Building a new pc

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Originally Posted by GOZR

"My Q6600 one of the first 4 core processors is pretty much still on par with current quad cores. In no way is the new i5's/7s a HUGE leap."
well sorry but from Q6600 and i72500K or 2600K yes it's a huge jump !

Clock for clock i7's vs Q6600's are hardly mind blowing, infact clock for clock it is laughable... However, a jump from 4 cores to 8 would be a 100% increase on top of that you have the slight jump in clock for clock performance.