Another processor question

[Retribution]

What exactly is a quad core processor? The laptop I'm going to get has this as an option- Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 2.00GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) Isn't 2 ghz really weak? Or does it being quad core make it better, as in 8ghz? My only question is is it enough to run Oblivion and Fallout 3 with high settings easily- along with 2 Radeon 4870's (1 gig each) and 4 gigs of DDR3 ram.

[Thor.]

A quad is a processor with 4 cores in one, each core will have 2ghz each, so all in all you would have 8ghz. Sorry if this sounds l like i'm bragging, unlike my quad i oc'ed it to 4ghz, so that'll make it 16ghz :biggrin: in all.

[Retribution]

Wow, nice. I'll get the quad core then.

[TheTerminator2004]

Bear in mind that it doesnt necessarily mean it equals 8ghz. If a program is only written to take advantage of one processor (as many are, including pretty much every program more than a year or two old), then it will only use one core - so will effectively be limited to 2ghz.

[Retribution]

Does Oblivion support quad-core?

[Thor.]

No but it will run fine though, especially with your vid card, it shouldn't be a problem. I had a older athlon at 2ghz and it ran fine.

 

There are tweaks that will make the game load better in the ini file, just look up tweakguides oblivion, it can be usefull.

 

they say fallout 3 isn't quad supported, but i say otherwise. And it runs perfect in windows 7, atleast for me.

[Retribution]

2 GHZ doesn't sound like enough. I thought it recommended 3 ghz. Alright, if I wanted to play both Oblivion and Fallout 3 on ultra high settings, along with other high performance specs, which one should I choose.

 

 

Intel® Core™2 P8400 2.26GHz (3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB)

Intel® Core™2 P8600 2.4GHz (3MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) [+$50 or $2/mo.]

Intel® Core™2 T9600 2.8GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) New Low Price! [+$250 or $8/mo.]

Intel® Core™2 Quad Q9000 2.00GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) [+$300 or $9/mo.]

Intel® Core™2 Extreme X9100 3.06GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) New Low Price! [+$450 or $14/mo.]

Intel® Core™2 Extreme Quad QX9300 2.53GHz (12MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) [+$1,050 or $32/mo.]

[Thor.]

I would get this if you wanted to play oblivion, i think it should play it just nicely, sucks you can't get a quad at 3.4ghz.

 

Intel® Core™2 Extreme X9100 3.06GHz (6MB Cache, 1066MHz FSB) New Low Price! [+$450 or $14/mo.]

[Retribution]

Would that work well with Fallout 3? I was hoping there would be a dual processor option, but I don't believe there is. Oh, if I got the quad core, would Oblivion use 2 of the cores? If it did, would that be better or worse than the 3.06 ghz option?

[Thor.]

Yes it would use them, and then some in most cases, all depends in game.

 

But for your laptop the 3.06ghz is the best option for you, since you are limited in processing decisions.

 

its the way to go for you.