Quad Core vs Dual Core

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Vexxmania said:

My advise would be to go for the Phenom II X3 720 BE. It has similar performance to the X2 550, plus a bit of future proofing as well.

The 720 is no longer on AMD's price list, has climbed in price recently, and has largely been replaced by the X4 630 (at $114) or X4 925 (at ~$140) There's also a 2.9GHz X3 435 at $87.

Tri-cores improve game framerates more than you think.