Sweet! thanks for the post cant buy one right now but ill add one to cart and drool some
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Yesterday I ordered a Xeon X3360 quad core from CompSource. I believe that's the same as a Q9550. It was $602, but that's only a little more than half what they're asking for a QX9650.
I've also got ordered, an EVGA 790i board for it to go into with 4G of DDR3 and a 9800 GX2 for a video card.
If it doesn't work in that board....., I'll have to stick with my E6600 for a while, (if the wife doesn't kill me first).
Yesterday I ordered a Xeon X3360 quad core from CompSource. I believe that's the same as a Q9550.
Keep us posted about compatibility and If you can give us CPUID it would be great, we could compare it with the Q9550. The X3350 might also be the same as the Q9450, so if someone has trouble finding Q9450 and wants to give-it a try, tell us how it went.
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The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice. - Rebec of Ginaz
I'll try and post any identifying marking or lettering on it, but it might be a week or two until I get the time to put it together and see what Windows says it sees. The Intel site lists exactly the same specs for an X3560 and a Q9550. The only thing I wasn't sure of was that the Intel site lists the 'system type' for the X3360 as 'UP', and I don't know what the 'UP' stands for in Intel-speak.
I was just thinking...., my current system is an E6600 in an ASUS P5W DH Deluxe MB. I've updated it to the latest BIOS, which I believe includes covering the 45 nm processors. I might just try popping the new processor in there and see what Windows XP and Vista see. I've got a dual-boot system set up because my wife refuses to even try Vista. The FSB is lower, at 1066, but it should run at that speed.
The only thing I wasn't sure of was that the Intel site lists the 'system type' for the X3360 as 'UP', and I don't know what the 'UP' stands for in Intel-speak.
Based on that chart, the E3110 is "UP" too and it works fine on my machine so I don't think it should be a concern. I guess it stands for "Uni-Processor" or something similar.
Message edited by Zenthar on 03-26-2008 at 03:48:13 PM
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The capacity to learn is a gift; The ability to learn is a skill; The willingness to learn is a choice. - Rebec of Ginaz
