e6580 v q6600

what cpu is better for gaming

  • e6850

    Votes: 10 29.4%

  • q6600

    Votes: 24 70.6%
  • Total voters
    34
get the quad i mean you wont even see a differnce since you wont get ny lag in ny game if u have a good graphics card, i mean y spend 300 on a e6850 if it runs battlefield 2 just as good as q6600, and when stronger games comes out that utilize quad core if you have the grapchics and that cpu you will be able to run it : ), i think this made your decision clear
 
in the game supreme comander the e6850 gets 50.3fps while the q6600 gets 49.5fps, you couldnt even notice the difference it is way to small and when games are optimezed for quads then there will be a jump in games between q6600 and e6850, great choice
 
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Q6600 is overall better, and it is more future-proof
 
INTELCRAZY said:
No SC2... The only game that 'supports' quad core is Crysis... BF2 is single, BF2142 might have a dual patch, I really dunno
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So will HL2: EP2, UT3, and lots more upcoming titles.

I would go with the Q6600. Even a stock Q6600 will run games perfectly fine, even if it just uses one core.
 
[-0MEGA-];743843 said:
So will HL2: EP2, UT3, and lots more upcoming titles.

I would go with the Q6600. Even a stock Q6600 will run games perfectly fine, even if it just uses one core.
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Plus Bioshock, released this week and Cal of Duty 4 released in november.
 
I have just ask the same question at the guy in store. He told me to go whit the e6850 cuz it's a 3.0ghz which is important in game. The q6600 have a 2.4ghz. And it's not true quad they are more like 2 dual-core.

For me im going to buy the e6850 and wait for a true quad-core in the future. There's not only crysis in the gaming industry. Plus, Crysis is optimized for both dual-core and quad-core cpu.
 
I would probably get the q6600. But im thinking about saving some money and getting an e6750 for like 100$ less and overclocking it to e6850 speeds. Not sure yet. Have to sell 2 laptops and 2 desktops first before i go running off and building another computer.
 
Nightrain said:
But im thinking about saving some money and getting an e6750 for like 100$ less and overclocking it to e6850 speeds. Not sure yet. Have to sell 2 laptops and 2 desktops first before i go running off and building another computer.
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mAJORgAMER said:
I have just ask the same question at the guy in store. He told me to go whit the e6850 cuz it's a 3.0ghz which is important in game. The q6600 have a 2.4ghz. And it's not true quad they are more like 2 dual-core.

For me im going to buy the e6850 and wait for a true quad-core in the future. There's not only crysis in the gaming industry. Plus, Crysis is optimized for both dual-core and quad-core cpu.
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Yes the E6850 is faster when it comes to clock speed, but when a program can utilize more then two cores then the Q6600 will perform better.

And even though the Q6600 isn't a "true" quad core, it still performs great.
 
[-0MEGA-];746126 said:
Yes the E6850 is faster when it comes to clock speed, but when a program can utilize more then two cores then the Q6600 will perform better.

And even though the Q6600 isn't a "true" quad core, it still performs great.
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True, I have mine at stock speed and it didn't even hiccup when unzipping 26 500mb rar's, running media center, aim, and using firefox. Gaming probably wouldn't be much different, plus you get the awesome multitasking ability, not that the 6850 doesn't have it.
 
Get the Q6600 with the G0 stepping, and you can overclock it to 3.0Ghz with ur eyes closed =]

Then the performance would be great for games. Especially for multithreaded games like crysis.
 
Performance wise, the Q6600 will win, that's a no brainer, but in terms of value for money, I think the e6850 should be the way to go. I think the e6850 should be adequate for most games even Crysis when its used in conjunction with a decent graphics card.
 
elitehacker said:
Performance wise, the Q6600 will win, that's a no brainer, but in terms of value for money, I think the e6850 should be the way to go. I think the e6850 should be adequate for most games even Crysis when its used in conjunction with a decent graphics card.
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Or you could wait for a true quad core from AMD.

But I still maintain that the Q6600 + G0 + A slight overclock will win any day.
 
I don't really like AMD at the moment, I think its losing its edge, its parts are cheaper, but the performance lost is too great to make it value for money. Some goes for Ati, but then AMD owns ATi so when I'm talking about AMD I'm talking about both the chip manufacturer and the graphics chip maker. I think AMD should left its game, before it gets steam rolled by both Nvidia and Intel. AMD is losing alot of its market share to those two.
Get a move on AMD, pull your sock up.
 
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