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Originally Posted by Bobblehead
Now for the fly in the ointment - why Q6600? Very few games use quad core, and the ones that do get very limited benefit. Coding for multi-core is very, very difficult. You will get better performance if you go for something like an E8400. It is dual core but runs faster (3.00 Ghz vs 2.4 Ghz). Very few programs can use the extra cores, but many can use the extra speed. Every guide I've read for the last year has said how, unless you are manipulating a LOT of video (ripping a few hundred DVDs, or producing the next Family Guy) you will get much more bang for your buck by sticking to dual core. In 3-5 years, when programs do start to use multi cores enough to justify them, most people will need to buy a new computer to run then anyhow.
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If I don't plan on upgrading or 3-4 years is it worth it to go for a dual core? Or will everything be taking advantage of the quad core by then, dual cores will be non-existant and they'll have released processors with even more than 4 cores?
Would it be better to go for a 9800 GTX instead of the SLI 8800 GT's?