New Build:Quad-Core or Dual-Core for Gaming?

[robdarftw]

Hey guys, considering building a new gaming desktop,and i am just wondering, should i use a quad core or a dual core for gaming? i am gonna be playing games where i cant have lag. lol my laptop only has a 2.0ghz dual core, and it lags during the game. so i was thinkning getting something with a high core clock, but if i have more cores, does it kinda cancel that out? i remember having a 2.4ghz quad by intel, and it didnt work to well for some of my games, and alot of ppl said most games dont support quad-cores anyways. well if i could have some opinions, ideas, thoughts? that would be grt

 

[Puddle Jumper]

Right now dual cores tend to perform better at games. That said the biggest influence on gaming performance is the graphics card, not cpu.

 

[robdarftw]

o ok, so i should save my money and go wit the dual core? cuz then i can prob get a better graphics card. thinking about the GTX 260 for graphics

 

[veg1992]

How about the HD 4870 instead?

 

[robdarftw]

is it better? and also what do u guys think about memory? i kinda want 6-8gb, and prob pc6400 ddr2. got any suggestions for some fast memory? i am not that knowledgable on mem timing either

 

[veg1992]

pshh even anything above 4gb is really not necessary...

yes the HD 4870 is better

 

[Puddle Jumper]

This is a good 4gb set of ram.

Newegg.com - G.SKILL PI Black 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR2 SDRAM DDR2 800 (PC2 6400) Dual Channel Kit Desktop Memory - Desktop Memory

The E8500 is a great dual core.

Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops

 

[Prototype]

I dont think the E8500 is worth extra for a .5x more multiplier.

Are you talking about the GTX 260 216?

Both perform close to each other. GTX 260 is good for folding if you do any now or in the future.

 

[meat_helmet]

core 216 is beast.
oc that biotch,i run like 150-200 fps in cod4 maxed.
some areas like 250,lol

The hd4870 1GB will outperform the core 216 in most games, but not as good for folding. Just depends what you want it for. The hd4870 512mb is more comparable to the core 216 and its alot cheaper.

 

[Prototype]

You won't notice the FPS difference so it doesn't matter.