shootingfreak101 Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 Hey guys I'm going to build a new computer and I want it to run Leopard! What processor has a better success rate with leopard w/ an asus p5k or p5 other series mobo? are they equal or does one have an advantage? Thanks! Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
devinkray Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I run on a Core 2 Duo perfect. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-643533 Share on other sites More sharing options...
yamcha Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 I would go Core 2 Duo, I don't think Apple has started using Quad yet. And specifically I'd get E8400 those things overclock to around 4-4.5GHZ! I've seen some go higher but anyway just my thoughts they have 6MB Cache, cheaper then Q6600... still its up to you , depends on what you do, as of yet theres no significant improvements in performance with Quad Cores unless your into video encoding, If I were you I'd personally get E8400's Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-643535 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingfreak101 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 is this the processor you're referring to? core 2 duo Also if I were to get a core 2 quad, would there be less of a chance for leopard not to work? They do use core 2 quads in mac pros. ex 2 core 2 quads= 8 cores :-) Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-643544 Share on other sites More sharing options...
drunknbass Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 ive built 4 systems so far all with q6600 and never had an issue. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-643557 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingfreak101 Posted February 26, 2008 Author Share Posted February 26, 2008 what Leopard Disc did you use?Core 2 QuadCore 2 DuoDo you guys think either of these would be fine for leopard and how do u think they would do for gaming in Vista? Also which one would be faster with Vista x86 (64 bit)? Also is it a disadvantage to buy the core 2 quad because the duo has SSE4 while the quad doesn't? Also what is SSSE4 (Core 2 Quad)? Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-643564 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuusharo Posted February 26, 2008 Share Posted February 26, 2008 As mentioned, there's really no advantage of 4 cores over 2 unless you do processor-intensive things like video rendering. Most games only have dual-core support vs. multi-core, if anything at all. The reason I got a Q6600 is because I'm very much into video (its my business afterall) and the additional cores truly make a difference. I also got it for its overclocking capabilities, reaching speeds of 3.0+ghz in some cases just on stock coolers. I've managed to boost my 2.4ghz quad to 2.8ghz with little effort, and will eventually get a better heatsink to let me push at least 3. Dual core will suit you great and is also very much overclockable (any of the Core2Series is). If you're into games, the Core2Duo is just fine. I just like having more Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-643580 Share on other sites More sharing options...
shootingfreak101 Posted February 27, 2008 Author Share Posted February 27, 2008 we'll I could buy the core 2 duo and get a board that supports core 2 quads. I could then eventually upgrade to a core 2 quad. What mobo would you guys suggest from Asus that works well with Leopard, P5K? Also would getting the nvidia 9600 have an advantage over the 8800 GT?ya................................ Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-645040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
mtotho Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 core 2 quad works perfectly.. although in about this mac it says 2.4ghz unknown.. which you can edit to say core 2 quad. It all depends on what ur doing.. i myself dont do much video editing and what not.. so i basicaly can run an infinite amount of tasks and remain under 70 percent.. by which time you would be capped of on a core 2 duo. I can overclock to only 3.0ghz.. only cause i have old steppings.. but new q600 can easily get to 3.2 or higher. I would go for quad core. you know what their starting to say... Instead of dual core do more... Dual core do poor. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-645087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yuusharo Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 we'll I could buy the core 2 duo and get a board that supports core 2 quads. I could then eventually upgrade to a core 2 quad. What mobo would you guys suggest from Asus that works well with Leopard, P5K? Also would getting the nvidia 9600 have an advantage over the 8800 GT?ya................................Minus shutdown and unreliable sleep mode in 10.5.2 (but 99.9% restart), my Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R works exceptionally well with my 8800GT. Basically, any intel-based motherboard will do well with Leopard, but I recommend searching the forums to hear about specific models. I would stear clear away from any nForce boards, especially those that support SLI. These boards I hear have many problems with OSX, and frankly have problems on Windows as well. As far as the graphics cards, the 9600GT is not supported under Leopard as far as I know (its a G94 card, leo currently supports G80 and G92 cards). Its a step down in power from the 8800GT. Basically, the 9600GT is for customers that want the cheapest gaming card for their machine. The overall best value in terms of performance goes to the 8800GT. It pars the 8800GTX and 8800Ultra cards under 1600x1200 and doesn't do much worse beyond that. I've been completely satisfied by it over the last five months, its just amazing. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-645173 Share on other sites More sharing options...
marliwahoo Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 They both work great. They are both fine. They both work equally well with leopard. If you want to know about speed check the xbench/geekbench results for both. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-645228 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gittela Posted February 27, 2008 Share Posted February 27, 2008 I´m running the asus P5k-VM with a quad, 4 gigs of ram and it works pretty well, although the network is quite unstable(Apple Yukon driver messing it up) and the firewire controller sucks(!!!). Got a new Firewire 800 adapter and away we go. The machine itself is really fast. I run Logic 8 on this machine, and it can handle a LOT of plugins in realtime. :-) Howard Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/90208-core-2-duo-vs-core-2-quad/#findComment-645847 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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