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Originally Posted by drftmark
Quad core is pretty cheap now, you might as well go with that over duel core.
Buy from newegg.
I helped my roomate build his computer and he went with a Asus P5Q-E mobo with a Q6600 processor. Also with a 9800 GX2 video card. And of course you could just buy the next up from him if you have the money.
His computer runs games with no problems at all with video settings on max etc.
I can't remember what RAM he got but last I read ddr3 is still sort of prototypey. Just do some research on the RAM.
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It's funny you mention newegg because I was just on that site looking around. How do these processors fit my needs?
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 Wolfdale 3.16GHz 6MB L2 Cache LGA 775 65W Dual-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Kentsfield 2.4GHz 2 x 4MB L2 Cache LGA 775 Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
Newegg.com - Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 Yorkfield 2.83GHz 12MB L2 Cache LGA 775 95W Quad-Core Processor - Processors - Desktops
I apologize if I seem ignorant regarding specs, but I'm not sure exactly what the difference is between dual core/quad core, ect. Thanks for everybodys help so far.