But you CAN, there's a lot of unnecessary bullshit which shouldn't be classed for gaming
Our CPU budget was around $180—$190. For that price, we could have chosen a fast dual-core CPU or a somewhat lower-clocked quad-core processor.
This time around, we picked the quad-core Intel Core 2 Quad Q8400. Clocking at 2.66GHz, this 45nm CPU offers only 4MB of L2 cache (2MB per core). While this is a gaming rig, it's likely to end up doing other work, too, as most users don't have the luxury of having different systems for different purposes.
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Another alternative would have been a Core 2 Duo E8500. That's a perfectly fine choice if you're focused only on gaming, but even at 3.16GHz, the E8500 gives up a little to the quad-core CPUs in other applications, like photo editing or video transcoding.
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Posted: Wed May 27, 09 7:02 pm