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mw383   09-20-2008 at 07:48:48 PM

i have an e6750 running at 3.2 for the past year with no problems coupled with a 4870. but the recent price drops of the quads has piqued my interest. would it be worth it to jump up to a q6600 or even a 9550? or should i wait for the i7s in a few years? i mostly game and am thinking about the requirements/optimization of games like Fallout and FC2.

i'm sure this question has already been asked in a variety of ways, but thanks in adavance.

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falcodakrzz   09-20-2008 at 08:07:43 PM
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If I were you id wait till this xmas, your pc should run fine till then. After i7 comes out I expect a very big price drop on current quads (Q6600, Q9550, ect) so just wait. And a e6750 at 3.2 should tackle fallout and fc2 easy, theyre optimisation for quads is probably minor and will make little difference, its all in the GPU.

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mw383   09-20-2008 at 09:25:57 PM
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makes sense. thanks for the reply

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Maziar   09-20-2008 at 09:31:37 PM
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If u dont play straregy games and very CPU intensive aps,then stick with your E6750 otherwise go for Q6600(Very cheap) and OC

------------------------------ Q6600@3.4+ TT V1 Cooler,SAPPHIRE HD 4870X2,ASUS MAXIMUS FORMULA,4GB OCZ DDR2 800,LG W2452V 1920x1200
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calinkula   09-21-2008 at 06:42:45 AM
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Is there anything your setup can't handle? I would wait longer before thinking of upgrading.

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one-shot   09-21-2008 at 05:23:56 PM
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I was wondering the same thing with my setup and FC2 and Fallout3 on my e6750@ 3.6 and 4850 GPU. I'll try ignore my brain telling me to spend money.

------------------------------ Antec P182, i7 920 3.8Ghz @ 1.325V, Xigmatek 1283, Asus P6T X58, 3 x 2048MB OCZ Plat DDR3 1600 RAM, 2 EVGA GTX260 Core 216 in SLI, WD 160gb,320GB 1TB WD Black. Corsair 750TX. Acer 24" Monitor. Vista x64 Home Premium.
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mw383   09-21-2008 at 11:55:40 PM
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one-shot: it's not easy, is it?

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one-shot   09-22-2008 at 04:40:45 AM
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It is very hard, I have a family member that works for Intel so i can get CPU's for pretty cheap. That influences my brain even more. I've been thinking about putting my dual core to rest and getting a quad but not much is optimized right now so there isn't really a point. However, if more apps were multi-threaded I'd have a quad in a second.

------------------------------ Antec P182, i7 920 3.8Ghz @ 1.325V, Xigmatek 1283, Asus P6T X58, 3 x 2048MB OCZ Plat DDR3 1600 RAM, 2 EVGA GTX260 Core 216 in SLI, WD 160gb,320GB 1TB WD Black. Corsair 750TX. Acer 24" Monitor. Vista x64 Home Premium.
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lee-gamer   09-23-2008 at 06:31:59 PM
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Me too wanna buy a Q9550 but I think I gonna wait. The Q6600 is cheap but has to move on to the new Quad core.

BY how much can be the price drop for the Q9550 which about $320 now?
Just hope it will be below $300.

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