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jisheria   06-12-2009 at 10:17:18 PM

JUST A NEWBIE & WOULD LIKE TO BUILD MY 1ST PC AND Q9550 CAUGHT MY INTEREST..

BUT ONE OF THE FAMOUS PC SHOP IS SELLING A Q9550 W/6MB CACHE ONLY!!!
I GLANCED AT THE REVIEWS AND ITS LIKE THERES NO SUCH CPU EXISTED!!
SHOULD IT HAVE A 12MB CACHE??? :( :( :(
IS IT ANOTHER VERSION OF THE Q9550 WITH A LOWER CACHE??

DAMN IT! GIVES ME A LOT OF HEADACHE! NOW I DNT KNOW IF IL BE BUYIN IT OR JUST SETTLE WITH A NICE Q6600 INSTEAD? BUT I WANT Q9550'S POWER & SPEED T_T

NEED SOME SERIOUS ADVICE/HELP HERE GUYS :sweat:

HOPIN FOR UR REPLIES GURU'S...

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jisheria wrote :

JUST A NEWBIE & WOULD LIKE TO BUILD MY 1ST PC AND Q9550 CAUGHT MY INTEREST..

BUT ONE OF THE FAMOUS PC SHOP IS SELLING A Q9550 W/6MB CACHE ONLY!!!
I GLANCED AT THE REVIEWS AND ITS LIKE THERES NO SUCH CPU EXISTED!!
SHOULD IT HAVE A 12MB CACHE??? :( :( :(
IS IT ANOTHER VERSION OF THE Q9550 WITH A LOWER CACHE??

DAMN IT! GIVES ME A LOT OF HEADACHE! NOW I DNT KNOW IF IL BE BUYIN IT OR JUST SETTLE WITH A NICE Q6600 INSTEAD? BUT I WANT Q9550'S POWER & SPEED T_T

NEED SOME SERIOUS ADVICE/HELP HERE GUYS :sweat:

HOPIN FOR UR REPLIES GURU'S...




I believe that the Q9550 has two channels of 6MB cache making 12mb thats why they listed it



as each core is doubled up each half gets access to 6mb each side now as the q9550 is not a true quad core but a bunk bed variety - a true 4 core would have 3mb per cpu to make the 12 if that makes sense.

I guess in a few years time we will have 48mb cache processors with 12mb per core...


anyway what they are saying is true but they forgot the x2 6mb cache on the description

the right one is as follows

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 CPU, 2.83 GHz, FSB 1333MHz, 2x6MB L2 Cache, Socket LGA775

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o1die   06-12-2009 at 10:25:19 PM

Get your q9550 at newegg, microcenter, or Fry's. All offer good service. Newegg is still the best. It's possible someone had a typo error on the specs.

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jisheria   06-12-2009 at 10:27:16 PM

so u mean its just a typo error?? so i dont have to worry about such fake cpu or somethin like that? ^^

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Bronze CPUs badge cjl   06-12-2009 at 10:31:00 PM

It's definitely a typo. It's either a Q9550 and has 12MB of cache, or it's not actually a Q9550 and has 6MB of cache (Q9400 perhaps?).

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jisheria   06-12-2009 at 10:34:40 PM

oic.. thanks guyz.. love yah!
cuz their pricelist says Q9550 6mb cache^^ and they got the lowest price in town so i got a bit of doubt back there.. anywayz.. im about to buy it 2days from now(hopefully)^^

thankz agen!!!

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ill b ben   06-12-2009 at 11:00:40 PM

a q9550 are basicly 2 c2d's with each having 6 mb cache making it a total of 12. in a way they r right dw bout it . but i agree go to newegg etc for your pc ''shizzle''

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mousemonkey   06-12-2009 at 11:32:59 PM

ill b ben wrote :

a q9550 are basicly 2 c2d's with each having 6 mb cache making it a total of 12. in a way they r right dw bout it . but i agree go to newegg etc for your pc ''shizzle''


+1, It happened with the Q6600 as well, I remember seeing a webvert listing it as being 9.6ghz ie 4 cores @2.4 each making 9.6 overall, obvious really.

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boulard83   06-12-2009 at 11:43:30 PM

Q9550 become really cheap.

