Core 2 Duo VS Core 2 Quad

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Tony Lancer

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Hey everybody. I need an in depth help with these 2. I'm planning to upgrade my PC, either with Core 2 Duo or Core 2 Quad. I'm a student, and I use my PC to play light games(FIFA 13) and to program(Blender, Unity etc). Now, I don't know which to choose. My mind chooses the Quad Core as the name suggests it's a 4 core processor so there isn't much load for applications. Is it a good choice. And oh if you are thinking which,I'll get the fastest quad core out there. Cheers.
 
I'd suggest something newer than either.

But if those are your only options, then get the quad-core. Q6600 was a good one, as was the Q9300. Of course, compared to today's stuff they're quite slow but back in their time they were great.
 
Hi Tony,

Whats your budget?.

What are your current system specs?..such as Motherboard,Cpu etc?
This application will tell you everything you need to know.
https://www.piriform.com/speccy

If your motherboard can handle it,Id be looking at getting a Q6600 or better (Ideally a Q9450 but they are still quite expensive second hand)...they are still very capable cpus and can be had quite cheap second hand now. :)
 
We need to know your current system specs to be able to determine what you can upgrade to. If you are looking at a new desktop, don't go with a C2D or C2Q.
 
My PC specs are:
1x1GB Ram
Intel Dual Core 1.6GHz
NVIDIA GT520
500GB SATA HDD+80GB SATA HDD
GIGABYTE GA-G31MX-S2 MOtherboard
 
Looks like you are running an E2140 cpu. If you can find a Q6600 2.4 ghz quad core cpu on ebay or something I would get that, you would also need a good heatsink/fan. You would also need to get 2 x 2gb ddr2 800mhz memory sticks to upgrade from 1gb to 4 gb.
 
Yeah it would work, you would have to go into the bios and manually set up the timings and frequency. But to be honest, You really won't notice the difference. You would be spending $20 more on newegg for 1066 then 800 unless you can find them second hand somewhere.
 
Tony Lancer said:
I see a lot of people suggest the Q6600. Is it that good?
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For a processor that came out in 2007, sure.

Pretty much everything about your system is dragging it down. I'd take a look at a Q9300 or similar for around the same price. It's a rough equivalent to the Q6600 but is on a smaller process which would consume less power.

The main thing about older higher end 775 parts like the Q9650 is that you'd already be spending ~$100 on the CPU itself (used) and your platform would still be low end in other areas. By the time you bring the rest of your system up to scratch you could have simply just bought newer, more reliable components instead and also had a more viable upgrade path.
 
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