This is in reference to Kornowski's thread of which is better..If you have a OC'ed processors(lets say E8400,E8500, and E8600 compared to Q9450,Q9550 and Q9650) to their reasonably maxed Ghz,How many running applications do you need before the Quad cores offer a good performance boost over the Duals.I dont personally run a whole lot at one time if I am gaming but in other people's experiences? Hehe and be sure not to let fanboism overide facts please 