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upgrading from e6600 to q6600

MooseJam · 2007-11-14 18:53:21

Is there any point in upgrading ?, It would cost me 250 yoyos, would I see any improvement in gaming ?, is it still the case that most games / apps don't see multicores so they just sit there idle, sorry if it's been asked before

14-11-2007 06:53PM

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MooseJam

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Is there any point in upgrading ?, It would cost me 250 yoyos, would I see any improvement in gaming ?, is it still the case that most games / apps don't see multicores so they just sit there idle, sorry if it's been asked before

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#2 14-11-2007 10:53PM

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The difference in gaming would be absolutely minimal at best, negligible in most cases. Not worth it for gaming going from any core 2 duo at the moment. For multi-tasking though, depending on how heavy a user you are, would make a difference.

Most games are not quad core optimized, and even the very select few that are offer very little benefit going beyond two cores.

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