Originally Posted by
Jani 5
unless you specify it, a new task is sent to the core with the least load.
you dont need a quad..... but if you multitask.... it does make a difference.
people have gotten the q6600 to run at 3.0-3.2 with air cooling alone.
you don't need quad now but in a year or 1.5years it'll be better to have the extra cores.
i oced by q6600 to 3.4ghz with thermalright extreme120 and 120mm fan. i eventually pushed it to 3.5xghz and it was stable even during game play but I lowered it to 3.0ghz because i didn't want the cpu to see such high voltage. but knowing i can push 1ghz higher than the stock rating with only $80 investment is awesome.