QX6800 or QX6700?

[Apoc1]

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.


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[TecHNooB]

According to valve, multicore processors don't start becoming an advantage until you have four cores and up.

 

[stevty2889]

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.

 

[josh609]

Considering the price get the quad core, you can always overclock it, plus it will be more future proof...........

 

[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.

 

[Farmer]

Hell, you'd be hard pressed to stress a single-core processor with web browsing.

 

[Shimmishim]

i say go with the dual core... and it's a X6800 QX6800 doesn't exist

 

[CurseTheSky]

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.

 

[tersome]

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.

 

[Duvie]

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.

:thumbsup:

 

[Apoc1]

Thanks for the info guys. I will take that into consideration. I originally had a E6600 in my planned rig.