Which processor should i go for?

[Vaibhav]

Hello members, this is my first post here. I am a new member and i am from India. So please neglect any errors i make in the language.

 

I just bought a new mobo namely MSI G41M-P26. Also i have the 2 GBs of DDR3 RAM (single module).

Now i want to buy a processor for this mobo, i've sorted out from core-2-duo and core-2-quad processors. I've chosen C2D E8400 & C2Q Q8300, Q8400.

 

Now my Big Q, about which i am confused is that which one is better in computing-power, C2D or C2Q? And which one shall i get out of the above mentioned CPUs and why? I will also upgrade my RAM to an additional 4 GBs.

 

And one more thing, you might think that why i bought this obsolete technology's mobo then i will say that that's the another painful story!! And, also, these are the only C2D and C2Q processors available still in indian market, so please suggest me out of the above.

 

One more thing, FSB for mobo is 800/1033/1333 and RAM is also having 1333 MHz frequency.

 

So friends, it will be of great help for me if you wise people suggest me wisely. All your help will be greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks.

[medbor]

the e8400 is a really good overclocker and good for every day use

the quad core processors are better if you use multithreaded applications, but slower if you use single threaded ones.

 

generally speaking the computer industry goes towards more and more threads, but most things today still only uses one or two threadsm so it totally depends on what specific programmes you want to use.

[Disparaitre]

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Edited September 21, 2014 by Disparaitre

[Vaibhav]

Simple answers:

 

Most gaming with exception of the latest and greatest: Fast dual-core CPU OC'd to the max.

 

Business/office application useage including programs such as Adobe products, archiving and encoding software: Any quad-core CPU.

 

 

 

The games I play all play best on high speed dual-core compared to average speed quad's like the STALKER series, Metro 2033, Fallout 3, any TES based game ( Oblivion and Skyrim ) TF2 or any source based game, any Unreal engine based game and pretty much any game outside of the last BattleField games, MMO's and new RTS's.

 

 

Thanks friends,

 

Maximum applications i would run simultaneously will be Nero DVD Re-Writer, Torrent-downloads, copy-pasting of files from one of my hard to another (i have a 40 GB and another one is 500 GBs), HTTP downloads (min.10), video player and browsing internet. These are the tasks which i'll be doing at the same time occasionally. So shall i go for C2D E8400 then?

 

Also, i would like to know what makes cumputing speed faster, higher FSB of CPU or its cache?? And if my mobo says---

 

 

Intel® G41-based mainboard

 

- Supports FSB 800/1066/1333 MHz

- Supports two DIMM DDR3 800/1066/1333*(OC) DRAM

- 4 SATAII ports and 4 rear USB 2.0 ports

- 7.1 channel audio output

 

Then can i use the current RAM which reads "Memory Module DDR3 1333 2G"?????

And can a processor whose FSB is 1033 MHZ be used with this mobo??

 

One again thanks all for the responses and replies, i really appreciate this. Now again seeking your help for the second time.

 

Thanks.

Edited January 19, 2012 by Vaibhav