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colt1911 · 03-27-2008, 02:08 AM

I've noticed that there are some post in other forums where people are comparing the Xeon Quads and the Q9xxx series quads. Some say they are the same but that the Xeon is better because they are mainly for servers and run 24/7 . I was looking at getting the Q9450 and noticed that the Xeon 3550 is being called the same cpu. Is there a big difference in them and would the Xeon be a better choice? Also do you lose any performance by using a Xeon in a regular desktop pc?

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colt1911 Platinum Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Tennessee Posts: 591	Question about Quads I've noticed that there are some post in other forums where people are comparing the Xeon Quads and the Q9xxx series quads. Some say they are the same but that the Xeon is better because they are mainly for servers and run 24/7 . I was looking at getting the Q9450 and noticed that the Xeon 3550 is being called the same cpu. Is there a big difference in them and would the Xeon be a better choice? Also do you lose any performance by using a Xeon in a regular desktop pc? __________________ XP Pro 32bit and Vista Home Premium 64bit Asus P5K Premium Black Pearl Intel Q9450 w/ Zalman 9700 cooler Corsair XMS2 PC 6400C4 DDR2 -800 ( 4 gigs ) Evga 8800GTS 512mb ( G92 ) w/ Acer P221w 22" LCD Seagate 500Gb 32mb cache Sata 2 WD 500gb 16mb cache Sata 2 w/ WD 250 Sata 2 2 Asus Sata DVD Burners Ultra Aluminus Full Tower w/ Antec Neopower 650 watt PSU Asus Xonar 7.1 Pci card w/ Logitech Z5500 speakers