Keep your E8400. Wait until january to upgrade to an i9.
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Too late?! Are you even serious? A Q9550 would last a very long while. Well beyond the Nehalem generation.
Hell, even his E8400 might do it.
I game a good deal. And I haven't felt the need to upgrade my E8400 yet. I doubt it will happen in 2010, too.
I upgrade out of necessity, not out of the "oh-so-shiny-stuff" itch. And if this is the OP's case, then your E8400 is a wonderful gaming chip.
Originally Posted by Volcom13  Too late for Q9550. I'd say get an i7 or wait for i9 like the above poster said. |
Hell, even his E8400 might do it.
I game a good deal. And I haven't felt the need to upgrade my E8400 yet. I doubt it will happen in 2010, too.
I upgrade out of necessity, not out of the "oh-so-shiny-stuff" itch. And if this is the OP's case, then your E8400 is a wonderful gaming chip.
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I think you're right that it's best to keep the E8400 until you upgrade to the i9 or i7. After all, the only real benefit the Q9550 will give you is the ability to play games like GTA4 with better performance than you'd get now with the E8400.
This way, you'll have this little bit of extra money to make the i9 or i7 build that much better.
Originally Posted by mooch49 which is better? i am thinking about getting the quad, but my e8400 runs games very well. i am also currently running two 4890's in xfire. so i am not sure how much of an upgrade the q9550 would be. should i just keep the e8400 for a few more months, then upgrade to a i9 or i7 at that time rather than getting a 9550 now. |
This way, you'll have this little bit of extra money to make the i9 or i7 build that much better.
if you can get one cheap enough it would strech the legs of your current machine long enough.
i would say q9550 but im biased tbh
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you should be able to get one to 4ghz or more so speed wise you wont lose anything just gain more cores.
i didnt notice any change in speed going from an [email protected] to this one but it can do soooo much more at once and still not get bogged down.
i would say q9550 but im biased tbh
you should be able to get one to 4ghz or more so speed wise you wont lose anything just gain more cores.
i didnt notice any change in speed going from an [email protected] to this one but it can do soooo much more at once and still not get bogged down.
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yes that would be a perfectly fine cooler. i have my q9550 E0 revision oc'ed to 3.4ghz at 1.2volts. i can probably go a little lower but my mobo has vdroop.
with nothing lapped, my tuniq tower 120 keeps my temps around 35 C idle, 55 C load, with about 23 C ambient. i'm using the below-par tuniq TX-1 thermal paste too.
Originally Posted by mooch49 thanks for all the responses and tidbits. just one more question. would the freezer 7 pro be a good cooler for the q9550? |
with nothing lapped, my tuniq tower 120 keeps my temps around 35 C idle, 55 C load, with about 23 C ambient. i'm using the below-par tuniq TX-1 thermal paste too.
f7p is a great little cooler m8, one got my 4300 to 3.6ghz
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i cant see you getting to 4ghz with one on a quad but i can see you hitting 3.5 ish.
even if you upgrade that you will get mounting plates for other sockets too should you change that later.
mine hit 65c this morning @4ghz on 1.3v but that was in a room temp of 27c so....i like it toasty in the morning me
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i cant see you getting to 4ghz with one on a quad but i can see you hitting 3.5 ish.
even if you upgrade that you will get mounting plates for other sockets too should you change that later.
mine hit 65c this morning @4ghz on 1.3v but that was in a room temp of 27c so....i like it toasty in the morning me
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