PC-console building

[Ganoncrotch]

Sharu said:

ganoncrotch said:

Sharu said:

ganoncrotch said:

Well from my own exp the first thing I'd go for would be the cpu, going from Core2Duo to Quad can make the PC as a whole run smoother so it's just the foundation for enjoyable gaming to happen on, 720p/4GB isn't a bad combo, if you aren't opening many other things at the same time that amount of Ram should see you through for now.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/111498648887 that is one from the exact seller I bought mine from, very fast shipping and cheap enough for a decent performance boost to your machine if you are planning on sticking with your current rig for now.

This are some tests, it seems the difference is quite small in fact...
http://www.cpu-world.com/Compare/702/Intel_Core_2_Duo_E7500_vs_Intel_Core_2_Quad_Q8200.html

I guess if it's going from a higher end core2duo to a lower end core2quad the individual cores will be slightly slower if they're left on their own, you can ofc pay more to have the same core speed on all 4 as you have on both cores atm and the core2quads go up to 12mb cache size if you want to splash out a bit more.