Extreme QX9650 C0 130w VS Quad Q9650 E0 95w

Which is better in your opinion?

picture time!!! this system shipped at 4.2-4.3ghz at 11 multiplier (we do not take photos of everything so what i got is what i got - this is an acutal 11x system with qx9650) u want screen shots?

It also depends on what you plan to be using it for. The extra Cache and instructions etc... in the QX will benefit you for crunching apps (video encoding, graphics/animation programs and the like) plus it will clock nicely to help with the games side of things. Please ppl correct me if I got this wrong.

I have a QX9650 (was made an offer I couldnt refuse!) and I love it. I have it at 3.6Ghz and have done since I got it. There isn't much call for what I do to clock it higher, YET! (as far as games are concerned I play WoW and the odd FPS and RTS) but a friend of mine has his at 4.2GHz stable on air cooling. Not bad really to get a 40% overclock pretty much for every QX9650 out there.

If you can afford it and your mobo will support it then go for the QX. For reference I use the Asus P5Q Deluxe board (P45 ICH10R) which is excellent and has bucket loads of overclock options.

Actually, both have the same 12MB cache, as well as the same instructions. The only difference is the unlocked multiplier. Honestly, the qx is better, but not by a very large margin. Unless the cost is identical, I'd go for the non extreme every time.