Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 vs Intel Core 2 Duo E8500

[Hanibal{CA}]

What are the pros and cons of these processor.
Duo vs Quad?

And what are the best components for a $1300-$1500(I need every thing case, CPU, and so on)


Sorry for the post but I need help for my 1st rig.

[Chilly]

What are you gonna be using your PC for? If just for gaming, surfing, IMing and etc, take the dual core, OC the snot outta it and enjoy. If your gonna be doing any heavy video/audio encoding, rendering, etc, then get the Quad Core, get a decent OC and enjoy.

Frankly thats the short, sweet and simple answer. We'd need to know what your gonna use the computer for exactly before a proper CPU recommendation. That being said regardless of what your doing, dual core is *currently* more than enough and the speed hit from going dual core to quad core isn't worth it in MOST cases.

[Squeetard]

Not so, more of the newer games like Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 are getting a boost from quad cores.

[Chilly]

Originally Posted by Squeetard

Not so, more of the newer games like Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 are getting a boost from quad cores.

Not enough in my opinion to be offset by the higher speed that can be obtained by a dual core. That being said I do run a quad core on my gaming rig which should be obvious in the many threads where I've posted info from my rig .

If you can afford a quad core than by all means go for it, but when it comes to a Q8xxx series unless you have something that requires the cores, the q8xxx series is too "stunted" to be of much use even in games that take advantage of it. Now q9xxx series is a different story.

[Eagle Eye]

No need to apologize its better to ask than not to and in the end be dissappointed and feel like you didn't get what you paid for.

Chilly is on the money here, simply you get what you pay for if you can fit it in your budget the Q9550 with its increased clockrate and much larger cache it will far more beneficial. If you can't fit it into your budget an E8400 will suffice and with a little introduction to overclocking you'll be able unleash even more performance at no extra cost.

EE

[Hanibal{CA}]

TNX

I like to do some work with Maya on top of everything so I will go with quad.
And q9550 is nice but it's too expencive the i7 920 is cheaper and if the there is a motherboard for 300-320 i will consider the i7.

For now I have this in mind:
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200
Gigabyte EP45-UD3P
Corsair XMS2 Dominator TWIN2X4096-8500C5DF 4GB
Sapphire Radeon HD 4870
Cooler Master Haf 932
Corsair TX650W 650W
Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 3.5IN 500GB

Is this good is it a good system?

[Eagle Eye]

I think you have a pretty solid system there, except for the CPU personally it wouldn't be my first choice and I recommend Mushkin Ascents over the Corsair ram you might find their a little cheaper but perform just as well. Try to find some cash your in budget for some addtional case fans and seriously consider an alternative to the stock cooling that comes with the Intel CPU. Possible suggestions are the Sunbeam Corecontact or the OCZ vendetta2, both come with fans and they are reasonably priced.

A core i7 cpu, motherboard, and memory alone would probably be your entire budget.

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[Hanibal{CA}]

Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 vs Intel Core 2 Quad 8200
65nm 45nm


What are the benefits of the 45nm and with have better performence? Asus P5Q-E vs Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P

[Hanibal{CA}]

BFG GeForce GTX 260 OC $300.99* Canada Computers


VS
Sapphire ATI RADEON HD 4870 512MB $305.99 Canada Computers


What are the pros and cons?

[Hanibal{CA}]

Motherboard---- Gigabyte GA-EP45-UD3P ---------- $192.99 ($188.99)*
CPU ----- Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 ----------- $241.99 ($236.99)*
Memory ----OCZ (OCZ2RPR10664GK) DDR2 PC2-8500 1066 MHz 4GB--$129.99 (119.99)* ($89.99)**
HD ------ Western Digital Caviar Black 500GB SATAII ----------- $86.99 ($84.99)*
Power Supplies Cooler Master Real Power Pro 650W ---------$101.99 ($99.99)*
Video Card --- BFG GeForce GTX 260 OC MAXCORE----$341.99 ($334.99)* ($304.99)**
Cases ----- Cooler Master HAF 932 Full Tower -------------$173.99 ($169.99)*
DVD Drive----LG GH22LP20 IDE LightScribe Black 22X DVD-Writer ------$32.99
OS ----- Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 64-Bit ----- $137.99 ($134.99)*

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Anything to add?