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    Phenom 9500 vs Phenom II

    Yes, that is probably your best option. Do you over clock at all? For gaming, you usually see more FPS from higher GHz speed than from more cores. For example, you would generally have better gaming performance with a faster clocked X4 CPU than with a slower clocked X6. I don't game much...
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    Phenom 9500 vs Phenom II

    Hi, you are correct that the PhenomII performs better. However, I would think you largest bottleneck is not the CPU, but the GPU. What settings beside resolution did you use? Lots of AA or anything? It would be hard to beat a PhenomII X4 or even the X6 for the money (but the X6 is probably...
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    QX9650 vs PhenomII X6 with max O/C?

    OK, thank you for the mobo links. What I'm trying to figure out is what exactly makes those better for O/Cing than the other (cheaper) MSI board? Is it the chipset? For example, these boards are 890 and the other one was 870? Thanks for explaining it to me, I am just trying to learn!
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    QX9650 vs PhenomII X6 with max O/C?

    Thank you, I have been running Intel for so long now, I haven't had an AMD since the Athlon 64x2 very first came out. I'm not sure what to look at on an AMD mobo anymore. Can you guys tell me your method of choosing that good mobo? I mean, what is the biggest factors to look for? The biggest...
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    QX9650 vs PhenomII X6 with max O/C?

    Is there any reason to get a more expensive mobo than this for the X6? This one seems really good for the price (I know it's open box and a risk, but I'm OK with that considering Newegg's track record.) I like the double spacing for the GPUs as well. The 5870s are pretty big...
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    QX9650 vs PhenomII X6 with max O/C?

    Thanks everyone again for the help. A big thanks to Markfw for the real world Distributed Computing results (X6 vs i7). I had been contemplating that for a while. That said - anyone want to buy a QX9650 and 4GB DDRII 1066 ram? :biggrin: Arkaign, the high end ATI cards will beat the pants off...
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    QX9650 vs PhenomII X6 with max O/C?

    Thank you everyone. I will probably sell the QX9650 then. The main reason is I like the features on the new AM3 mobos better than any socket 775 mobos w/ 2 pci-e slots I could find. I am sure the X6 and the QX9650 are close - I just wanted to make sure I wasn't going to lose anything big...
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    QX9650 vs PhenomII X6 with max O/C?

    First, thank you to everyone who pitched in on my other thread in the distributed computing section. That discussion and many hours of reading reviews afterward, has got me to this point. My second rig needs a new mobo w/ 2pci-e slots. It will be a dedicated BOINC cruncher with two high end...
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    QX9650 vs ? For BOINC / Distributed Computing

    Just read about 3hrs. worth of reviews after reading some of your replies today. Ah, my eyes are tired now, LOL! :D Looking at Anandtech Bench http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/48 , it would be marginal differences for what I'm doing between the QX9770, AMD X6, and i7 950. I just made a...
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    QX9650 vs ? For BOINC / Distributed Computing

    Thanks for discussion. I know it sounds crazy, and I don't want people thinking I'm trolling or anything, that's why at first I posted the whole story. But, I got to thinking that might be wasting people's time, so I deleted it. Basically, I've had this QX9650 for less than a week, only paid...
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    QX9650 vs ? For BOINC / Distributed Computing

    Hummm...thanks for the details from your i7 rigs. Looks like this QX9650 might be better than I thought. I think it might average 40K per day or close. It did 54K, then 30K, then today looks like it should be right at 40K...I need to run it a good week or so on Aqua to get the average. Is...
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    QX9650 vs ? For BOINC / Distributed Computing

    OK, well thanks for the thoughts. My PSUs are powerful enough, and the GPUs are high end ATI. I suppose the QX9650 is on par with an AMD X6 or maybe even better when O/Ced. I can't upgrade the socket 775 past the QX9650, and I can't upgrade a socket AM3 past the X6. I can't imagine DDR2 vs...
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    QX9650 vs ? For BOINC / Distributed Computing

    Hi, thanks, I see the Distributed Computing forum now, down under Software. Any way one of the moderators could move this there, please? Thank you.
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    QX9650 vs ? For BOINC / Distributed Computing

    I deleted the long story to save your time. Quick version: I need to purchase a 2 PCI-E slot mobo for GPU crunching, and don't know if I should spend $ on a new socket 775 mobo. I have the highest socket 775 CPU - QX9650 w/ 4GB DDR2 1066 on a single PCI-E slot mobo now. Does an i7 setup...
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    Could BOINC benchmarks be added to CPU / MOBO reviews?

    Hi, this is Jed Smith in SoCal. I am an avid BOINC cruncher for SETI.USA, and I know that Anandtech also has a team. I have always enjoyed your reviews, and visit often for new computer related information. I was wondering if a simple BOINC Benchmark score could be added to the new CPU / MOBO...