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OEM Q9300 at Newegg $299.00

If you are going to spend the bones on this, why not get the Q9450/x3350?? has double the cache. Or, just get a q6600 with 8mb cache and OC...
 
Originally posted by: lytalbayre
If you are going to spend the bones on this, why not get the Q9450/x3350?? has double the cache. Or, just get a q6600 with 8mb cache and OC...
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I plan on getting the Q9450, not the Q9300... but there are people out there waiting for this... plus its from Newegg with free shipping... that's an added bonus
 
Originally posted by: dajeepster
Originally posted by: lytalbayre
If you are going to spend the bones on this, why not get the Q9450/x3350?? has double the cache. Or, just get a q6600 with 8mb cache and OC...
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I plan on getting the Q9450, not the Q9300... but there are people out there waiting for this... plus its from Newegg with free shipping... that's an added bonus
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Also, the Q9300 should be better than the Q6600 due to core improvements even though it has less cache. The primary reason to get a Q6600 over a new Q9xxx would be because it can be found for $200 retail...and perhaps also compatibility issues.
 
Originally posted by: nyker96nice except I need tax for CUSA. that pretty much nullifies this 10% cash back.
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You're thinking about thr old Compusa, they don't have stores in most of the states any more.

 
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Originally posted by: dajeepster
Originally posted by: lytalbayre
If you are going to spend the bones on this, why not get the Q9450/x3350?? has double the cache. Or, just get a q6600 with 8mb cache and OC...
Click to expand...

I plan on getting the Q9450, not the Q9300... but there are people out there waiting for this... plus its from Newegg with free shipping... that's an added bonus
Click to expand...

Also, the Q9300 should be better than the Q6600 due to core improvements even though it has less cache. The primary reason to get a Q6600 over a new Q9xxx would be because it can be found for $200 retail...and perhaps also compatibility issues.
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Yeah, I'd definitely buy the Q6600 over the Q9300 but the 9 in Q9300 is worth another hundred bucks 😉
 
Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
Originally posted by: dajeepster
Originally posted by: lytalbayre
If you are going to spend the bones on this, why not get the Q9450/x3350?? has double the cache. Or, just get a q6600 with 8mb cache and OC...
Click to expand...

I plan on getting the Q9450, not the Q9300... but there are people out there waiting for this... plus its from Newegg with free shipping... that's an added bonus
Click to expand...

Also, the Q9300 should be better than the Q6600 due to core improvements even though it has less cache. The primary reason to get a Q6600 over a new Q9xxx would be because it can be found for $200 retail...and perhaps also compatibility issues.
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I'm all Q6600 out... got plenty of those now... don't need no more
 
This section of the X-bit article shows exactly what all of us overclockers feared.

The Q9300's overclocking potential is all but nullified by its low 7.5x multiplier. X-Bit was only able to OC the chip to 3.5GHz thanks to the low multi. They simply ran out of FSB clock room. I fear that the Q9450's may suffer a similar fate. I'm happy sticking with my Q6600 for now.

The crappy part is that this is only going to get WORSE for all of us budget overclockers when Intel transitions all of their CPUs to 1600MHz FSB. I see 7x400FSB for Intel's next "affordable Quad" CPU...
 
Originally posted by: ActiveX
is there any difference between oem and retail packages besides the heatstink/fan?
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Warranty is different, OEM is 30-90 days (dependent on the retailer...) Retail is a couple of years, IIRC. (3?)
 
just purchased Q6600 from MC thinking of taking it back for a Q9300 is it worth paying th extra 80-100 bucks is there that much performance difference
 
Originally posted by: odahcam
just purchased Q6600 from MC thinking of taking it back for a Q9300 is it worth paying th extra 80-100 bucks is there that much performance difference
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In my opinion, keep the Q6600. Not worth the difference.
 
Originally posted by: Engineer
Originally posted by: odahcam
just purchased Q6600 from MC thinking of taking it back for a Q9300 is it worth paying th extra 80-100 bucks is there that much performance difference
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In my opinion, keep the Q6600. Not worth the difference.
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Concur!

 
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