Just to let those who were thinking of going quad as I am one of the many who were still thinking of going dual or quad at this point of time (but I've made my decision after all this). Including reading the feedback I'm getting from this topic, I've also taken a few more looks elsewhere (to not have a biased view) and I can possibly come up with a simple conclusion on gaming and/or daily usage using either a dual or quad core system.

Based on info I've gotten from http://www.legionhardware.com/articles_pag...e_debate,1.html and http://www.tomshardware.com/reviews/multi-...pu,2280-11.html

It is to be believed that more games, audio/video encoding, anti virus are beginning to utilize the quad core setup. If not this very moment then in the near future we will see more quad core games coming out. Just like how we shifted from single to dual quite a few years ago, it will happen again from dual to quad.

Programs wise quad is the way to go but games wise...dual is the way to go - period. I'll stick to a quad core as my choice for my next upgrade since I cannot be looking at what a dual core is going to do for me now but how well it will perform in say....a year's time from now? I dun have the cash to keep upgrading on a yearly basis and no I don't wanna see my system lag when I run multiple programs at one go so I'll take something more future proof