haxorflakes Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 I am thinking about building a new computer for gaming, video editing and other things. i read the quads where not very good in a magazine, so i thought i would ask for help from other people who might have one. If anyone would tell me which one of these are better for gaming and things like that, that would be great. Here are some things that newegg listed about the products X6800 64 bit Support: Yes FSB: 1066MHz Hyper-Threading Support: No L1 Cache: 32KB+32KB L2 Cache: 4M shared Multi-Core: Dual-Core Process Type: 65 nm Series: Core 2 Extreme Quad info 64 bit Support: Yes FSB: 1066MHz Hyper-Threading Support: No L1 Cache: 64KB+64KB L2 Cache: 2 x 4MB Multi-Core: Quad-Core Process Type: 65 nm Series: Core 2 Extreme Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 as for as I know Quads are good they just don't get used to there full potential yet. From what I've read it will be a while untill all the cores are used. So for now it's over fill but soon will be the way to go. I THINK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haxorflakes Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 so do u think that if i buy it i will be able to get it to its full potential by overclocking it, or when they make them better get drivers for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SomeoneE1se Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 ....it's not quite like that the problem is you have is that you have 4 cores but will only use 1 of them instead of all 4 so overclocking will not help. Someone who knows more will be around soon to help you out some more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haxorflakes Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 ok thanks, im probably goin to bed righht now but im going to check in the morning so if anyone knows post anything that could help me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari6502 Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 With multicore and/or multichip systems, you need the app your using to be designed to use the core simutaniously(multithreaded ?), to get real performance gains. But if you run lots of apps simutaniously,(photoshop,ripping dvd,rendering video, etc) you shouldn't see any slow down. Of course youll need a shit ton of ram though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Quad, and to a certain extent Dual core chips won't help with gaming. There intended more for workstations, which is where you will see the main benefits they offer. I believe that the Quake 4 and source engines are SMP capable though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Quad, and to a certain extent Dual core chips won't help with gaming. There intended more for workstations, which is where you will see the main benefits they offer. I believe that the Quake 4 and source engines are SMP capable though. Quake 4 does support multi-core CPUs, but the source engine only supports single core and quad core processors (so if you have a dual core CPU (or two CPUs), it will only use one) I believe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boristsr Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Of course youll need a shit ton of ram though.is that metric or imperial? :Pon a more serious note, he is right. Multiple cores need applications to be designed to use them. or you need to run multiple applications to use them. such as, if i were to rip a dvd on my computer (being a single core) and then try to run a game, i'd notice a severe performance drop. if i were to do this on a multi-core system, i'd notice little to no performance drop. i find it hard to explain further without delving into software design. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparda Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Does any one have any idea of how WIndows manages the core usage? From what I can tell it always lumps every thing on the first core (or CPU) unless the program is multi-threaded or you tell it to run it on the other core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boristsr Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Does any one have any idea of how WIndows manages the core usage? From what I can tell it always lumps every thing on the first core (or CPU) unless the program is multi-threaded or you tell it to run it on the other core.from what i can tell using hyperthreading, it gives priority to the first core, and when that is in use, chucks the process to the next core etc. it seems to be pretty balanced. you can set processor affinity manually though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haxorflakes Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 ok so if i get the quad it wil be the same performance as the other except for when programs are able to use the quad core then it will be faster? (and about the ram i am thinking about getting 2 gb or 4 so i will have a good ammount no matter what) thanks for all the great info btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VaKo Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Screw it, buy the Quad. Will be worth it this time next year, and even more worth it in 5 years. Just max out the ram, and be aware that you might have to wait for the games to catch up with your hardware. Will rock if you do Proper Work on your pc though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haxorflakes Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 ok, and while talkin bout makin this i mine as well post what im gunna build, so here goes -Antec Nine Hundred Black Steel ATX Mid Tower -Not sure what sound card (any ideas would be great) -BFG Tech BFGR1000WPSU ATX 12V 2.2/EPS 12V 2.91 1000W Power Supply -eVGA 768-P2-N831-AR GeForce 8800GTX 768MB GDDR3 PCI Express x16 HDCP Video Card -2X 18X DVD Drive -Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 320GB 3.5" IDE Hard Drive - OEM -2X 1 gb some brand of SDRAM DDR2 800 -ECS PN2-SLI2+ (V1.0) Socket T (LGA 775) NVIDIA nForce 680i SLI ATX Intel Motherboard -Intel core 2 extreme Quad core anything im missing or suggestions would be awsome! thanks for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
W4RP3D Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 By the looks of it your planing to spend some serious dough, so for the sound card have you looked at the "X-Fi XtremeGamer Fatal1ty Pro Series" cost a bit (read: alot) but the reviews ive seen seem to say its great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtterFox Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 RAM brand, Corsair maybe? Although the 680i motherboards are awesome don't they have some serious problems? Instability, SATA HDDs corrupting and stuffed audio. It doesn't happen to all the boards, just some. Apparently it getts worse over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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