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Some games use all 4 cores though most use only two.
Depends on budget really.
hey, i'm helping a mate put together a gaming rig
i'm just wondering, which would be faster running games or general?
a dual core processor at 3ghz
or
a quad-core at 2.6ghz?
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Really depends on the cpu in question.
Are we talking about core 2 duo dual cores and quads or are we talking about the newer i3/i5/i7 or are we talking amd? Or a mixture?
In general, if I was putting together a rig for myself to last 2 years before a cpu upgrade, I would be looking at quad cores every time.
There is nothing wrong with dual core, but it just isn't the way forward. Even the new i3/i5 that are dual core simulate 2 more via hyperthreading and they are the budget range.
Only go Core2 Duo/Quad if you want to save money and use existing socket 775 MB. If you are building new, definite go i3/i5/i7.intel core 2 duos and quads, maybe i3/i5/i7 (wat are the i series ones, can someone explain please? i've left the computing scene for a while you see).
Only go Core2 Duo/Quad if you want to save money and use existing socket 775 MB. If you are building new, definite go i3/i5/i7.
Speed wise i7 920 (£220 Quad)>i5 750(£150 Quad)>i3 530 (£100 Dual) for bother games AND all other general usage.
Sidenote: Core 2 Duo E8000 series is slower than i5 530 (a i3 530 at 3.5GHz is already faster than a E8400 at 4.25GHz).
Sidenote: Core 2 Duo E8000 series is slower than i5 530 (a i3 530 at 3.5GHz is already faster than a E8400 at 4.25GHz).
Test kits: HD5870, 4GB Corsair 800Mhz DDR2, 4GB Corsair 1,600Mhz DDR3Source? How does it work out with hyperthreading off / in applications which don't use more than two cores?