Which of these 2 CPUs is Better for Win 7 64 bit?

[xsnoop]

Of these 2 processors:
1. Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.4 GHz
2) Intel Core 2 Q6600 Quad @ 2.4 GHz
Which will run faster/better on a Win 7 64 bit with 8 GB RAM on an Asus P5B Motherboard?
Will Win 7 64 bit be able to use all 4 cores of the quad processor and therefore be better at multitasking than the dual core processor?
Or in practice, will there not be much difference between the 2 processors.
Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[RobCrezz]

the Core 2 Quad will be better

 

[xsnoop]

Thanks.

 

[xsnoop]

I haven't taken it apart yet, but think the old core 2 processor and heatsink has a thermal interface pad.
If I remove the old processor, can I re-use the old pad or will I need a new one?
I have a tube of arctic silver. Could I remove the old pad and use a thin smear of that instead?
Thanks in advance for any info.

 

[RobCrezz]

Shouldnt have a pad, should be using paste. Thermal pads are terrible for cpus, if someone has put one on, get it removed and use paste.

 

[xsnoop]

Thanks.
Did it last night. In the end there was just old paste to remove, no pad, and it was all quite quick to do.
So far there is a notable increase in speed in Win XP. I am monitoring it for stability and planning to put Win 7 on it for a more up-to-date system.
Also came across the cheapish Intel Xeon X5460 processor 3.16Hz/12M/1333Mhz, which is apparently equal to a LGA775 Core 2 Quad Q9650. This Xeon is quite cheap, although I think requires a hacked BIOS, and may yet give more life to this old Asus P5B motherboard.

 

[RobCrezz]

A simpler and more effective solution might be to just get a better CPU cooler and overclock the Q6600, as they overclock very well, beyond what the X5460 will give.

With 8 gb of ram you could also go to windows 10 64bit and it should run it very well.

 

[xsnoop]

Hi,
Is there any CPU cooler you recommend or a particular brand? There seem to be so many to choose from.
I'm currently using the old cooler which came with the previous Intel Core 2 Duo E4600 @ 2.4 GHz processor.
However, even without overclocking, it's struggling a little. When video encoding in eg Sony Vegas you can hear it come on at higher revs for short 30 second bursts to dissipate the heat.

 

[RobCrezz]

The tried and tested CM hyper 212 evo, is a good budget option.

 

[xsnoop]

Thanks very muchly.