Should I get this processor??

[Big_Bubbaloola]

Probably a question for Teknobry to answer but any advice is appreciated:

Should I purchase this processor: Intel Quad Core Q6600 95Watt G0 Stepping (This is the one that Overclocks) 4 x 2.40Ghz 8Mb Cache 1066 FSB Quad Core Processor

Or this one: Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 2 x 2.66Ghz 4Mb Cache 1333 FSB Dual Core Processor

There's only about a £70 difference.

Cheers.

[QuotidianTemerity]

Should I purchase this processor: Intel Quad Core Q6600 95Watt G0 Stepping (This is the one that Overclocks) 4 x 2.40Ghz 8Mb Cache 1066 FSB Quad Core Processor

I'd get this and a proper heatsink and OC it 'til it bursts.

As a matter of fact, I am in a few weeks.

[Teknobry]

Personally, I'd go for the quad core. The slight processor and FSB speed the dual core has over the quad just won't be noticeable enough to make a difference, and as all new games are now making use of multiple cores you'll have the drop on dual core machines.

Friend of mine bought that exact processor at the weekend, and OC'd it straight away to 3ghz and it only suffered a 5degree temp rise!

Agree with quotidian, get a decent fan/heatsink setup for it and you're laughing.

[Big_Bubbaloola]

Cheers, looks like i'm gonna have to do a little tweaking of my budget then.

[Teknobry]

Whats your budget? Where are you buying it from?

Post up what else your buying and how much it is, might be able to find the same for cheaper!

[hool10]

No hold up! I would get the quad because I'm using it. The new 45nm chips are coming out though and they are kicking quad core butt. They use less electricity, perform faster, overclock better, get less hot, and they are cheaper. Get a quad core though.

[Big_Bubbaloola]

The budget is around £850 and getting it all from Novatech (good online shop based in Portsmouth and Bristol in UK). Getting an Asus iP35 1333 m/brd, Novatech's own 8800 gtx, dvd rom, All in 1 card reader (for the wife's use), Thermaltake Soprano Silver Middle Tower Case With Window NO PSU, Thermaltake 650W toughpower PSU, 250gb HDD OEM and Corsair 2GB 800mhz memory (maybe with extra cooling) Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro Socket 775 CPU Cooler and of course the Quad core. Oh and Windows Vista Home Premium OEM.

It all comes in at about £840.

[Big_Bubbaloola]

From what a mate told me last night, the Intel Quad cores are not truly Quad but twinned Dual's!?!?! Is that right or is he just pulling my dinga ling.

Thanks for all the help fellas, it is very much appreciated.

[Teknobry]

The quad core has 4 cores, not quite sure what your mate is getting at by twinned duals though.

Thanks to this new job its really hard to get online, I'm staying in the middle of nowhere 5 days a week and having to plug my phone into my laptop to get online but its soooo sloooooow!
Back home at weekends though so i'll try take a look then and see if I can find anywhere cheaper.

Have you tried www.scan.co.uk (http://www.scan.co.uk) ?

[hool10]

No he's right. It's basically 2 dual cores under one piece of silicon. There is only 2 channels for bandwith though. AMD is coming out with their "true" quad cores but early reviews show it as a total flop URL (http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=134836). It performs the same as a quad core so who cares?! People complain that Intel cheated but hey, it's competition.

[gorgoth]

Quad! Quad! Quad!

[Big_Bubbaloola]

Have you tried www.scan.co.uk (http://www.scan.co.uk) ?


Yes but I went and got impatient and have now ordered from Novatech (as it's just down the road! Bugger is i'm short of about £300 at the mo so went with their nothing to pay for 9mths thang but i've had to send the signed documents off to be processed, so lord knows how long that'll take before they release my order!

Thanks for the help though.

[Puscifer]

Quad! Quad! Quad!

Quad!

[NickThatQuick]

www.newegg.com, (http://www.newegg.com)
Searches all stores and finds all the sales so YOU can get a refurbrished version or random price drop.

[Big_Bubbaloola]

Searches all stores and finds all the sales so YOU can get a refurbrished version or random price drop.


Thanks but i'm English, you know the one's that used to own your green and pleasant land ;)

[fantimm]

If you wanna save a few bucks why not get a 8800GT?? they are usually about half the price of the GTX and from the benchmarks i've seen they perform at like 97% of the GTX...

[Big_Bubbaloola]

Thanks but too late, the GTX goodness should be with me tomorrow.

[seekdestroy]

I'm sorry but i have to contradict everyone, its a foolish mistake to think 4 cores is gona be better than 2. But i believe the higher FSB of the core 2 duo will boost performance (300 more) And its cheaper, easily overclockd to 3.6ghz or more. Also theres not many games, or programs that are threaded for dual cores, let alone quad cores! The advange may be in crysis, but dats about the only game that supports it fully. The core 2 duo has an increased FSB and lower multiplyer, FSB means front side bus, its the speed at which the CPU sends information to everything on the motherboard. the more FSB the faster that is. Multiplyers are just a cheap way of getting more Ghz (which every1 is obsessed with) This is where the Core 2 Duo's came from, instead of high multiplyers (like Pentium D (first dual core CPU), it has a 150 FSB with a 20 multiplyer, making it 3GHz) The core 2 duo's have a multiplyer of 2. TBH its your choice, just cus every1 is commercialised and think more is better, dont mean u have to go with them. The increased fsb of the Core 2 Duo, is a lot more, and when it overclocks to 3.6ghz it's a lot better and cheaper. But the quad core's are just gimics for GHz obssessed people. :)

[Kenny]

I actually have to fully agree with seekdestroy on this one. I fought this argument before and nobody listened, so I won't start it up again though.

[Teknobry]

Seek has some great points, but the higher FSB is only slight, and in real world applications it just isn't gonna be large enough to make any noticable difference.

If you're seriously into overclocking then multiplyers aren't the be all and end all, other things have to be adjusted in order to get a stable overclock.

The core 2 duo can be overclocked further than the quad core, but thats the trade off... faster processor with two cores, or slower one with four.

I don't think there is any 'right' answer, it all depends what you want from your machine, but if you're planning on keeping your existing rig for quite some time then the quad core will be a good investment as far as I can see.

btw, I'm running core 2 duo myself ;-)

[basic]

yup, if you plan on running the same rig for a long time get quad core. otherwise rock the c2d like everyone else :)

[frogopus]

I had the same decision and went with the Quad. With a massive heatsink I have it clocked to 3.3ghz.

I think you'll see more gains in gaming when quad core helps you through intense particle effects and the like. The sacrifice in speed shouldn't be as noticeable as the quads.

More games are supporting quad such as new games from valve (including L4D)

[Big_Bubbaloola]

Well, like I said i've bought the Quad,

Now if only the f?'king delivery driver would actually get his head out of his arse, actually look at a map/ask someone/phone me instead of returning to the depot saying he can't find my address (apart from every other delivery drive not having a prob) and deliver my damn PC parts I may be able to give you all my BLOODY OPINION!!!! ARGGGHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

It's enough to turn you to drink .................. oh too late!