Are the multi core processors such as Extreme qx6700 good for gaming and how are they compared to a extreme e6700?. Karma rewarded
That's quad-core isn't it?
If so, at a guess I'd say yes - but this is only a guess based on my understanding of the technology - you know how dual-core is kinda like just two single-core cpus bolted together, well quad-core is kinda like just two dual-cores bolted together...
If so, at a guess I'd say yes - but this is only a guess based on my understanding of the technology - you know how dual-core is kinda like just two single-core cpus bolted together, well quad-core is kinda like just two dual-cores bolted together...
you dont need a quad core, i am happy with my e6600, i have it overclocked at 3.8 ghz
Right now they are not. Wait till games are created to support multi-threading and then you will see a difference. The only good thing about dual-core right now for gaming is that you can put all the background processes on one core and the game on the other core.
^^what he said.
http://www23.tomshardware.com/cpu.html? … ;chart=167
The cpu charts at Tom's Hardware are good for comparing cpu's. Quad cores seem very overpriced now. You can compare processors on price/performance ratio on that CPU chart, and the quad cores are near the bottom.
The cpu charts at Tom's Hardware are good for comparing cpu's. Quad cores seem very overpriced now. You can compare processors on price/performance ratio on that CPU chart, and the quad cores are near the bottom.
Yeah. As far as I know you can only run a program on one processor at a time (unless you run more than one instance of that program). So for games, the processor speed is what matters, not the number of cores (or physical chips for that matter). The advantage of having a dual core processor is, as {M5}Sniper3 said, you can put all the background processes on one processor and the game on the other. This means that you have a whole processor just running your game, so it should run better. That's all well and good, but remember that all your other system resources (like RAM, HDD, and video) are shared between all the programs you have running.{M5}Sniper3 wrote:
Right now they are not. Wait till games are created to support multi-threading and then you will see a difference. The only good thing about dual-core right now for gaming is that you can put all the background processes on one core and the game on the other core.
EDIT: I don't have Vista, but it supports multi-threading right?
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Supreme commander supports quad core - at least, theres a massive performance increase if you use a quad core over a dual core.
But for games like BF2? Not really.
But for games like BF2? Not really.
Core 2 Duo or X2 are more of a difference to Pentium D and similars than Quad cores are to C2D/X2.
Hope that helps
Hope that helps