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OK, my CPU is a E8500 @ 4GHz, and even at that speed, some games just suck up all the power in it. games like Mass effect, Gears of War and Armed Assault 2 use 100% CPU power all the time on this thing. so, i figure, 4 cores is ...
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OK, my CPU is a E8500 @ 4GHz, and even at that speed, some games just suck up all the power in it. games like Mass effect, Gears of War and Armed Assault 2 use 100% CPU power all the time on this thing. so, i figure, 4 cores is better than 2 right? but then again, im not sure. i want MORE CPU power. would going with a quad core be better for me? how much more powerful would it be compared to what i already have? would it be worth it?
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Don't think going quad is going to help you as none of those games are quad core optimized.
What are you using to measure usage anywho? I will check my own out in in ArmA II And no 4 cores isn't better then 2 for gaming, I dual core at 4ghz will murder a Quad that is overclocked to about 3.5Ghz
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ok. i thought they WERE quad optimized! in fact i could have sworn such a high CPU impact engine would USE 4 cores to its advantage. IM using my G15 keyboard to tell me my CPU usage. And armed assault 2 murders my Computer. i get less FPS on that game maxed out than i do on Crysis maxed out!
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hay, i was right! it does recommend dual core
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