Quad or E8400

Which Processor Is Better?

  • Quad Core

    Votes: 11 34.4%

  • E8400

    Votes: 21 65.6%
  • Total voters
    32
g4m3rof1337

g4m3rof1337

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A friend and I were talking about processors, I mentioned I may want a Quad in the near future. He said I should get an E8400.

I would like detailed answers, not like, Quad core is better, cause it has more cores.



Thanks.
 
most current applications will better utilize a dual core rather than quad, especially the new 45nm cores. until more applications and games come out that uses all 4 cores, you should probably get the e8400
 
Which quad core? It's pointless trying to ask if a quad core is better then the E8400, as you may be talking about the Q6600 or the QX9650.
 
g4m3rof1337 said:
Q6600.

And I just sent you a PM about this. :P
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If it's the Q6600 vs the E8400, then the E8400 wins hands down in gaming, especially since it's cheaper.

I love my quad core, however I bought mine before the E8400 was out, and knowing that the Q6600 is a great overclocker I decided to go with this, since I'm hoping to keep it for a while. I also do many other things with my PC besides gaming.
 
I can't believe people vote for quad core before even knowing which quad core he's talking about...
 
E8400 for gaming, the only way i would get a Q6600 is if your doing alot of editing and heavy multitasking. E8400, OC to 4Ghz. :D
 
ThatGuy16 said:
E8400 for gaming, the only way i would get a Q6600 is if your doing alot of editing and heavy multitasking. E8400, OC to 4Ghz. :D
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Took the words right outta my mouth. Couldn't have said it better. E8400 performs better in gaming, the Q6600 is better in multitasking.
 
I would go Quad cause I personally do a lot of photoshoping and video editing. Plus, if you have a good graphics card, I don't think the perform is going to differ that much.
 
Don't get either...both dual cores and quad cores are overrated.

Go "old-school" and get a single core processor...the slowest one you can find, just to be a little rebel.

Any average Joe with a little extra $$$ can say "Look at my Quad Core at 4.2GHz!!!" but not very many can say "Oh yeah!!!?? I have a single core at 10MHz"

Anyways, just give it some thought, you know? I mean...all of the decisions about how "Dual cores do better in gaming, but quads are better for multi-tasking"...with a single core, you don't have to worry about that...because they're not good at anything.

^ Oh I should mention I'm kidding, and don't mind single core CPUs at all.
 
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