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Processor prference

4 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/processor-prference.88463/

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premkdee Original post #1
May 21, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Can you guide me to select Q6600 and E8300,I am in the process of buying a desktop.
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hellgate #2
May 21, 2008 at 12:30 PM
1st tell us ur budget and wat u plan to use ur pc for?also do u upgrade frequently?
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nikkuchan #3
May 21, 2008 at 12:44 PM
Well I got me an e8400 and I'm really liking it. I would imagine similar performance from an e8300. If you check benchmarks, the Q6600 doesn't perform as well in most cases, but there's lots of talk about the quad cores becoming much better once they're utilized properly. I personally would get e8300 as it reports better performance, and by the time quad cores become the norm and duals are obsolete, it might be safe to assume the Q6600 may too be a bit old.
Skulltrail
Skulltrail #4
May 21, 2008 at 7:42 PM
performance - e8300/8400
futureproof - Q6600