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Which is better Core 2 quad or I3

Core 2 Quad or I3

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no idea... on paper, i3 should be better. but i use core 2 duo myself and i'm really happy with it. it's good even for new games. ;) but i never had i3.
 
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Gaming Minimum Requirements PC

My PC Configuration

Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHZ 4MB Cache
4 GB DDR 2
500GB HDD
NVIDIA 9600GSO 786MB Graphics Card
Windows 7 Operating System

Working Games Perfectly

Bulletstorm
Crysis2
The 1st Templar
C&C 4 Terribian Twilight
Mafia 2
GTA IV
Just Cause 2
Wolverine Origins
Black Ops
Modern Warfare 2
Gears Of War
NFS Shift 2
NFS Hot Pursuit 2
Blur
Split Second Velocity
Star Wars Unleashed
Prototype
GTA Episode From Liberty
Resident Evil 5
Street Fighter IV
Arcania Gothic 4
Assasins Creed
Assasins Creed 2
Assasins Creed Brotherhood
Dragon Age 2
Portal 2
Splinter Cell Conviction
Darksiders

Every Game Will Be Playable With This Configuration Till Now Not Found Any Error In Any Game......


Non Gaming Minimum Requirements PC

Choose Your Own Self Core I3 is New And Core 2 Quad is Old Release Not Too Much Old But Released Before Core I3 But I Prefer Go With Core 2 Quad.

Core I3 Has Max 4MB Cache Which Is Equal to Core 2 Duo 4Mb Cache There Some Little Bit Defrences Between Core 2 Duo & Core i3 Only Differences Of Buses In Both Machines.

Now Core 2 Quad Is Better Then I3 It Has 6Mb Minimum Cache and it is Server Machine So Kindly Go With Core 2 Quad if You Want To See The Performance Go With Core 2 Quad If You Want To Go With Latest Technology Buy i3 But it is True That Quad Is Better Then i3 In Cache Performance.

Thats All...........

Thanks.
 
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well, i am planning to buy one of the following:-
Core 2 quad 9500($183 around)
Core i3 550($124)
Core i5 2500 ($209)

but i am confused, which one is best for me :|


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gfx :- NVIDIA
 
onlymovies said:
which gfx is good NVIDIA or ati
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For me Nvidia in Price its expensive but i love it so much ATI is also good cheap in price never used till now but i prefer buy nvidia dont see cheap cards buy the quality cards.

warezrock said:
well, i am planning to buy one of the following:-
Core 2 quad 9500($183 around)
Core i3 550($124)
Core i5 2500 ($209)

but i am confused, which one is best for me :|
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Dude Be Patient Buy i5 Because Its Better Then Quad And i3 it has max 8Mb cache which is higher then quad leave i3 go with performance and latest technology if you have budget then simply but i5 leave others.
 
Hey warezrock, you can compare most of hardware at AnandTech's bench pages:

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http://www.anandtech.com/bench/CPU/2

Just pick two CPU's and compare them.

Oh, I would go for that i5!
 
Depends on what you will be using your computer for and your budget. If you are not doing video encoding or 3D rendering or gaming, anything other than a Core 2 Duo processor is a waste of time.

i3 is nothing but a dual core processor. i5 is the real quad core but its upto you to decide whether you need it or not.
 
Go for the i5 2500 i will buy an i5 2500k myself, this new processors are the best.
But be carefull this new processors are using different socket 1155 with chipset
-H67 (OC doesn't work but you can use the GPU integrated in the processor)
and
-P67 (OC does work but you can't use the GPU integrated in the processor)
See here for more http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandy_Bridge
I recomend you an i5 2500k the difference in price is not much from i5 2500.
k= unblocked multiplicator (for OC)
 
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