NCIX and Newegg now sell it for 269.99$ !!! ( Canadian dollar ) 229.99$ US

damn cheap ;)

------------------------------ __________________________Le Québécois_________________________
WCed Q9550 EO + P5Q @ 3.825ghz / HTPC - E5200 + P5Q @ 3.3ghz
BFG GTX285 OC2 + PC P&C 750w . / HIS HD4850 with Sharp 42" 1080p
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Hellboy   06-13-2009 at 12:45:18 AM
Best answer

jisheria wrote :

JUST A NEWBIE & WOULD LIKE TO BUILD MY 1ST PC AND Q9550 CAUGHT MY INTEREST..

BUT ONE OF THE FAMOUS PC SHOP IS SELLING A Q9550 W/6MB CACHE ONLY!!!
I GLANCED AT THE REVIEWS AND ITS LIKE THERES NO SUCH CPU EXISTED!!
SHOULD IT HAVE A 12MB CACHE??? :( :( :(
IS IT ANOTHER VERSION OF THE Q9550 WITH A LOWER CACHE??

DAMN IT! GIVES ME A LOT OF HEADACHE! NOW I DNT KNOW IF IL BE BUYIN IT OR JUST SETTLE WITH A NICE Q6600 INSTEAD? BUT I WANT Q9550'S POWER & SPEED T_T

NEED SOME SERIOUS ADVICE/HELP HERE GUYS :sweat:

HOPIN FOR UR REPLIES GURU'S...




I believe that the Q9550 has two channels of 6MB cache making 12mb thats why they listed it



as each core is doubled up each half gets access to 6mb each side now as the q9550 is not a true quad core but a bunk bed variety - a true 4 core would have 3mb per cpu to make the 12 if that makes sense.

I guess in a few years time we will have 48mb cache processors with 12mb per core...


anyway what they are saying is true but they forgot the x2 6mb cache on the description

the right one is as follows

Intel Core 2 Quad Q9550 CPU, 2.83 GHz, FSB 1333MHz, 2x6MB L2 Cache, Socket LGA775

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kellytm3   06-13-2009 at 08:54:10 AM

Check Newegg first...they might still have the Q9550 on sale for $230

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jisheria   06-13-2009 at 03:04:46 PM

haha!! thanks for the info guyzz^^ im starting to enjoy this forum already^^
il be buyin my 1st cpu tomorrow!!^^

but whats the best asus motherboard for q9550?

budget is around $120^^

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Hellboy   06-13-2009 at 04:03:01 PM

jisheria wrote :

haha!! thanks for the info guyzz^^ im starting to enjoy this forum already^^
il be buyin my 1st cpu tomorrow!!^^

but whats the best asus motherboard for q9550?

budget is around $120^^




full atx or micro atx & what video card you going to get

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jisheria   06-13-2009 at 04:03:22 PM

coz i caught asus p5ql pro and p5qll em, im wondrin which one will be better..

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jisheria   06-13-2009 at 04:04:58 PM

i plan to have gtx 260 coz its cheaper than ati 4870.. would that be good for intense gaming ang some vid encoding?

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jisheria   06-13-2009 at 06:21:36 PM

so p5ql pro vs p5ql-em
and
gtx 260 vs 9800 gt 1gb..
any suggestions?^^

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jisheria   06-13-2009 at 07:17:39 PM

ouch!T_T i cant afford a full atx nor micro u knw? T_T

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boulard83   06-13-2009 at 07:43:44 PM

GTX260 all the way.

P5Q

------------------------------ __________________________Le Québécois_________________________
WCed Q9550 EO + P5Q @ 3.825ghz / HTPC - E5200 + P5Q @ 3.3ghz
BFG GTX285 OC2 + PC P&C 750w . / HIS HD4850 with Sharp 42" 1080p
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jisheria   06-13-2009 at 07:49:09 PM

THX^^ GTX 260^^
HOW ABOUT MY MOTHERBOARD? CAN U SUGGEST SOMETHING GOOD THAT WILL BE JUST AROUND $150?^^

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boulard83   06-13-2009 at 09:01:26 PM

P5Q, you dont need the PRO-DELEUXE or other P5Q ... just the P5Q ... P45 chipset, 100% solid caps, rock solid for OCing.

