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Intel Quad processors and future PC games
Hello,
I am about to buy a new Intel Quad Q6600 PC with ATI HD 4870 video card but before deciding to buy I wish to know how long would the Quad processors continue to support the coming PC games. As you know the Intel Core i7 (Nehalem) processors are due by the year's end do you think I would be able to play the future PC games with my Quad when the Intel Core i7 would be released? Also which Quad should go for, Q6600, Q9550 or Q9400? I mean which is the best in performance and is the most mainstream. Kindly inform. Thanks 
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of those you mentioned, I suggest the Q9400 or 9550 as they are newer cores. the Q6600 is based on the original Core2 so ti has 2 dual cores placed under a single die so it not really a true quad core, it is more like 2 dual cores under a single heatspreader.
As for games, most still use one maybe 2 cores... so for gaming I always suggest a faster E8400 over a quad core. Most games will not take advantage of more than 2 cores until at least late 2009-10
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