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QX6800 or QX6700?

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Apoc1

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I am building a new rig around April-May, i run games with the a browser and sometimes a music player in the background. thats the extent of the load i put on my PC, Would i benefit from a a OC'ed dual core 2.93 or an OC'ed Quad core, im sure i can get the 6800 at a higher stable clock speed then the quad but i loose 2 cores. im sure this debate rages but a quick search on my part returned nothing relevant.


https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.asp?ID=4942907">Current proposed build</a>https://secure.newegg.com/NewVersion/WishList/MySavedWishDetail.asp?ID=4942907
 
According to valve, multicore processors don't start becoming an advantage until you have four cores and up.
 
You'de barely be stressing a single core let alone a dual core, so you deffinatly don't need a quad core, I'd just go with the dual core.
 
Considering the price get the quad core, you can always overclock it, plus it will be more future proof...........
 
There is absolutely no reason to even consider a quad core based on your described needs unless you enjoy tossing away money.

Get an E6600 & OC to ~ 3.4 GHz, & you'll have more than you need.
 
If you have $1000 to burn, get the quad core. It'll be money thrown away unless you do a lot of encoding or other things that use multiple cores, but it will be somewhat future proof.

If you're just looking for a good processor, get the E6600. Everything you described will never use more than two cores (it might not even fully load up one). There's NO need to spend $1000 on a processor for normal at-home work. The only reason to get an X6800 is benchmarking, or possibly bragging.
 
If you're willing to spend $1000 for a CPU, it might as well be a quad core. If you want to go dual core, save some money and get an E6600.
 
Originally posted by: n7
There is absolutely no reason to even consider a quad core based on your described needs unless you enjoy tossing away money.

Get an E6600 & OC to ~ 3.4 GHz, & you'll have more than you need.
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Thanks for the info guys. I will take that into consideration. I originally had a E6600 in my planned rig.
 
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