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what would be a better overall processor to get? a AMD CPU or INTEL? and if u no of any good processors please tell me the name of it

Intel is going to be the more powerful ones these days but more expensive

AMD has many that are not quite as powerful as Intel ones but they are cheaper.

Really just going to depend on how much you wish to spend.

Here's a convienient link for you:

Intel Quad Core Processors @ Newegg

If the link works as intended then the list will be sorted by lowest price first.  That's $185 at the moment for the OEM Q6600 or $190 for the retail.  The price jumps noticably from there.

I can't give a similar link for AMD because I have no idea what their latest processor is.  Their website, as usual, is uselessly corporate.

Laters

I dont know WHY people suggest buying quad cores, but DON'T BUY THEM!

No games need more than 2 cores. What will you do with a quad(4)core? That processor is designed for office stuff. Making programs run better, faster, etc. Not for gaming.

Well, if you're a photoshop freak and Fruity Loop addict, I'd guess you could go with the quad, but for now..Stay with Intel core 2 duo or AMD 6000

Tell me what you all think of this deal?

www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp

I'd go AMD, but if you want a nice cheap Intel go with the e8400

Here's the thing, get a quad core, that will make you prepared for when they do start making games with quad core support. Also its good for if you are running a lot of apps at once like suggested before.

Originally posted by TasTY

I dont know WHY people suggest buying quad cores, but DON'T BUY THEM!

No games need more than 2 cores.

The UT3 engine (thus any game made with UE3) makes use of quad core processors, as does Crysis.

http://ve3d.ign.com/articles/news/236/Tim-Sweeney-Talks-UT3-Tech

Beyond two cores or hardware threads, UE3 performance continues to scale up, as the additional threads accelerate physics and decompression work. However, not all scenes are performance-bound by such things, so there are diminishing returns as you go beyond 4 cores.

In other words, anything above 4 cores would be wasted on this particular engine, but 4 cores will be happily used.  Hopefully one of the titles using UE3 is worth running, unlike UT3 itself...

Crysis is also confirmed to take advantage (and run best) on a quad core processor in a 64bit O/S:

http://www.tomshardware.com/forum/98121-13-crysis-confirmed-runs-quad-core

What kind of performance difference will we see in Crysis between Single/Dual/Quad/ core processors?
 
You will see a large performance increase on multi-core processors, especially regarding the worst case frame rates during intense action sequences allowing the player to experience a more stable frame rate through out the whole game. A quad core system should provide the best gaming platform for Crysis.
 
What technologies, effects, enhancements etc. will we see in Crysis with the use of the multiple core processors?
 
The most significant enhancement is the increased frame rate but it doesn’t stop there. Multi-core systems benefit from being able to generate much more complex visual particle effects using the additional cores to offload the work from the main game code.

Other titles will or do make use of quad core processors as well.

Not to show ya up, just saying.  Quad cores are now supported and this support will only improve from here on out.

edit: More general info: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q6600_8.html

2nd edit: I just discovered that the Source engine supports quad cores as well, so Half Life 2, Episode 1 & 2, Portal, and Team Fortress 2 all make use of quad core processors.  Coolness.

Intel can run a bit faster in some scenarios.... AMD in others....  which ones is more costeffective... I was a believer that it was AMD... but that reality turns into a myth in the last few years....

Originally posted by demonslyer

what would be a better overall processor to get? a AMD CPU or INTEL? and if u no of any good processors please tell me the name of it

The simple answer to your question is that Intel are better but AMD are cheaper.  As for the quad Vs duo debate.  Duo is fine for most games at the moment but the industry is catching up, if you want to be a little bit more future proofed go for quad.