[Lazloisdavrock]

Thoughts on which is better? ones a Quad yeah, but ya kno

 

[Monkey92]

They're essentially the same I think, same cache and all. So I would say it's basically a doubled up E8400 with a slightly reduced multiplier.

 

[ZealotKi11er]

The Quad should be better now a days. The only difference is that the Q9505 has half the L2 Cache.

 

[sccr64472]

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Originally Posted by Lazloisdavrock Thoughts on which is better? ones a Quad yeah, but ya kno

I'm fairly sure you meant Q9550. The Q9550 is two E8400 slapped together. Only on applications that can use more than 2 cores will you see any significant difference. Unfortunately, the Q9550 are priced out of the market, so it makes no sense to buy one. You can buy a 955 and a motherboard for less than you can buy a Q9550. It's really up to you if you need more than a dual core right now. I don't, but I swapped to one only because the entire upgrade cost me $40.
Edit: Nevermind, I see there really is a Q9505. I've never seen it before.

 

[ducrider]

Using a good mobo the Q9550 is a beast.They both overclock real good but your not getting a Quad with the E8400.I would say the Quad will be better in the future with more games needing a Quad.Go for the Q9550.

 

[Lazloisdavrock]

Q9505

 

[fenderjaguar]

I've got an E8400 and I've been looking at Q9550 and Q9650 on ebay. I know I can get about £75 for the E8400. So if I can get either of those quads for £130ish, I'll be alright.

As for the Q9505, I wouldn't have it over my E8400, or maybe I would...I dunno, it's got half the cache and I just wanted something that was potentially double what my E8400 is now