GOT MY NEW PC!. should i change the cpu?

K

hey i finally decided to get my comp. specs are

intel core2duo e4500
intel DG31PR chipset (super for mac os)
2 GB ram
XFX 8600gt 512 mb
2x160 gb SATA HDD
samsung SATA dvd burner
zebronics marco cabinet (really sleek one)
IBM 500w PSU

im runnin dreamscene with vista ultimate and when i multi task tghe cpu usage shoots up to almost 80-90 % when lots of apps are running.
the pc is only 3 days old. i dont wanna do any upgrades for atleast 3 years and i dont plan on overclocking.

should i get the q6600 instead? cuz its better at multi tasking. its gonna cost about 5500 more, but my dealer is willing to exchange my old cpu cuz its only 3 days old. he takes it for 4.7k and gives the quad for 10.3k
should i return the e4500 for the q6600? is it worth the extra money, or do i wait 2 years. if i need to exchange, i need to do it fast or else he will buy it for 2nd hand.

thanks

YEAS....change it dude..but no need of quad..just waste now.....

get a C2D....thats better...

oohh 3 years ..go for quad core IF u Desire...i wont say need coz u dont....
OK kooki..

kooki said:
should i get the q6600 instead? cuz its better at multi tasking. its gonna cost about 5500 more, but my dealer is willing to exchange my old cpu cuz its only 3 days old. he takes it for 4.7k and gives the quad for 10.3k
should i return the e4500 for the q6600? is it worth the extra money, or do i wait 2 years. if i need to exchange, i need to do it fast or else he will buy it for 2nd hand.

thanks

You can definitely opt for a Q6600 or a Q6700 as both received a huge price cut, especially Q6700 price is 50% less now!

@kooki
Just because dreamscene is running and system is slowing down doesn't need a cpu change. I had dreamscene running with vista ultimate...........my config being E4300, 4GB ram, 7950GT etc.

My cpu usage barely got above 20%, just disable unwanted services and seriously you do you really need dreamscene to be running. Its a waste of cpu cycle anyways.

But if you want a quad core for the sake of it then do exchange your proccy.

BTW, what applications do you use?

R

since you dont want to upgrade for three years...i suggest you exchange for the Q6600 at least...

I simply disagree. If you do not want to upgrade PC for the next 3 years, I suggest you for Q9300 as it supports 1333 MHz rather than choosing Q6600 which supports only 1066 MHz FSB.

H

u may also consider a E8200 or E8400

K

my budget is really tight. q6600 would push it, cant go any more. my usage aint really that high as i have mentioned in previous topics... but i also never realised that my multi tasking pushed the cpu to those limits. it does not slow the system or anything. but if the q6600 would handle it all... i wont change for atleast 2 years.

H

If possible get a faster HDD /SSD ! I always see people pushing around with CPUs and GPUs ...the bottleneck is always the HDD...

C

Add in 1 GB Ram instead ... i guess tat'll help