Upgrading From Intel Core 2 duo e8400 to Intel Core 2 quad q6600

[majicaldrei]

I would like to know if my 240w psu can run the Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600.

I currently have an Nvidia Gt 610 1Gb Ddr3,8gigs of ddr2 RAM,WD Blue 1TB HDD and a stock hp internal DVD drive installed on my HP DC5800 SFF.

Also, Is this upgrade even worth it?

I am planning on playing games like CS:GO, Rising Storm, Men Of War Assault Squad 2/Call To Arms, Verdun

 

[Supahos]

That's not an upgrade in most situations. The single core performance from the 8400 is a good bit better than the 6600 as it's a newer CPU. Does have more cores but that's not always better

 

[Sourabhskv74]

Hello majicaldrei,

there is not worth upgrading to c2q 6600 as your core 2 duo 8400 and gt 610 1gb d3 are enough for CS:GO, Rising Storm, Men Of War Assault Squad 2............
BUT not for verdun.......may be you have to turn down the graphics settings/resolution to low-medium.......
HOWEVER not necessarily because gt 610 perform good if you couple it with good Cpu and Ram. differs on case to case basis.

http://www.game-debate.com/games/index.php?g_id=7908&game=Verdun&p_make=Intel&p_deriv=Core+2+Duo+E8400+3.0GHz&gc_make=Nvidia&gc_deriv=GeForce+GT+610+v2&ram=8&checkSubmit=#systemrequirements

also q6600 has tdp of 105 watts, that means 40watts more than the core2duo (tdp 65 watts). more power requirement and can be risky with your current psu.

 

[majicaldrei]

That's not an upgrade in most situations. The single core performance from the 8400 is a good bit better than the 6600 as it's a newer CPU. Does have more cores but that's not always better

Am I gonna get better frames when playing games

 

[anthonyorm]

The quad core would help in situations like playing games like gtaV or far cry 4 that pretty much need a quad core, and would make the pc last a bit longer for gaming.
You would get a marginal performance boost from the upgrade.
The dual core can play the games you want to play fine though.

 

[1LiquidPC]

You may get a very small boost if the games in question can utilize more than 2 cores. However, the IPC is lower on the Q6600, as it's technically older technology and so games that use 2 cores max would be slower. Couple this with the fact you're going from 3.00Ghz to 2.4Ghz and from a 1333FSB to slower 1066. Unless you're getting the CPU near free(if it's even compatible with your board), I don't see it being worth the effort most likely I think you would end up overall with lower performance than where you're at now.