Deveant Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 well its time again for an update, but this time round im not sure what to go for. Im in need for a new CPU, and with that a new MoBo, but my issue is, there is a Duo and Quad for the same price. Item 1 - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 (2.40Ghz/Kentsfield/4MBx2/1066FSB/EMT64/XD/Quad Core) - $379 Item 2 - Intel Core 2 Duo E6850 (3.0Ghz/Conroe/4MB/1333FSB/EMT64/XD/Dual Core) - $389 So the quad is $10 cheaper, but that doesn't really matter much. Ive been searching around for performance tests and such but it seems hard to find tests of the same calibure for both chips. So just wondering, what chip would u guys go for? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cooper Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 This is easy. Consider your workload. Do you want 4 cores running at 2.4 GHz or do you want 2 running at 3.0 GHz? If you have multiple (as in more than 2) CPU hogs running simultaneously (or want to), get the quad. If you typically only have 1 or 2 processes active that are competing for your current single core CPU, get the dual core, otherwise your competing processes will each get their own, slower core and one or two cores will just sit there doing nothing all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metatron Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Go for the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600, if your want a higher core speed, I've seen people overclock it by 50% with the stock cooler. http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=197872 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted July 22, 2007 Share Posted July 22, 2007 Its all in what apps will use and what you need it for. If an app was written for multi threading then go with the quad. If it was not meant to use more than one cpu, your not going to see a noticable difference unless you have a lot of things going on at once. Things like video rendering, games, etc will get better results if they use multiple cpus, so if your doing a lot of that, then go with the big guns. Getting the quad will be better in the long run anway as it won't be out dated and when apps start to take advantage of these functions, your already one step ahead and don't need to upgrade again when dual cores become somewhat outdated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deveant Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 Thanks guys, i went with the Quad, got her installed and clocked her to 3Gb with the Asus Silent Cude for cooling, and its working prefect. So again thank you :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 What is "Asus Silent Cude"? Did you mean Cube? or this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835101002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deveant Posted July 27, 2007 Author Share Posted July 27, 2007 sorry, the cude was a spellin mistake for cube, and its a Square any way :) haha soz, anywho... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835101002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digip Posted July 27, 2007 Share Posted July 27, 2007 sorry, the cude was a spellin mistake for cube, and its a Square any way :) haha soz, anywho... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?...N82E16835101002 Do you have the case and duct system for it, or does it fit in any pc. I was reading people were having problems with it not fitting in some cases due to components blocking it. I have a Pentium D and wanted a better cooler than the stock one. I added a small bolt on movable bendy fan to hit the memory and cpu for additional cooling, but its got a week fan and even on max xpeed setting, it barely does anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deveant Posted July 28, 2007 Author Share Posted July 28, 2007 yea ive got no issue with it, i am running it in a tt soprano though, not the smallest of cases. But it works fine, and for what it is and its price, it drops the temps quite well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRGRIM Posted July 28, 2007 Share Posted July 28, 2007 Asus Ice Star ftw XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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