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reconviperone1   07-11-2009 at 08:06:03 PM

I am currently using a q6600(overclocked 3.2ghz),4gb 1066 ram, 9800gt 512mb, on a gigabyte p-35 board. Now I am currently happy with this system,and never have any problems with games, however i do a lot of video editing too, I am wondering if it's worth the upgrade to go from the q6600 (2.4ghz stock 8mb l2) to the q9550(2.83ghz stock 12mb l2). I know i could sell my q6600 relatively easy on ebay, and just pay the balance on the q9550. What r your opinions? Also, I am very comfortable with my system and dont want to do a major overhaul,so although the core I7 and phenom 2's are nice, I'm sticking with minor upgrades for as long as possible.

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htoonthura   07-11-2009 at 08:31:15 PM
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reconviperone1 wrote :

I am currently using a q6600(overclocked 3.2ghz),4gb 1066 ram, 9800gt 512mb, on a gigabyte p-35 board. Now I am currently happy with this system,and never have any problems with games, however i do a lot of video editing too, I am wondering if it's worth the upgrade to go from the q6600 (2.4ghz stock 8mb l2) to the q9550(2.83ghz stock 12mb l2). I know i could sell my q6600 relatively easy on ebay, and just pay the balance on the q9550. What r your opinions? Also, I am very comfortable with my system and dont want to do a major overhaul,so although the core I7 and phenom 2's are nice, I'm sticking with minor upgrades for as long as possible.




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frozenlead   07-11-2009 at 08:41:51 PM
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I don't think it's worth it. If you want more power, just push the clockspeed. Your q6600 has more power in it than you're using - if you want to use it. You might not feel good pushing it that hard all the time.

But, that's my opinion.

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Bronze CPUs badge jsc   07-11-2009 at 09:12:35 PM
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I have several computers running, including a Q6600 and a Q9550, both OC'd to 3.6 GHz. The Q9550 is not noticeably faster. If you are doing a lot of video editing, upgrade your hard drives.

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