O9550 Vs Q9650

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Scubie67

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From what I have heard the Q9650 has 2.83 clock compared to Q9550's 2.66 as well as .5 higher multi and EO stepping is it worth the extra $220 dollars for these features?

Also will both these processors not need a bios flash with either the P45 or x48 Motherboards? As this is my first build I would like to keep it pretty much trouble free.
 
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IMO it's not worth it, the Q9550 used to be around $530 a week ago or so before it dropped in price. It should work in those motherboard without a BIOS flash, however a few have needed them. Check out the manufacturers website and see what BIOS revision is needed for the Q9550/Q9650.
 
[-0MEGA-];1046459 said:
IMO it's not worth it, the Q9550 used to be around $530 a week ago or so before it dropped in price. It should work in those motherboard without a BIOS flash, however a few have needed them. Check out the manufacturers website and see what BIOS revision is needed for the Q9550/Q9650.
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Thx for the reply,Omega.Does the new EO stepping make much of a difference?Or if its so new maybe people havent tinkered around enough with it to know?
 
Honestly I haven't heard anything about a new EO stepping, do you have a link to where it says otherwise?
 
[-0MEGA-];1046491 said:
Same as the B3 vs G0 stepping of the Q6600, where the G0 was newer, and in turn yielded better overclocking and ran cooler.
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Actually, I don't think the revision is that dramatic. According to Intel, these are the only changes to the Q9550:

- New SSpec and MM numbers for the converting products
- CPUID will change from 0x10677 to 0x1067A
- Package change to Halide free package

However, I do agree that the Q9650 isn't really worth the price. The Q9550 is at a great price, atm, and it'll probably go $20-$30 lower by the end of August.
 
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mep916 said:
Actually, I don't think the revision is that dramatic. According to Intel, these are the only changes:

- New SSpec and MM numbers for the converting products
- CPUID will change from 0x10677 to 0x1067A
- Package change to Halide free package

However, I do agree that the Q9650 isn't really worth the price. The Q9550 is at a great price, atm, and it'll probably go $20-$30 lower by the end of August.
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From people on the overlock.net (as well as other forums), the G0 can easily hit 3.8-4GHz, whereas lots of people with the B3 Q6600 could only hit around 3.4-3.6GHz, while it could just be a coincidence, that would be very odd to have those kinds of results.
 
[-0MEGA-];1046561 said:
From people on the overlock.net (as well as other forums), the G0 can easily hit 3.8-4GHz, whereas lots of people with the B3 Q6600 could only hit around 3.4-3.6GHz, while it could just be a coincidence, that would be very odd to have those kinds of results.
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lol. No, the G0 *was* a big improvement. The E0 stepping of the Q9550 isn't, I don't believe, and the changes I posted in my previous post affect the Q9550. So, what I meant to say was that I don't think you can compare the Q6600 revision with the Q9550 revision.

Does that make sense? :o
 
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lol. No, the G0 *was* a big improvement. The E0 stepping of the Q9550 isn't, I don't believe, and the changes I posted in my previous post affect the Q9550. So, what I meant to say was that I don't think you can compare the Q6600 revision with the Q9550 revision.

Does that make sense? :o
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Was there a revision of the Q9550 also? I thought it was just the Q9650 that got the EO as it was just released a few days ago? I went on Gigabytes site and it has (X48)support listed for the Qx9650 but not the Q9650 or either they may have just not updated it yet? :confused:
 
Scubie67 said:
Was there a revision of the Q9550 also? I thought it was just the Q9650 that got the EO as it was just released a few days ago? I went on Gigabytes site and it has (X48)support listed for the Qx9650 but not the Q9650 or either they may have just not updated it yet? :confused:
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Here's a short article about the revision: http://tcmagazine.com/comments.php?shownews=21241&catid=2

As of the 22nd, the Q9550 will be revised from C-1 to the E0 stepping. Yeah, the Gigabyte site probably hasn't updated yet.
 
Okies thanks for the link.I guess I can wait a bit to see results of people buying both those proc.As a beginner builder I am a little intimidated by it anyways.I am wanting to wait for the Hd 4870 X2 also to see some real world benchies with it when it comes out
 
Compequip said:
i vote 9550 save the extra 200 and buy a nicer video card... HEHE:D
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Yeah i am thinking of either that or the Q9650.I was thinking with Q9650 it might be easier to get a 4.0 OC that would be nice with 4 cores and would last me a few years.Then pick up maybe the 2nd or 3rd generation of Nehalem after they work out the bugs on it.Would have to get a new MB anyways so you might as well get a proc.that will last as long as possible.
 
Yep...2GB of GDDR5. :eek:

I'm hoping newegg has it on sale at 12AM so I can buy it tonight. :P
 
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