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In my opinion it depends on what you are using your PC for. For instance a mate of mine has FM, the internet, and iTunes open at the same time a lot so he got a Quad Core. However if you are only going to be using one application at a time I would be more tempted by a Dual Core.
11-09-2007, 06:40 PM
Worth getting a Quad Core Processor right now? Post #12
Originally posted by SuperStevieG:
In my opinion it depends on what you are using your PC for. For instance a mate of mine has FM, the internet, and iTunes open at the same time a lot so he got a Quad Core. However if you are only going to be using one application at a time I would be more tempted by a Dual Core.
Quad core's a little excessive for those apps, I have those and others open on my dual core with no problems.
11-09-2007, 06:43 PM
Worth getting a Quad Core Processor right now? Post #13
Originally posted by Pedwar Pump:
<BLOCKQUOTE>Originally posted by SuperStevieG:
In my opinion it depends on what you are using your PC for. For instance a mate of mine has FM, the internet, and iTunes open at the same time a lot so he got a Quad Core. However if you are only going to be using one application at a time I would be more tempted by a Dual Core.
Quad core's a little excessive for those apps, I have those and others open on my dual core with no problems. </BLOCKQUOTE>
And I run more on a old single core P4
If you're not really going to stretch the machine too much (and if you're not sure, you probably won't be), you probably don't need the more expensive quad cores.
11-10-2007, 02:27 PM
Worth getting a Quad Core Processor right now? Post #17
if you are looking at a top range C2D I think you might as well go for the Q6600. I certainly will be going for the Q6600 when I do a complete overhaul of my P4 2.66GHz
11-10-2007, 05:18 PM
Worth getting a Quad Core Processor right now? Post #19
The dual cores you've listed there have a faster FSB (1333 v 1066). A computer spends 90% moving data to and from memory and few apps will be able to fully take advantage of a quad core CPU.
As others have said, I'd spend my money on faster/more memory and a good graphics csrd, particularly if you're running Vista.
11-10-2007, 05:41 PM
Worth getting a Quad Core Processor right now? Post #20
Originally posted by Ruudfood:
The dual cores you've listed there have a faster FSB (1333 v 1066). A computer spends 90% moving data to and from memory and few apps will be able to fully take advantage of a quad core CPU.
As others have said, I'd spend my money on faster/more memory and a good graphics csrd, particularly if you're running Vista.
imo i would still go for the quad core, the fsb difference in speed is negligible and the quad core actually has more cache which more than makes up for it. it has already been proven in benchmarks that the fsb is not fully saturated yet so the fsb is not likely to hold back the quadcore even though its slightly slower than the dual core.
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