Core 2 Duo 8400 or Quad core Q6600

[frim]

INTEL Core 2 Duo E8400 3Ghz BOX or INTEL Core 2 Quad Q6600 2.40Ghz what do you sugest me guys

[cottonvibes]

man this question gets asked like every other day now

it depends on what you're going to use the PC for.

PCSX2 emulator relies on faster clock speed, so the 8400 3Ghz would serve you better.

but for regular PC use and multi-tasking, the Quad-core would be better.

I would get the Q6600 with an aftermarket cooler and OC it to 3Ghz. (well actually i'd try and OC it close to 4Ghz, but thats cuz i like to push the hardware to its limits)

[frim]

thanks man i need it for pcsx2

[cottonvibes]

if you don't know how to overclock, then the 8400 would be faster in PCSX2.

but if you read up on overclocking, you should be able to overclock the q6600 to at least ~3.2Ghz, and that is powerful enough to play alot of PCSX2 games at full speed. (FFX, FFXII, Kingdom Hearts, etc...)

at 2.4 Ghz though, they might not run at full speed all the time.
FFXII for instance will probably run at 40~70FPS.


but theres also games that even run slow on 3.6+Ghz systems... So don't expect all games to run at full speed.

[frim]

but can i overclock the E8400 without cooler to 4GHz
as for the Q6600 i am not sure

[cottonvibes]

well i'm not sure if you can OC it to 4Ghz with its stock HSF.
it would probably run pretty hot, i would still buy an aftermarket HSF if you're going to OC the 8400.

If all you're going to use it for is PCSX2, then just get the 8400.

but 4cores makes browsing through windows, and running multiple apps smoother.

[Cheesus]

Look, seriously, just go through a few older threads. This has been discussed at least half a dozen times. You'll find more people's opinions there.

[frim]

yeah ok i gona see but i think that i gona get E8400 and thanks man

[cottonvibes]

Originally Posted by Cheesus

Look, seriously, just go through a few older threads. This has been discussed at least half a dozen times. You'll find more people's opinions there.

but that would be a waste of time since my opinion is always right

anyways, take a look at this thread
E8400 VS Q9450 . dont know which is faster in pcsx2 and FFx

[cyclonmaster]

I suggest you go to INTEL Core 2 Duo E8400. Base on it's specs:

Core 2 Duo-E8400 MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3 SSE4
(Wolfdale)
(dual core, EM64T, NX bit, VT, TXT)
January 7, 2008 - {$183}
775 balls
3000MHz (333x9)
(64-bit quad-pumped bus)
Socket 775
2x 32KB data (8-way)
2x 32KB instruction (8-way)
6MB on-Die shared L2 (24-way)
* 64GB cacheable
410 million
0.045µm process
107mm² die

and

Core 2 Quad-Q6600 MMX SSE SSE2 SSE3
(Kentsfield)
(quad core (dual die), EM64T, NX bit, VT)
January 8, 2007 - {$851}
775 balls
2400MHz (266x9)
(64-bit quad-pumped bus)
Socket 775
4x 32KB data (8-way)
4x 32KB instruction (8-way)
2x 4MB on-Die shared L2 (16-way)
* 64GB cacheable
? million
0.065µm process
?mm² die