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Old 02-21-09   #11 (permalink)
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Gigabyte are excellent board for oc'ing couple that with q9550. good couple indeed.
no man, i was talking about the ex58-ud3r, not a mobo for the q9550
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Gigabyte are excellent board for oc'ing couple that with q9550. good couple indeed.
The UD3R has tons of awesome reviews, and has proven to be a very capable overclocker. a solid choice for an i7
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i skipped quads and went straight for i7. I'll never look back. i7=win.
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i7 defo, I have a C1 Q9550 and although I love it I wish I had waited a month and got a i7 instead. I also agree with waiting for that D0 stepping, would be silly not to really

Though I gotta say there doesn't seem much wrong with your current setup tbh, but I'm a bit n00bish to overclocking in comparason.

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for $50 more go i7, for sure.
i7 is new tech but pretty soon core 2 is turning 3 years old.
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It really depends what the main use of the computer is gonna be used for. If this is just for PC gaming get the Q9550, if you do video editing/encoding, 3D rendering and other stuff like that get an i7 unless money is an issue
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if you even have the choice , get the i7, there is no comparison, bu if your oin a budget then you have to make that decision, but there is no comparison.
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For only $50 more obviously go with i7.
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Do nothing. =]

E8400 is more than enough, so save your money.
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i7, you are not gonna see any performance gain from your outdated Q9550, at least I didn't see it when I switched from E8500 to Q9550.
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