So I'm going to buy GTA 5 soon. The minimum requirements for the processor is a Q6600, and I have a Pentium Dual-Core E6700. My motherboard clearly has the correct socket for the Q6600, so I was going to put one of those in. A question though, both are very similar (from what I heard), so how does the Q6600 compare to the E6700 in terms of performance. More cores =/= better performance, correct? Also I'm not sure how my GT 730 compares to the 9800 GT (minimum GPU), but that's not the main topic at hand.
Is a Q6600 better than the Pentium E6700?
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Yes it is. 2MB vs 8MB cache will make a difference and depending if GTA 5 uses more than 2 threads the Q6600 will win hands down. Overclock it to around 3.0GHz to make more capable too. As for the GPU I think the GT 730 will win against the 9800GT simply because the 9800GT is waaaay old and there have been numerous architectural improvements since its release.
I guess I could put an aftermarket cooler to overclock. Which cooler would you suggest? I've tried to put in a hyper 212 evo, but it was insanely complicated for me to put in for some reason, so I had to sell it to a friend of mine because I couldn't put it in.
The Hyper 212 evo currently does not support LGA 775. I don't know if it did before but if it really didn't then that's why you were having a hard time putting it in. What is your budget for the cooler? The most recent ones don't support LGA 775 anymore so I think you're better off with just saving up for a system upgrade in the future. Haswell i3 is miles ahead of the Q6600 too. If you can find a used Cooler Master V8 or anything similar for a good price you can use that until you finally decide to upgrade.
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As above, the Q6600 is a quad core CPU with 4 cores and 4 threads, and yes it shares the same architecture as the Core 2 Duo series (E and Q- Q for Quad) 45 nm process. It doesn't guarantee double the performance, but it's a big advantage. Most all new games require 4 cores and 4 threads so that's an advantage over the E series Core 2 Duo even though the frequency isn't as much. Also, more cache is helpful in games as well. You can OC the Core 2 Quads, but you need a good motherboard and a cooler to do it right.
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