------------------------------ __________________________Le Québécois_________________________
WCed Q9550 EO + P5Q @ 3.825ghz / HTPC - E5200 + P5Q @ 3.3ghz
BFG GTX285 OC2 + PC P&C 750w . / HIS HD4850 with Sharp 42" 1080p
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jisheria   06-13-2009 at 10:02:12 PM

cool suggestion but somebody else advised i should go for a gigabyte mboard. namely GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX for $134?? is it worth? i mean this product rocks as well^^ i guess worth the $14 difference^^

check this.. if this will definitely rock^^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128358

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jisheria   06-13-2009 at 11:34:01 PM

boulard r u still there?? anybody? T_T

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Hellboy   06-13-2009 at 11:39:57 PM

jisheria wrote :

cool suggestion but somebody else advised i should go for a gigabyte mboard. namely GA-EP45-UD3P LGA 775 Intel P45 ATX for $134?? is it worth? i mean this product rocks as well^^ i guess worth the $14 difference^^

check this.. if this will definitely rock^^

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6813128358




I personally prefer Gigabyte over Asus, I have never, ever had one fail from new unlike ones from Asus which I have had some problematic ones.

Got dual bios too and japanese capacitors, built good, got loads of flashy stickers etc etc


Also the GTX260 is a rebadged 9800gtx with 1gb of ram and slight improvements here and there.


Message edited by Hellboy on 06-13-2009 at 11:41:37 PM
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boulard83   06-13-2009 at 11:54:39 PM

The one you listed is a CF mobo. You need crossfire ?


If not, go for a simple and standard P45 chipset. My mobo is are P5Q's ( 100$ ) and they are rock solid.


Message edited by boulard83 on 06-13-2009 at 11:56:59 PM
------------------------------ __________________________Le Québécois_________________________
WCed Q9550 EO + P5Q @ 3.825ghz / HTPC - E5200 + P5Q @ 3.3ghz
BFG GTX285 OC2 + PC P&C 750w . / HIS HD4850 with Sharp 42" 1080p
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jisheria   06-14-2009 at 12:00:38 AM

well.. sorry but i think p5q wins it, i guess i wont need crossfire cuz i dont even know what that isT_T sorry again.. anyway, i have less than 4hours to decide on this..

final build will be:

q9550
p5q
gtx260
sata 320g(enuf for what i need "for now" )
pc 800 2GB ddr2 x2 (4gig ram)
600w psu (acbel)
and everything follows...

any comments guys?
suggestions?
violent reactions^^,

feel free to give opinions.. pls^^

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jisheria   06-14-2009 at 12:03:22 AM

on this build, il be doing 3/4gaming, 1/4 encoding.. ^^
i think its not that easy to understand but i hope u bare with me guys T_T

..just a newbie who needs ur expert advices on this..

budget= less than $1000

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Hellboy   06-14-2009 at 12:27:00 AM

jisheria wrote :

on this build, il be doing 3/4gaming, 1/4 encoding.. ^^
i think its not that easy to understand but i hope u bare with me guys T_T

..just a newbie who needs ur expert advices on this..

budget= less than $1000




I would go for a 1tb with 32mb cache there not as dear as you think... about double the price of a 320 for 3 times + storage. and its quicker !!!

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boulard83   06-14-2009 at 12:30:45 AM

P5Q
Q9550
GTX260
2x2gb DDR2 800 ram
600W psu ( the OCZ you listed is ok but i prefer Corsair )
320gb is fine if your OK with the space.
Any MidTower CASE ( good airflow is to take into consideration )
DVD ?

22" monitor is nice paired with a GTX260

If you can add a Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme as cooling it would be nice.

------------------------------ __________________________Le Québécois_________________________
WCed Q9550 EO + P5Q @ 3.825ghz / HTPC - E5200 + P5Q @ 3.3ghz
BFG GTX285 OC2 + PC P&C 750w . / HIS HD4850 with Sharp 42" 1080p
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jisheria   06-14-2009 at 03:34:24 AM

thanks for all the replies^^ this thead is done^^
more power to u cpu geeks!!!^^

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