wich of this is better for gamers !!?

karaya · Apr 11, 2008

hi there

I'm going trough a pc hardware upgrade and decided to get me a new cpu

i settles down on this 2 since they get some of the best top sells and great reviews but cuz one is quad core and the other is core 2 duo I'm a bit confused about which one can satisfy my needs as a gamer.

*Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

*Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

JUDAS3 · Apr 11, 2008

easy m8 - the e8400.

may be the quad cores in the future but not now.

the e8400 is raw power.

just about to replace my e6600 with a e8400...cant wait.

Nitro-Max · Apr 11, 2008

E8400 for gaming overclock it to 4ghz

Snake05 · Apr 11, 2008

Similar question was started earlier this morning.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=57526

I'd agree about the 8400 for gaming.

DaMulta · Apr 11, 2008

How long are you going to keep it?

karaya · Apr 11, 2008

Similar question was started earlier this morning.

oh sry i havnt noticed that

How long are you going to keep it?

hmm dunno 1 year ? what do you think . im a gamer and i dont do lot of video editing ot anything like that

but wait a minute are u guys saying E8400 just because its cooler and better OC ? lets say im not into Overclocking wich one on the CPU's will be the winner ?

DaMulta · Apr 11, 2008

I would get a quad, games will start really using them soon.

gOJDO · Apr 11, 2008

E8400

Black Panther · Apr 11, 2008

E8400.

Games have only just started utilizing core 2 duo. The best c2d are still very much future-proof.

If you get the quad now, by the time you'd be reaping the gaming benefits many more quads will have come out and your quad would be the lowest-end one by then...

karaya · Apr 11, 2008

E8400.

Games have only just started utilizing core 2 duo. The best c2d are still very much future-proof.

If you get the quad now, by the time you'd be reaping the benefits many more quads will have come out and your quad would be the lowest-end one by then...

good point there

E8400 ftw then .

Nitro-Max · Apr 11, 2008

I own a quad its very fast but very few games benefit from it 3dmark06 will but that aint gaiming lol so go with E8400 im actually planning on buying a E8400 myself and putting the quad away for a while.

Processor	Core 2 duo - e8400 @ 3ghz
Motherboard	Asus P5k-e
Cooling	1 pumps 2 blocks 2 rads 10x 120mm fans
Memory	4GB - OCZ PC2-8500 1066mhz (4-4-4-15)
Video Card(s)	BFG 8800gts
Storage	1x Seagate Barracuda - 160gb SATAII
Display(s)	19" tft
Case	Mozart TX
Audio Device(s)	X-FI
Power Supply	700w coolermaster
Software	xp home

System Name	Hells Core.
Processor	Ryzen 9 5950x
Motherboard	Asus Crosshair hero viii (wifi) x570
Cooling	AlphaCool Aurora 420mm
Memory	Patriot Viper Gaming RGB Series DDR4 DRAM 4133MHz 32GB Kit
Video Card(s)	MSI Gaming X Trio 3070
Storage	Sabrent 1TB Rocket Nvme PCIe 4.0 M.2
Display(s)	Acer Predator XB271HU
Case	Thermaltake Core X71
Power Supply	Corsair RM850 80 plus gold
Software	Windows 10

Processor	Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz G0 @3.6GHz
Motherboard	MSI P35 Neo2 FR
Cooling	Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme w/Scythe S-FLEX 1600rpm
Memory	4 x G.SKILL 2GB DDR2 1066
Video Card(s)	SAPPHIRE Radeon HD 6870
Storage	OCZ Vertex 2 3.5" 90GB SSD/Seagate Barracuda LP 2TB/750GB WD Caviar
Display(s)	Samsung 24" LCD/Samsung 941BW
Case	Thermaltake Soprano DX
Audio Device(s)	Creative X-Fi XtremeMusic w/ Logitech Z-5300e
Power Supply	Mushkin NANOPOINT 550W
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate x64
Benchmark Scores	3DMark06 - 15647

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

System Name	Work in progress
Processor	AMD 955---4Ghz
Motherboard	MSi GD70
Cooling	OcZ Phase/water
Memory	Crucial2GB kit (1GBx2), Ballistix 240-pin DIMM, DDR3 PC3-16000
Video Card(s)	CrossfireX 2 X HD 4890 1GB OCed to 1000Mhz
Storage	SSD 64GB
Display(s)	Envision 24'' 1920x1200
Case	Using the desk ATM
Audio Device(s)	Sucky onboard for now :(
Power Supply	1000W TruePower Quattro

wich of this is better for gamers !!?

karaya

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JUDAS3

Nitro-Max

Snake05

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DaMulta

My stars went supernova

karaya

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DaMulta

My stars went supernova

gOJDO

Black Panther

karaya

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Nitro-Max

System Name	MONSTER
Processor	Core2 Quad Q6600 G0 @3.6GHz (9x400MHz) 1.35v
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-P35-DS4 Rev. 1.0
Cooling	Home-made water cooling + 3x120mm 1200rpm case cooling
Memory	4x1GB Kingmax DDR2-1066 @ 1000MHz CL4 5-5-16
Video Card(s)	Asus EN8800GTS (g92) 512MB @core:783, shader:1944, video ram:1044
Storage	2x250GB Hitachi 8MB 7200RPM SATA2 RAID0 + WD 400GB 16MB 7200RPM SATA2
Display(s)	Samsung 226BW 22" 1680x1050 2ms
Case	Custom Made
Audio Device(s)	Creative Labs Audigy X-Fi XtremeMusic
Power Supply	Spire Rocketeer 600W
Software	Vista Ultimate 64 & 32 bit; Windows XP Pro 64 and 32 bit
Benchmark Scores	17645 3D Mark 2006, http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=4995796

System Name	Black Panther
Processor	i9 9900k
Motherboard	Gigabyte Z390 AORUS PRO Wifi 1.0
Cooling	NZXT Kraken X72 360mm
Memory	2 x 8GB Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro DDR4 3600Mhz
Video Card(s)	Palit RTX2080 Ti Dual 11GB DDR6
Storage	Samsung EVO 970 500GB SSD M.2 & 2TB Seagate Barracuda 7200rpm
Display(s)	32'' Gigabyte G32QC 2560x1440 165Hz
Case	NZXT H710i Black
Audio Device(s)	Razer Electra V2 & Z5500 Speakers
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus GX-850 Gold 80+
Mouse	Some Corsair lost the box forgot the model
Keyboard	Motospeed
Software	Windows 10