Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Price Slash

[ezysk]

Walked into the puter store today thinking I was gonna buy an AMD Athlon 64 X2 dual-core when the salesperson hinted of a new line of quad core desktops by the end of the month. Its a known fact that Intel has been cutting prices lately, so I'm thinking its worth waiting a few weeks more, if I can get a quad core for the price of a dual one. Any comments ??

 

[mgcook]

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get a q6600 G0

 

[b1gapl]

New line by the end of the month? Maybe he was referring to AMD's new quad cores. But they're supposedly set for November.

 

[ezysk]

Anyone know if the Intel Q6600 is a 64 bit processor? It be helpful if I know I can run 64 bit apps, or upgrade to Vista 64.

 

[peterhuang913]

Anyone know if the Intel Q6600 is a 64 bit processor? It be helpful if I know I can run 64 bit apps, or upgrade to Vista 64.

Yes, the q6600 is a 64-bit processor.

 

[veedubfreak]

Isn't basically every processor made now 64bit?

 

[san21893]

Isn't basically every processor made now 64bit?

Yeah basically, I believe within a few years, we'll be done w/ 32 bit.

 

[krazyq]

whats the difference between 32-64?
what are the pro and cons.
thanks

 

[b1gapl]

The main difference between the two, is that 64-bit can handle larger files more efficiently, than 32-bit.

 

[krazyq]

is the 64bit vista ultimate comaptible with almost every software? and every game?
Im talking about the latest games and some of the most common software.
Like i have work 2007...will i have to get a 64 bit version for it too?
If i do have to get a 64 bit version for every software, its going to get expensive buying everything all over again.