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    Buying a Sager np5797 for Crysis. Take a core 2 duo or quad?

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by resurgence, Jan 7, 2009.

  1. resurgence

    resurgence Notebook Enthusiast

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    Please bear in mind, i plan to play Crysis, Crysis Warhead, Far Cry 2, etc. I read that gpus are more important, but what i want to know is if upgrading from:

    Intel® P9500 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo 2.53GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB 25 watt

    to

    ~Intel® X9100 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Duo Extreme 3.06GHz w/6MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB
    (Overclockable up to 3.53GHz!)

    or even

    ~Intel® QX9300 45nm "Montevina" Core™2 Quad 2.53GHz w/12MB L2 On-die cache - 1066MHz FSB

    will make a huge difference in gaming. Or is it mostly the gpu that matters most, and the 2.53 core 2 duo is sufficient? Please help me decide between these 3 processors.
     
    resurgence, Jan 7, 2009
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  2. Commander Wolf

    Commander Wolf can i haz broadwell?

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    In gaming it is the GPU that matters the most, but you of course don't want a CPU that'll bottleneck the graphics card(s). Usually a high-clocked dual-core is still better than a lower-clocked quad-core, though you probably don't need to go so far as to get an X9100. The T9800 or the T9600, maybe even the P9500 should suffice.

    You may see a small improvement going from the P9500 to a higher-clocked chip, but I don't think it's worth the money.
     
    Commander Wolf, Jan 7, 2009
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