Overclocked Q6600 v E8400 Compared. (Benchmarks included)

[Mousemonkey]

Not compared to women, no.

 

[nvalhalla]

I like Q6600 BECAUSE I don't need it. This way when I do need it, I have it without additional cost. With a dual core now and a quad in a year, the money spent on the dual core is wasted.

$200 DC now + $200 QC in a year (estimated, might be less...) = $400
$260 + nothing = $260

Makes sense to me. Same reason I don't recommend buying XP. Money will be wasted once you buy Vista, might as well get it now. Assuming you need to buy an OS for a new rig of course...

 

[Grimmy]

Get a performance car and try to double it's power, that's not an expensive hobby?

Never said it wasn't. Just getting new rims can cost more then a PC system.

But what I was trying to say, you end up sinking money into your system (PC) to make it better, GPU's, HS's, HS's for GPU's, better keyboard, better mouse, whatever edge a new part can get ya to be a better gamer... ect. It all adds up to spending more cash.. not as much as a performance car, but I'm sure I've spent enough in the past to at least buy a new car.