Q9450 is the better processor with high speed RAM being so cheap.

hahaha....
sooo happy...
dis sunday will get my 1st P45 mobo...

Q9450 EOL already

Wow..Good Luck

-pWs-

Lol I know - but the guy wanted a head to head comparison mar - so he gets one. Obviously Q9550 is even better =p

I m sorry.
The smiley which I sweat is why Intel so fast make Q9450 EOL.

Was plan to change actually.
Hope you dun get my meaning wrong.

-pWs-

Oh no offense taken bro - no worries =p

Okie...

How much you bought your QX9650??

-pWs-

A nice read regarding DTS, Tj & Tcase.

http://www.hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1336257&page=2

-pWs-

Should I go for Q6600 or Q9550?

Haha...If I were you, I will go Q9550.
But the price at least expensive more than half of Q6600 IIANM.

-pWs-

Here is mine ...

Q9550 (E0) @ 4ghz on P5Q Deluxe.

I got it quite cheap actually - RM1800. A friend of mine used to work for Intel and got it for me at staff rate heh.
Shawn - Q9550 if you can afford it, if not Q6600 lor. Or, you can wait for Nehalem which should be launched soon.

How I wish I got a friend work in Intel?
Then I can get from him

-pWs-

Oh. Its not about affordability but I want value for money as I am going to overclock it.
I am targeting at 3.5Ghz either processor. I'm looking something to go along with my 4870.
1 year investment for my pc as my old junk has failed me.
I used to buy a expensive desktop around 15 grand and it was under utilized.
I can wait for a month.

This post has been edited by shawn-mode: Sep 9 2008, 04:13 AM

Q9550 will easily hit 3.5Ghz. Q6600 not so much, most can reach 3.4Ghz but 3.5 - 3.6Ghz is a stretch, and sometimes will not be 100% stable. Also, vcore and temps will be pretty insane. There's more details if you read the responses in the Q6600 thread.

Also, Q9550 will be 10-15% faster than Q6600 at the same clock rate, due to Yorkfield core optimizations and more cache.

So yeah, Q9550 for sure =p

pws - They can't get the processors all the time lor. I'm lucky my friend is female and isn't interested in expensive processors..

This post has been edited by zer0hour: Sep 9 2008, 04:52 AM

Thanks for the heads up mate. I'll be going for Q9550 now.
OEM seller pinmiao is selling QX9650 at 1890 with no warranty.
Is it worth it to buy from her? I never dealt in forum before yet alone buy OEM processor.

PWS. Just find a girlfriend there. That will solve you problem and new supply of processor every month.

Well my processor is a tray (OEM) one as well. IMO OEM processors are perfectly fine - the death rate of Intel processors is so low. With EE processors even more so - those are Intel's highest binned and best silicon.

Also, pinpinmiao's a pretty reliable seller i think - I've never personally dealt with her, but her thread's full of good comments.

Ok now the million dollar question: Is it worth it to buy a QX9650 over a Q9550? If your plan is value for money, then no, the Q9550's a way better buy, and you're better off spending the RM900 or so you save on a 4870x2. Only buy the QX9650 if your plan is speed at any cost =p

My 9300 @ 3.5Ghz 24/7 as well

-pWs-

any Biostar I45 user here??
will getting this mobo this sunday...
any tips..?(GOT R? )

^
so lucky u got money...
i have to make full use of my gigabyte before upgrading again...

fyi, for 24/7 use i just OC it to 3.2 - 3.3 GHz coz i want to maintain it on stock vcore.

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Added on September 9, 2008, 11:15 amare you on WC? coz your temp is much cooler...

This post has been edited by manutd #1 fan: Sep 9 2008, 11:15 AM