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a12331 on 29 June 2008

http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=q6600&x=0&y=0

it is currently under 200 dollares, which is cheaper than the E8400 

 



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sc94597 on 29 June 2008

Why? I'm happy with dual cores tyvm. I'll get a quad core when more games use them.



a12331 on 29 June 2008

but when they cheaper than dual cores, they are a steal, and this one is one of the best cpus out there



Killergran on 29 June 2008

A) I don't have that much money.
B) I'm not really in need of a new CPU
C) Calling 199.99 under 200 is just wrong. Do you actually get your cent back if you hand over 2X100 dollars?



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sc94597 on 29 June 2008

My dual core was $70 and I overclocked it by 100%. It performs fine.



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Kyros on 29 June 2008

Quad cores are pretty pointless. Dual core is great: One for the work and one for all OS background tasks. But since PC developers cannot depend on multicores they are only used for a very small subset of programs. (They are great for video encoding)



a12331 on 29 June 2008

actaully u do get your one cent back, if there is no tax



kirby007 on 29 June 2008

when i do that i need 2 upgrade also the rest of my pc...
and i'm not a moneytree



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Naum on 29 June 2008

Already had one for 5 months.



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Katilian on 29 June 2008
a12331 said:
but when they cheaper than dual cores, they are a steal, and this one is one of the best cpus out there

Firstly, the E8400 is $189.99, so the quad core isn't cheaper. Secondly, it really depends on what you need. The E8400 is a more powerful chip per core than the Q6600 (Faster FSB, Faster Clock, 45nm). As has been mention, for the average user, they'll get more benefit out of the faster dual core than a slower quad core.