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    Quad Q6600 or E6850 Core 2 Duo???

    Discussion in 'Hardware Components and Aftermarket Upgrades' started by DarkAngel13, Feb 21, 2008.

  1. DarkAngel13

    DarkAngel13 Newbie

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    I need help. I am a fanatic game player and I can't decide between:
    Quadcore: Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Q6600 (4 x 2.40 GHz, 8MB L2 Cache, 1066MHz FSB) & Dual Core: E6850 Core 2 Duo (2x 3,0 Ghz, 4MB L2 Cache, 1333 Mhz FSB). Please help me decide which one will be better for man who loooooves playing games. The graphic I am going to use in my laptop is NVIDIA GeForce 8800M GTX 512 MB. :D
     
    DarkAngel13, Feb 21, 2008
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  2. flipfire

    flipfire Moderately Boss

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    Quadcore cause its obviously faster and better? Unless you have a budget
     
    flipfire, Feb 21, 2008
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  3. DarkAngel13

    DarkAngel13 Newbie

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    My budget is 4k euro want it mostly for playing as I am testing new games and help to finish them. I have just tree conditions Nvidia 8800 GTX 512, blue ray and windows XP professional.
     
    DarkAngel13, Feb 21, 2008
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  4. Jstn7477

    Jstn7477 Sam I Am

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    Get a Core 2 Quad. That will probably help with Bluray and if you are a heavy multitasker. Also, it will futureproof your notebook for quad-threaded apps too. :D
     
    Jstn7477, Feb 21, 2008
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  5. Xirurg

    Xirurg ORLY???

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    Core 2 Quad for 100%!!!
     
    Xirurg, Feb 21, 2008
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  6. f4ding

    f4ding Laptop Owner

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    The faster FSB and CPU clock might help you more in gaming. Most apps are not even ready for dual-core CPU advantage, so taking advantage of four cores might take a whole lot longer.

    But Quad core is good if you're a multitasker.
     
    f4ding, Feb 21, 2008
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  7. peteryorkuca

    peteryorkuca Notebook Consultant

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    Try and get E8400. Cheaper, faster and runs 20% cooler.
     
    peteryorkuca, Feb 21, 2008
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  8. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    Why buy the 8800GTX?
    For the same price, you can get SLI 8800GTS 512MB which will perform better.

    And yes get the Quad.

    EDIT: Just saw you edited it to show its for a notebook.
     
    ps2cho, Feb 21, 2008
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