

ugh dont tell me you rather the e8400 over the q6600. i was just about to make my mind up. i just read a review and they were put up agaisnt eacth other and the e8400 OC did just as good as a stock q6600 i think.

read up :( i was editing i said :Dmarcthpro

ok ok i see it preforms great im just so lost so what cpu should i get so i can hardcore multitask and play awesome video games :(

better yet whats your Xfire ill be sending you a txt in a hour or so i g2g! if thats ok i need someone to talk to because im ordering this tonight.

The q6600 is a great overclocker. Those yorkfields are a little harder to overclock from what I have heard. I wouldnt waste my money on a q9400. Now a q9450 or better 45nm quad on the other hand has a 12mb cache. I really like that q9450. I really think well see more and more games and apps take advantage of quads in the near future. A q6600 3.6ghz will not compete with my wolfdale clocked at 4+ ghz in most games, btw, thats just crazy.

[QUOTE="asad_azam"]

remember that in gaming , a fast dual core will out perform a mediocre quad core cpu

its opposite in case of a workstation

GTR2addict

ok whats wrong with ur post?:

1: amd's quad cores are teh mediocres... dont forget, Q6600 at 3 ghz = E8400 gets pwned , Q6600 at 3.6, and no matter how fast the E8400 is, it will never get to beat the Q6600

all of intels quad cores are great (except that joke QX6800/6850)

the 6600 is 65mm and the other 2 are 45mm does that mean alot to?JetB1ackNewYear

they are cooler and better. unless it's video the q6600 is just about always behind the e8400. in photoshop the q6600 can't even keep up with the e8200. 45nm has 1333mhz fsb q6600 has 1064 mhz fsb

GT2 Addict.don't lies to people plz :D ?marcthpro

so true if overclocking come in to play you have to run the e840 at 3.6-4+ghz you compre q6600 @2.4 ghz to e8400 @3ghz

P45 is Awsome for everting. it better the P35 unless you'r doing 30%+ overlcockign and that is hardly obtain without dry ice / mineral oils cooling

http://www.legionhardware.com/document.php?id=770&p=9marcthpro

im sorry what? i have a 50% overclock on a p35 DS3l...

[QUOTE="marcthpro"]GT2 Addict.don't lies to people plz :D ?imprezawrx500

so true if overclocking come in to play you have to run the e840 at 3.6-4+ghz you compre q6600 @2.4 ghz to e8400 @3ghz

that i know... its not a contest if both are at 3 ghz... the Q6600 beats the crap out of the 3 ghz E8400... if a Q6600 is at 3.6, the wolfdale's need to be over 4 ghz..