Q9300 vs i5-2500 +random question

[auntarie]

Hello,

I've seen some good, quick responses on this site, so I thought I'd ask my question too. Here goes:

How much better is the i5-2500 than the q9300? I know it's newer generation and stuff, but still- the only differences are the clock speed and lithography. They're both about the same price (in my country, I don't know about anywhere else) and I don't want to spend ~$260 just for 0.8 MHz more per core, cooler operation and possibly less power consumption.

Also, would a q9300 bottleneck an Asus engtx 560(non-ti) dc2 top 1gb?

Thanks in advance.

NOTE: I'm not considering overclocking, so that's why I didn't mention multiplier with the CPUs. And q9300 is my current CPU.

 

[antonisrsx]

if you are only a gamer and normal user then i think your cpu is good enough. and it ll not bottleneck an Asus engtx 560.

 

[auntarie]

Thanks guys. I'm going to stick with it for about 2 more years, then I'm building a new rig anyway.

 

[auntarie]

Best answer selected by auntarie.