You're right, for the most part nothing common really uses quad cores. Supreme Commander is the only game I've played recently that does that I can think of.
I went with quad because at the time it was essentially the same price as the dual core and I multitask a lot with some heavy duty programs. I'm happy. --------------------------- Brian Weeden Technical Consultant Secure World Foundation <http://www.secureworldfoundtion.org> +1 (514) 466-2756 Canada +1 (202) 683-8534 US On Wed, Oct 8, 2008 at 10:25 AM, Steve Tomporowski <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > Thanks guys for a couple of configurations to look at. My previous > upgrade to a different computer I went with a 6850 over the Q6600, > mainly because not much runs on Quad. With normal gaming (UT3) what > would I expect from Quad? Anything? > > Also, are Nvidia chipsets that bad now? > > I know the processor/board of choice these days is Intel, does > anything AMD offer worth anything? > > Thanks...Steve > > On Mon, Oct 6, 2008 at 4:55 PM, Brian Weeden <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > I upgraded a couple months ago to a Q6600 and an Abit IX38 Quad GT mobo > and > > I'm very happy. I had the whole struggle between quad and dual core and > > opted for the quad. The motheboard is one of the most stable ones I have > > ever had. > > > > Unlike the two 780G mobos I've had in my HTPC, both of which have been > > giving me nothing but problems. > > > > --------- > > Brian > > > > > > On Sun, Oct 5, 2008 at 9:34 AM, James Boswell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > >> E8500 > >> Asus P5Q mainboard > >> 4GB of DDR2-800 > >> > >> That should just about cover it. > >> > >> > >> On 5 Oct 2008, at 14:21, Steve Tomporowski wrote: > >> > >> I am looking to upgrade the processor/motherboard on my 'oldest' > >>> system. It's a Neo 4 Platinum with an Athlon X2 3800+. I'm not > >>> looking for the bleeding edge, but for something that'll give me a > >>> substantial increase in speed for games. I've got an Nvidia 280 right > >>> now, so that's set. > >>> > >>> What's hot now? > >>> > >>> Thanks....Steve > >>> > >> > >> > > >
