wich of this is better for gamers !!?

[karaya]

hi there

I'm going trough a pc hardware upgrade and decided to get me a new cpu

i settles down on this 2 since they get some of the best top sells and great reviews but cuz one is quad core and the other is core 2 duo I'm a bit confused about which one can satisfy my needs as a gamer.

*Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017

*Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductReview.aspx?Item=N82E16819115037

[JUDAS3]

easy m8 - the e8400.

may be the quad cores in the future but not now.

the e8400 is raw power.

just about to replace my e6600 with a e8400...cant wait.

[Nitro-Max]

E8400 for gaming overclock it to 4ghz

[Snake05]

Similar question was started earlier this morning.
http://forums.techpowerup.com/showthread.php?t=57526

I'd agree about the 8400 for gaming.

[DaMulta]

How long are you going to keep it?

[karaya]

Similar question was started earlier this morning.

oh sry i havnt noticed that

How long are you going to keep it?

hmm dunno 1 year ? what do you think . im a gamer and i dont do lot of video editing ot anything like that

but wait a minute are u guys saying E8400 just because its cooler and better OC ? lets say im not into Overclocking wich one on the CPU's will be the winner ?

[DaMulta]

I would get a quad, games will start really using them soon.

[gOJDO]

E8400

[Black Panther]

E8400.

Games have only just started utilizing core 2 duo. The best c2d are still very much future-proof.

If you get the quad now, by the time you'd be reaping the gaming benefits many more quads will have come out and your quad would be the lowest-end one by then...

[karaya]

E8400.

Games have only just started utilizing core 2 duo. The best c2d are still very much future-proof.

If you get the quad now, by the time you'd be reaping the benefits many more quads will have come out and your quad would be the lowest-end one by then...

good point there :)

E8400 ftw then .

[Nitro-Max]

I own a quad its very fast but very few games benefit from it 3dmark06 will but that aint gaiming lol so go with E8400 im actually planning on buying a E8400 myself and putting the quad away for a while.