Which do you think is a better processor for an extreme gamer?

Which is better? An Intel Core2Duo, Intel Core2Quad, AMD Athlon 64 X or an AMD Phenom X3?



Do you think quad cores are better than dual cores when it comes to gaming? Please. Need some help! Thanks!Which do you think is a better processor for an extreme gamer?There are only a handful of games that are multi-threaded. Supreme Commander is one of them. Quad core does not help if your game isn't multi-threaded. HAving said that other things can benefit from quad core such as having many programs open at once, but you said you were an extreme gamer so you already shut down all programs when you are gaming. You really shouldn't get any of those processors that you listed. Intel Core i7 was released yesterday.



Pick one these depending on your budget.

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Over 33% real world performance gains over Core 2 Duo.



If you are not wanting to spend that much then get this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.as鈥?/a>Which do you think is a better processor for an extreme gamer?
if you were an extreme gamer, you would already know the answer to this questionWhich do you think is a better processor for an extreme gamer?at worst a quad core will be the same as a dual core - if the application or game is written to support quad cores, and today most will be, then it will be much faster - as for AMD or Intel - personally i prefer AMD, i'm sure many will disagree, but save a little and put more towards the video cardWhich do you think is a better processor for an extreme gamer?
Actually theres a new line of intel processors that came out today intel i7. The socket size is 1366. If I were going to build something for gaming I would start there. AMD really hasen't been doing good this year. Which do you think is a better processor for an extreme gamer?yes,



Its a matter of WHICH Quad Cores.



Core2Quads are just two core 2 duos. There are some limitations. Where as AMD does have all cores talk to each other.



the NEW Intel Quad cores (I'm not sure if they are out yet) use all 4 quads. and if you system doesn't need all 4 cores, it shuts one or two down and uses the power to overclock the other two.



The more cores you have the better off you are. Call of duty word and word (came out last week) says it is built for multiple cores. More and more games well use all the cores you have. Intel plans on bringing out a 8 core processor next year.