S slick2010 Distinguished Jan 17, 2010 45 0 18,530 Feb 2, 2010 #1 would it be worth while to replace an E8500 dual core with a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz? Im running 4 bg's of ram with a 260gtx. if i drop in the quad i dont need to do a whole system rebuild(i5/7, board, ram) For Battlefield Bad company 2
would it be worth while to replace an E8500 dual core with a Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0GHz? Im running 4 bg's of ram with a 260gtx. if i drop in the quad i dont need to do a whole system rebuild(i5/7, board, ram) For Battlefield Bad company 2
shubham1401 Distinguished Apr 21, 2009 2,754 0 20,960 Feb 2, 2010 #2 But what price are you getting that CPU? A 200$ price is justified. IMO E8500 is still a very good gaming CPU and if you OC it , It might handle BC2 well (Which may need a quad for running at high). Upvote 0 Downvote
But what price are you getting that CPU? A 200$ price is justified. IMO E8500 is still a very good gaming CPU and if you OC it , It might handle BC2 well (Which may need a quad for running at high).
marvelous211 Distinguished Aug 15, 2006 1,153 0 19,280 Feb 4, 2010 #3 You should wait until a proper bench has been released with quad and dual core. Upvote 0 Downvote