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weaksnyc

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14. August 2009 @ 08:35

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Hey everyone... sorry for asking for help before contributing, but I ran across this forum and thought it would be the perfect place for some advice.

The last build I completed was over 5 years ago and was a Pentium 4... components were a lot easier to compare back then..

Anyway, I've been looking at a few Pentium configs, and I can't settle on a cpu. My problem is I keep saying "It's only $10 more to get the next step up... ok but it's only $10 more to get the NEXT step up..." It just seems never ending, and I have no idea what the difference between a "Wolfdale" and a "Yorkshire" processor is...

Does anyone recommend anything for a moderately priced rig built for current gen (and beyond) games and some moderate multi-tasking? My issue is finding a median between wimpy and overkill - but if the cheapest processor will handle my needs, I don't need to go much beyond that. I should note that I plan to run Win 7 64.

Some processors I've been looking at that seem to be in the range I'm looking for are (as listed on Newegg), with red text for the processors im leaning towards:

Intel Core 2 Duo E7400 Wolfdale 2.8GHz LGA 775 65W $109.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E7500 Wolfdale 2.93GHz LGA 775 65W $119.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E7600 Wolfdale 3.06GHz LGA 775 65W $149.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 Wolfdale 3.0GHz LGA 775 65W $167.99
Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz LGA 775 65W $189.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8200 2.33GHz LGA 775 95W $159.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8300 2.5GHz LGA 775 95W $169.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400 Yorkfield 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W $169.99
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9400 2.66GHz LGA 775 95W $189.99

Thanks in advance!

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sammorris

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14. August 2009 @ 11:49

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E7400 or Q8400, really. Don't waste money on a top-end dual core.

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weaksnyc

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15. August 2009 @ 16:22

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Appreciate the info... what's the reasoning behind not spending money on a high end dual core?

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sammorris

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15. August 2009 @ 16:39

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because you end up paying twice as much for 20-30% extra performance.

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PC Specs page -- http://my.afterdawn.com/sammorris/blog_entry.cfm/11247
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KillerBug

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19. August 2009 @ 05:37

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...And most software that would need more power than 2GHZ is capable of multi-threading, and therefor would run better on a slower quad core anyhow.

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