Quad Core Q6600 VS Intel Core 2 Duo E6750...

[Zen Ninja]

Which is better?

 

[Zen Ninja]

In the long run of course.

The full system for the quad core would look like this:

CPU (NEW) Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.4GHz FSB 1066, 8MB Quad Core (on sale)
CPU Cooling Intel / AMD Original Cooling Fan & Heatsink
Memory 2048 MB DDR II 667 Memory 240 Pin (Kingston) (1024 x 2) (on sale)
Mother Board ASUS P5B-MX Mother Board
Hard Drive 1 Western Digital 320GB 7200RPM 16MB Cache Serial ATA II
Optical Drive 1 LG 20X DVD RW w/ Lightscribe +- Dual Layer Serial ATA
Video ATI ASUS Radeon EAX1950 Pro, PCI Express, 256MB, HTDP (on sale)
Audio Onboard Audio
Network Card Onboard Network Card
Case Cooler Master Centurion 5 Case (siver)
Power Supply 550 Watt Thermaltake Pure Power Supply W0101RU
Operating System Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32 bit
Warranty Free 3 Years Parts & Labor Warranty (valid when operating system is purchased)
(Canadian Dollars) Priced At: $990.00

 

[Nedder]

A few comments-

The P5B is kind of old, you might want to consider P5K-E
You need DDR2-800 not 667 - I would get something like OCZ platinum rev. 2 ($90 plus $35 rebate currently)
Wait for the ATI 2950 pro. It's coming in a few weeks and will be faster plus support DX10
If you want to overclock, the included heatsink for Intel is rather poor

As for cpu, personally I would go cheap like E4400 or Q6600. The mid-range dual cores are pointless IMO. The quad core overclocks
to 3ghz so easily and as more games/apps support the extra cores, the life of the cpu will get extended greatly.

The rest looks fine.

 

[mjavid]

You need DDR2-800 not 667 - I would get something like OCZ platinum rev. 2 ($90 plus $35 rebate currently)

My Kingston DDR2 667 Value RAM overclocks easily to 800Mhz even at stock 1.8V

 

[wittangamo]

Q6600 for the win. I also think a P35 mobo is your best bet. The Abit IP35-E is cheaper, a more competent overclocker and has all the same features.