Is The Intel Core 2 Quad q6600 Still Good For Some Older Games?

[glitchmaster0001]

Hi so i have a friend who needs a very low budget computer and to me the only solution to that is to use some older hardware for him. for the cpu i saw a pretty sweet deal at weirdstuff for a cpu (intel core 2 quad q6600), mobo either some asus or EVGA, and the heatsink some aftermarket coolermaster hyper 212 evo for just $40 would that system paired with about 4gb DDR2. for graphics card we are going to get the r7 240. would that system be able to run some older games at low settings? or is it too old and a waste of money.

[PlayStation 2]

Yes, it's still a competent CPU for older games. What older games though?

[CatzRuleZWorld]

Try to get a better GPU like a 750Ti or a 260X/360 at the lowest. The CPU is a good deal.

[glitchmaster0001]

Yes, it's still a competent CPU for older games. What older games though?

older games like dayz, tf2, heroes and generals, gmod. 

[Dzzope]

Do NOT buy an R7 240

 

 

There is also a new one here justifying whats said and why with a bit of an update.. (available in 5 days on youtube if you don't have vessel)

 

https://www.vessel.com/videos/U0pX2cOGT

[glitchmaster0001]

Try to get a better GPU like a 750Ti or a 260X/360 at the lowest. The CPU is a good deal.

wasnt just the cpu. comes with a ATX motherboard from ASUS or EVGA and also an aftermarket coolermaster hyper 212 evo all for just $40

[Lotus]

Get yourself a P55 motherboard that supports overclocking for ~$85 and an Xeon X3460 for ~$60, then find a decent cooler and BCLK OC the shit out of the Xeon to 4.0 GHz+. You'll end up with a 4 core CPU with hyper threading that is a little below Sandy/Ivy Bridge in single-threaded performance.

 

You'll be very happy and have a great system on the cheap.

[Nena Trinity]

It can even handle many new ones if you pair it with a 370 or 950!

[glitchmaster0001]

Do not buy an R7 240

 

 

There is also a new one here justifying whats said and why with a bit of an update.. (available in 5 days on youtube if you don't have vessel)

 

https://www.vessel.com/videos/U0pX2cOGT

isnt the r7 240 just a gpu for crossfiring with an APU?

[glitchmaster0001]

Get yourself a P55 motherboard that supports overclocking for ~$70 and an i5-760 for ~$50, then find a decent cooler and BCLK OC the shit out of the i5 to 4.1 GHz+.

 

You'll be very happy and have a great system on the cheap.

i dont think weird stuff sells LGA1156 mobos and cpus

[Guest HyppoCube]

its fine for older games. 

[DXMember]

depends on how much are you going to pay for it

 

you're better off with an AMD APU like A8 or A10 for that kind of workload

[glitchmaster0001]

although guys what do you think it comes with a coolermaster hyper 212 evo so wouldn't i be able to overclock the shit outta it and get 3.0 or above overclocks. 

[glitchmaster0001]

depends on how much are you going to pay for it

 

you're better off with an AMD APU like A8 or A10 for that kind of workload

$40 for CPU mobo and Cooler at wierdstuff 

[Dzzope]

isnt the r7 240 just a gpu for crossfiring with an APU?

Not even really worth doing... Basically AVOID ALL ENTRY LEVEL CARDS.. Go used and if you are going used already.. Go older..

[PlayStation 2]

Do NOT buy an R7 240

 

 

There is also a new one here justifying whats said and why with a bit of an update.. (available in 5 days on youtube if you don't have vessel)

 

https://www.vessel.com/videos/U0pX2cOGT

I'll say it again: Linus' point in the video is bullshit. He's forcing the card under loads that it won't realistically face.

[newmz]

I ran a q6600 for a couple of years and with a good motherboard and ram it's really overclockable. Yes many q6600s were big overclockers but I personally couldn't reach its peak until I used a higher end "gaming" motherboard. As many others above have alluded to - it really depends what games you are expecting to run. There should be a bazillion of cheap used gfx cards out there better than the r7 240. Watch the scrapyard wars videos for some clues.

[manikyath]

honestly the core2quad is still a very capable processor.

 

although, i REALLY cant recommend the low end amd cards, they seem to be much less forgiving than the low end nvidia cards that -on paper- have less performance, but this mostly comes from a small amount of settings they just *cant* (like AA for example)

 

i used to play LoL at 1440p 60FPS on a GT640 and the game was fully maxed out except AA and shadows.

[Majestic]

It is about the same speed as what you already have. We've been over this..

 

And I think people here are a little mixed up in nostalgia about that CPU. It's about as competent as a 35dollar G1820 right now in 2016.

It's 9 year old tech.

 

Even from an age perspective it's dubious to recommend going for hardware that is so old. Chances of failure are quite high.

[Lotus]

i dont think weird stuff sells LGA1156 mobos and cpus

Why are you limiting yourself to one seller? I'm sure there's a healthy used market. Hell, just use ebay.

[DXMember]

$40 for CPU mobo and Cooler at wierdstuff 

look at what GPUs they have maybe you can get some high end card from 2007~2008 that would be much better than r7 240...

maybe they have 7870 or GTX480 or something like that

[newmz]

I'll say it again: Linus' point in the video is bullshit. He's forcing the card under loads that it won't realistically face.

 

But that wasn't really the point was it? The point was about price vs performance. If the card can't "realistically face" the test loads - it shouldn't cost just 25% less than a card that can double (or better) its performance.

[agent_x007]

I'll say it again: Linus' point in the video is bullshit. He's forcing the card under loads that it won't realistically face.

It dosen't matter what settings he will use.

Why ?

Because if U lower graphics settings, the other GPU's will get faster as well.

So 2x - 3x performance should still be there.

True - U MAY be able to get 30FPS on Low from 18FPS on High (with R7 240), but c'mon... +20% in price = +200% in speed = no brainer.

Q6600 will never die (it's build like a tank)

[PlayStation 2]

Here come the LTT defenders.

But that wasn't really the point was it? The point was about price vs performance. If the card can't "realistically face" the test loads - it shouldn't cost just 25% less than a card that can double (or better) its performance.

Well, yes, price/performance gets better, and it's best at the $329.99 mark. However, this card is meant for entertainment PCs and the minor game, not to tackle a god damn game at max settings.

 

It dosen't matter what settings he will use.
Why ?
Because if U lower graphics settings, the other GPU's will get faster as well.
So 2x - 3x performance should still be there.
True - U MAY be able to get 30FPS on Low from 18FPS on High (with R7 240), but c'mon... +20% in price = +200% in speed = no brainer.

Q6600 will never die (it's build like a tank)

Oh, so spend $329 for a GTX 970 because it's quote unquote "+200% in speed" faster than a GTX 960, and 960 > 950, and so forth. Okay then.

 

Look, this isn't about price/performance. It's about having a half decent gaming card on the cheap.

[Tytan64]

I used my Intel Core 2 Quad Q9950 until 2014!

The Core 2 Quad were really good CPUs. I was given a Computer with an Intel Core i7 2600. 

Otherwise I wouldn't have switched up until my recent system I guess.

They kinda suck for modern games but are still good enough for games like Skyrim or League Of Legends =)