Quad Core or Dual Core (LGA 775)

[Chirag Vidhani]

Hello guys, thanks for jumping here.
Its more like asking for a suggestion than a question but a same time it is a question xD (sorry for confusing)

So, i have a lga 775 PC which i use & i am going for a cpu upgrade.My current processor is Intel Pentium Dual Core E5400.
So before, i was going to buy a Quad Core Q9500 or Q9400 but i thought that i should do a more research before buying.I compared Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 with Q9400 & it shows that Core 2 Duo has a better single core performance than the Q9400 & the Q9400 has better multi core performance.As Windows OS does'nt use all the cores, i think i will not get better performance in OS.

But i am more into gaming & i do alot of multi tasking in which Core 2 Quad will be better i think.Overall i want a Fast PC with a good gaming & multi tasking performance.

Which should i buy?

 

[urbancamper]

Go for Q6600 as it's cheap and great.

They also overclock well. That was my first quad and I had it overclocked from 2400mhz(base clock speed) to 3200mhz. On a crappy, for those times anyway, thermal solution.

 

[Lipex33]

I owned the q9550 2.83ghz with 12mb cache. It is a very good option for multitasking and for gaming too. It is a very good upgrade from e5400 belive me, u will notice the difference.

 

[The Paladin]

surprisingly enough Q9550 are twice the price of a Q9400 (us base info), that would be the way I would go if I was you.. I was running a Q8400 and running a Q9400 and there is a visible difference in how things move.

 

[Lipex33]

surprisingly enough Q9550 are twice the price of a Q9400 (us base info), that would be the way I would go if I was you.. I was running a Q8400 and running a Q9400 and there is a visible difference in how things move.

Agree u will notice an improvement on both Q8400 or Q9400 from E5400. Both are 1333Mhz fsb vs the e5400 wich is 800Mhz and have more L2 Cache.

 

[ryder57]

Hello guys, thanks for jumping here.
Its more like asking for a suggestion than a question but a same time it is a question xD (sorry for confusing)

So, i have a lga 775 PC which i use & i am going for a cpu upgrade.My current processor is Intel Pentium Dual Core E5400.
So before, i was going to buy a Quad Core Q9500 or Q9400 but i thought that i should do a more research before buying.I compared Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 with Q9400 & it shows that Core 2 Duo has a better single core performance than the Q9400 & the Q9400 has better multi core performance.As Windows OS does'nt use all the cores, i think i will not get better performance in OS.

But i am more into gaming & i do alot of multi tasking in which Core 2 Quad will be better i think.Overall i want a Fast PC with a good gaming & multi tasking performance.

Which should i buy?

For fast PC with a good gaming & multi tasking performance I would suggest the C2Quad. I've owned both as well as the C2Quad Q9650 but I found that when I needed more from the system (more cores) the E8400 was much slower overall.
Hope this helps.

 

[Chirag Vidhani]

Hello guys, thanks for jumping here.
Its more like asking for a suggestion than a question but a same time it is a question xD (sorry for confusing)

So, i have a lga 775 PC which i use & i am going for a cpu upgrade.My current processor is Intel Pentium Dual Core E5400.
So before, i was going to buy a Quad Core Q9500 or Q9400 but i thought that i should do a more research before buying.I compared Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 with Q9400 & it shows that Core 2 Duo has a better single core performance than the Q9400 & the Q9400 has better multi core performance.As Windows OS does'nt use all the cores, i think i will not get better performance in OS.

But i am more into gaming & i do alot of multi tasking in which Core 2 Quad will be better i think.Overall i want a Fast PC with a good gaming & multi tasking performance.

Which should i buy?

For fast PC with a good gaming & multi tasking performance I would suggest the C2Quad. I've owned both as well as the C2Quad Q9650 but I found that when I needed more from the system (more cores) the E8400 was much slower overall.
Hope this helps.

Can you tell what was WEI Score of processor in Windows 7 or any OS.
I am going for Core 2 Quad.
I am stuck on LGA 775 because i dont have much money.
Should i collect more money and buy new PC or LGA 775 Can game well?

 

[Wolfshadw]

You should save up more money for a new PC, but if you still want to upgrade this one, we'll need your motherboard model number.

-Wolf sends

 

[crackz]

Go for Q6600 as it's cheap and great.

 

[Chirag Vidhani]

You should save up more money for a new PC, but if you still want to upgrade this one, we'll need your motherboard model number.

-Wolf sends

My motherboard is Asrock G31-M-VS2 (Bios updated few days ago)

 

[Wolfshadw]

Here is the CPU Support List for your motherboard. The Core2Quads are supported so if you decide to go that route, you're good to go.

-Wolf sends

 

[Chirag Vidhani]

Here is the CPU Support List for your motherboard. The Core2Quads are supported so if you decide to go that route, you're good to go.

-Wolf sends

Yes i already saw this when i was researching BTW thank you for your time, means alot

My config:-
Processor : Intel Dual Core E5400
Ram : 2GB (Upgrading it to 4GB in few days)
HDD: Samsung 500GB SATA HDD
GPU: Zotac Nvidia Geforce GT 710 Zone Edition 2GB GDDR5

Any more suggestions?
Will be helpful.

 

[Chirag Vidhani]

I can't afford a new pc

 

[The Paladin]

make and model of motherboard to confirm IF ANY Quad Core CPU can actually run on it.