Originally Posted by A_N_T_H_O_N_Y I would go Quad-Core (I know, he wants it for gaming only, but if you're shooting for the long run, Quad is the way to go), but other than that great. |
Originally Posted by nemlich22 Everything I've read says Dual outperforms Quad in games right now so I think that's best for me. Plus it seems a better price-performer. |
Originally Posted by A_N_T_H_O_N_Y Well technically, they perform the same in games, like the quad doesn't give any advantages over duo, nor the other way around, assuming the clock speed is the same. So like, for example, a 3.0GHz Dual-Core and a 3.0GHz Quad-Core should perform the same in games. The only difference is that the Quads are more expensive. But, like I was saying before, a quad is more future-proof than a duo, just because soon enough developers will start optimizing their software and games for quads, so the quads will outperform the duos. |
