Could use some advice - Page 3

Parker · February 5th, 2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by yellowhello

Actually, a quad-core isn't a bad choice for gaming now because COD4 and Crysis both utilize quad-cores.

True, but how much a difference does it make?
Just curious.

**One4yu2c** · February 5th, 2008

It can make quite a bit - Crysis is particularly brutal on CPU horsepower, and the trend towards multi-threaded coding is just getting underway. For new builds, a Q6600 comes highly recommended.

Tech Geek Deluxe · February 5th, 2008

The G0 Quads Overclock nicely ... [3.2GHZ-3.4GHZ is pretty easy on Air and remains cool]

For the Money however I think the E8400 is the better Chip and it will clock pretty easily to 3.8GHZ-4GHZ.

If 4 cores is critical ... I would do the XEON Kentsfield core X3210 for the $20 more money and get those extra two cores for $10 each and try and push it to 3.6GHZ stable on Air.

February 5th, 2008	#22
One4yu2c I don't know how to put this, but, I'm kind of a big deal. Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Land of the Lounge Lizards Posts: 2,551 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Could use some advice It can make quite a bit - Crysis is particularly brutal on CPU horsepower, and the trend towards multi-threaded coding is just getting underway. For new builds, a Q6600 comes highly recommended.

February 5th, 2008	#23
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