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TheBlademaster01 · 02-10-09

I`m going to upgrade my cpu soon as it is a huge bottleneck in my system (even OC`ed). Now my question to you is would a C2Q be better in 2009 than C2D in gaming. Or should I save the money and buy an E8500 or some sort of CPU over e Q9400.

**H3||scr3am** · 02-10-09

I'd say get a nice Q9550 and some better cooling for it... allowing fro a nice Overclock on it... this will help you out the most I think...

Acoma_Andy · 02-10-09

At 3.2Ghz it's not a bottleneck at all.

Quads and duals are equal in most games. It depends which titles.

Enjoi · 02-10-09

I would just grab a Quad. Games like GTA4 utilize 4cores. And i wouldnt be amazed if future games will start to do the same

BinaryDemon · 02-10-09

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Originally Posted by Acoma_Andy

At 3.2Ghz it's not a bottleneck at all.

I have to agree with this, 3.2ghz seems pretty perfect for a 9800GTX+. If you really want to upgrade and can afford a C2Q that will hit similar speeds to the E8500 then I would get a quad. If money is an issue then of course the E8500 will serve you well, and you wont notice much difference in most games.

TheBlademaster01 · 02-10-09

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Originally Posted by BinaryDemon

I have to agree with this, 3.2ghz seems pretty perfect for a 9800GTX+. If you really want to upgrade and can afford a C2Q that will hit similar speeds to the E8500 then I would get a quad. If money is an issue then of course the E8500 will serve you well, and you wont notice much difference in most games.

Well a friend of mine has an E8500 with an 9800gt and gets much better results than my system at stock speed. I can't even play crysis at high while he can.

By the way what kind of quad would be an upgrade

rla4000 · 02-10-09

Hmm.. interesting, I honestly noticed minimal change in gameplay from an e2180 to the q6600 - maybe just load times, but thats it, GTX remained constant on both chips, 3.2 and 3.6 respective.

Acoma_Andy · 02-10-09

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Originally Posted by TheBlademaster01

Well a friend of mine fas a E8500 with a 9800gt and gets much better results than my system at stock speed. I can't even play crysis at high while he can.

By the way what kind of quad would be an upgrade

E8500 @ 4.0Ghz would be a decent upgrade. As for quad I would suggest a Q9550.

The 45nm's are also faster clock for clock then the 65nm's. He might also have a different OS, different memory speed/timings, drivers etc. There are many factors...

rambow70 · 02-10-09

i heard duos are better for games but idk i would go quad but i wouldnt bust the bank

linskingdom · 02-10-09

E2xxx at 3.2G should not bottleneck at all. I was able to get 13K on E2180 and 8800GT. Depending on how long you plan on next upgrade, if the upgrade in less than a year, get the E8500. Otherwise, get the quad-core.

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