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E8500 vs Q6600

coppercladcopperclad Member Posts: 92
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Ok, im building my first computer. But i cant decide which is better for GAMING, mmo's mostly.

I think the Q6600 2.4 GHz, 1066 fsb,   would be better if any games were optimized for quad core, but as far as i know few are. If games like WAR and TCoS will only be running on 2 cores any way wouldnt the E8500 3.16GHz 1333 fsb run much better?  Let me know if I am way off base here, I just dont know which is the better way to go? Faster 2core or slower 4core? both are $189 exact same price. I will also probably be upgrading fairly soon when the faster quads get cheaper.

Thx

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  • AmazingAveryAmazingAvery Age of Conan AdvocateMember UncommonPosts: 7,188
    Originally posted by copperclad


    Ok, im building my first computer. But i cant decide which is better for GAMING, mmo's mostly.
    I think the Q6600 2.4 GHz, 1066 fsb,   would be better if any games were optimized for quad core, but as far as i know few are. If games like WAR and TCoS will only be running on 2 cores any way wouldnt the E8500 3.16GHz 1333 fsb run much better?  Let me know if I am way off base here, I just dont know which is the better way to go? Faster 2core or slower 4core? both are $189 exact same price. I will also probably be upgrading fairly soon when the faster quads get cheaper.
    Thx



     

    I would just get an E8400 use the money difference to get a good motherboard and heatsink and overclock it over the E8500. Some motherboards have an auto overclock feature which you can do with a few simple clicks. I have one machine with an E8400 in and another with a Q6600, the E8400 I can get to just over 4ghz and the Q6600 no more than 3.67ghz. On synthetic testing and game testing the dual core came out on top, I like the quad for video editing software as it speeds up the process by more than half. There are only a handfull of games out there that will support 4 cores, for now I would go for two at the faster speed and see the difference in games you play today and in the near future.



  • SomeOldBlokeSomeOldBloke Member UncommonPosts: 2,167

    E8400 - $169.99

    E8500 - $189.99

    Go with the E8500, you can't but much of a mobo upgrade for $20.    I went with the P5Q Pro. Assuming you're going withan ATI Vid Card.

  • ThunderballsThunderballs Member Posts: 365

     I can assure you the ywont run "much" better.  you should alwasy go for more cores at the same price point unles you are building a very specialised pc.    THe q660 is highly and easily overcockable too runs cool and is wel l regarded by many a gamer.

    Caveat Emptor

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