Q: building pc witch one is better for gaming??? 8500 core 2 duo http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115036 Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115017 see im building a gaming pc but i heard that the core 2 duo was better for gaming so im confused my goal is to run crysis on high graphics card 9800gtx+ oc tie breaker sombody 8500 #2 votes q6600 # 2 votes
A: Far gaming? The E8500 by a mile... A 2.5Ghz Quad-cores is better for general use and multitasking, but will get lower framerates in games. Some argument might be made for the 45nm Q9450, but the older 65nm quad-cores get blown out by the E8400 and E8500