Quad core or dual core ?

CodeMinion · 12-17-2007, 06:14 AM

what would u choose ..

Motoxrdude · 12-17-2007, 06:17 AM

quad....

CodeMinion · 12-17-2007, 06:18 AM

i was looking on new egg and the quad and dual core cpus at the same speed r about the same price... thats the reason why i asked

Motoxrdude · 12-17-2007, 06:25 AM

In speed you mean ghz? Ghz doesnt dictate speed. Intel used ghz as a measure of speed on their P4 series, but now days ghz doesnt mean how "fast" a processor is. If that isnt what you meant then disregard this post.

ride3k · 12-17-2007, 06:54 AM

what quadcore is at the same price as a equal ghz dual core?

JLV2k5 · 12-17-2007, 06:57 AM

yeah that is a little hard to believe

Motoxrdude · 12-17-2007, 07:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ride3k

what quadcore is at the same price as a equal ghz dual core?

Quote:

Originally Posted by JLV2k5

yeah that is a little hard to believe

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003

But as i said before, ghz doesnt mean how fast a processor is.

ride3k · 12-17-2007, 08:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Motoxrdude

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115017
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16819115003

But as i said before, ghz doesnt mean how fast a processor is.

hmm, last time i check 279 != 239 but maybe thats just my bad math...

and you do realize that those are the exact same cpu right? the quad is just two of the e6600 strapped to one chip, the process at the same speed

ride3k · 12-17-2007, 08:36 AM

oh and also, id pick an equally priced dual core over quadcore, but thats just b/c i dont need all four cores and I will get a better out of the box speed with an equally priced dual core.

lovely? · 12-17-2007, 10:29 AM

actually, no you wont. any current quad core from intel will kill any dual core put out by almost double, because it IS double. its hypocritical to say you want power and pay the same price for half as much

12-17-2007, 06:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
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Motoxrdude Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Nor Cal Age: 17 Posts: 5,853	In speed you mean ghz? Ghz doesnt dictate speed. Intel used ghz as a measure of speed on their P4 series, but now days ghz doesnt mean how "fast" a processor is. If that isnt what you meant then disregard this post. __________________ RIP Mom 9/17/55-02/22/08.

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12-17-2007, 06:18 AM	#3 (permalink)
CodeMinion Bronze Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 92	i was looking on new egg and the quad and dual core cpus at the same speed r about the same price... thats the reason why i asked

12-17-2007, 08:36 AM	#9 (permalink)
ride3k Silver Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 241	oh and also, id pick an equally priced dual core over quadcore, but thats just b/c i dont need all four cores and I will get a better out of the box speed with an equally priced dual core. __________________ Laptop/------------/Desktop /------------------/Gigabyte X38-DS4 1.8ghz/------------/E8400 3.0ghz 7900GS go/--------/8800GTS 512mb 2gb RAM/----------/2gb DDR2 800 CL4 DVD +RW/---------/DVD +RW 160gb x2 in RAID0/-/320gb hdd 17" 1440x900/-----/19" Samsung 906BW /-----------------/550w Active PFC psu /-----------------/AC Freezer Pro 7

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lovely? Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: California Age: 15 Posts: 3,651	actually, no you wont. any current quad core from intel will kill any dual core put out by almost double, because it IS double. its hypocritical to say you want power and pay the same price for half as much __________________ E4500 @ 2.93GHZ ASUS P5K-DELUXE 2GB OCZ Reaper CL3 @ 800MHZ 3-4-4-15 eVGA 8800GT OZC GameXStream 700W PSU 320GB WD Caviar SATA, 80GB WD Caviar IDE Sometimes scientists make things alot harder than they need to. All they've gotta do is put a big spring on the ground where they think it's gonna land, or send a mission to the moon to erect a sign that says "Welcome to Earth".

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