vincentfkc

hi, i am upgrading my comp

these two are petty same price now..

$380 for QX6850

$394 for Q9550

which is better for me

i am gonna use it more than 2 years

or wait for price drop?

Robilar

The QX6850?

your thread title and content don't match, which two chips are you referring to?

S2000_Skyline12

Most people would say Q9550 cause it's 45nm, new stepping, better OCing and has newer tech.

I still like the QX6860 though

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Robilar

What the heck is the QX6860?

There is a QX6850 (65nm) and a QX9650 (45nm), QX9770 as well

sgdude

im sure he means QX6850. its a tough one. the QX6850 should hit 3.8-4ghz with r8 air cooling, and the Q9550 might. the 9550s 5% better clock 4 clock, it really up to u.

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whitingnick

I think he means the QX6850

mbones

A 5% you wouldn't even notice in real-world applications anyway.

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Robilar

Right.

The problem with the QX6850 is that due to its 65nm core, it runs hotter than any other newer chip.

Air cooling would be challenged to sustain 4ghz with it.

The Q9550 tops out at about 3.8 depending on the motherboard and actually runs cooler (at on par clocks) to the QX.

I had both the QX6850 and the QX9650. The QX9650 easily did 4ghz on air. The QX6850, the best I could do with a lapped TRUE was 3.85 or so before temps got out of control.

sLowEnd

Q9550

More cache, 45nm

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vincentfkc

k Q9550