[RyanBlackn]

I just sold my Q6600 B3 for $130 US on ebay and I then bought a sealed E0 Q9550 on ebay for $240 US shipped. Will I notice a huge performance increase? This is my first CPU upgrade since 2007!

 

[Tator Tot]

Yes you will. The Q9550 has a high stock clock, more cache, a faster FSB, and is faster clock for clock.

Though, if you are Overclocking, generally, the Q9550 will go farther than a Q6600

 

[Hey Zeus]

12 megs of L2 cache.. Mmmmm

 

[Ghostcracker]

Quote:

Originally Posted by RyanBlackn I just sold my Q6600 B3 for $130 US on ebay and I then bought a sealed E0 Q9550 on ebay for $240 US shipped. Will I notice a huge performance increase? This is my first CPU upgrade since 2007!

yeah , you will notice some increase in performance , most in rendering speed than gaming fps

 

[Bo_Punk_2.0]

The difference was night and day going from my Q6600 to the 9550.

Higher overclocks, lower temps, lower power draw...

And as the son of god said, "12 megs of L2 cache.. Mmmmm".

 

[Volcom13]

Your board doesn't provide the best options for overclocking but it will most likely get it to 4 GHz.

 

[vuxdu]

Wow, this makes me think if I should sell my Q6600 G0 on ebay, they go for atleast 130.

 

[ShtSh00ttr]

When I went from my Q6600 -> 9450 @ 4GHz the diff was massive and still is on par with my i7 920 @ 4.3GHz . dollar for dollar a great great investment.

 

[Greg121986]

I went from a Q6600 to an E8500 and then to a Q9550 and then a Q9650. The 9550 was definitely a step up, but I had issues overclocking with my 780i so I went with the Q9650 a little bit later.

You really got a great price for your Q6600. The Q9550 will definitely be killer!

 

[RyanBlackn]

It was nuts. I listed the auction and literally 2 minutes later it sold.

 

[Interpolation]

I think you will find the higher FSB needed for the Q9550 really pays off, especially when overclocking. Your RAM throughput will get a healthy speed increase because of this. You'll be impressed.