retired_lilliepf

Bearing in my mind i buy a computer every 3 years at the earliest is it worth me getting a computer with a quad core processor.

Been looking at computers and in my price range (£700-£800) it seems to be a choice between these three (although i don't know alot about this sort of thing so there are probably others).

E6550 Dual Core Processor(2.33GHz,4MB Cache,1333MHz)

And

E6750 Dual Core Processor(2.66GHz,4MB Cache,1333MHz)

And

Q6600 Quad Core Processor(2.4GHz,8MB Cache,1066MHz)

Looking on the mesh site most of the computers have quad core processors in them so maybe that is the way to go but i'm not sure.

retired_Rynny

Q6600 is the best bang for your buck future proof processor out there imo.

retired_Rynny

though you could wait a month or two and get a nice new penryn (or is the desktops called wolfsdale?)

retired_jshendel

You planning to play games on it?

retired_grawr

I was thinking of upgrading and was also looking at quad core

retired_lilliepf

Not really but i would want something that could play the odd game on it although not at the highest settings of course.

retired_nafrally

Quad core is the best processor currently available HOVI

retired_jshendel

Not really but i would want something that could play the odd game on it although not at the highest settings of course. </BLOCKQUOTE>

How many games require a quad core (except something liky Crysis that needs a nasa computer)?

retired_lilliepf

Not really but i would want something that could play the odd game on it although not at the highest settings of course. </BLOCKQUOTE>

How many games require a quad core (except something liky Crysis that needs a nasa computer)? </BLOCKQUOTE>

Your asking the wrong person about that

retired_lilliepf

Maybe but would it be better getting a dual core and then getting more ram, better graphics card etc?