Torn between Q9450 and E8500

ramodkk said:
No, the E8500 has a higher clock at stock so if you're not gonna overclock the E8600 is the best
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while those have higher clocks it doesnt mean that they run more stable. a certain batch of e8400's could've been stable at higher clock frequencies than e8600's. not to mention, they're a LOT cheaper and probably just as good for overclocking than the others.

but, i prefer quad core. it wont lag in video games and it wont lag in video games 2years from now when they give you the option to optimize for quad core.
 
fade2green514 said:
while those have higher clocks it doesnt mean that they run more stable. a certain batch of e8400's could've been stable at higher clock frequencies than e8600's. not to mention, they're a LOT cheaper and probably just as good for overclocking than the others.

but, i prefer quad core. it wont lag in video games and it wont lag in video games 2years from now when they give you the option to optimize for quad core.
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Maybe I'm weird, but...

1. I've never had ANY lag with my E8400, even on games like Crysis and Bioshock.

2. Two years from now, my current specs will be somewhat irrelavant as I'll probably go thru at least 2 more upgrades in that time period.

Let's face it, most enthusiast upgrade too often to really quabble about what your system will be able to do in 2 years. I know most/all of my current rigs will be collecting dust in my junk drawer 6 mos to a year from now. So much for "futureproofing," huh?
 
1. I've never had ANY lag with my E8400, even on games like Crysis and Bioshock.
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i didnt say an e8400 would lag even at default clocks

2. Two years from now, my current specs will be somewhat irrelavant as I'll probably go thru at least 2 more upgrades in that time period.
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most people done upgrade their processor once a year
Let's face it, most enthusiast upgrade too often to really quabble about what your system will be able to do in 2 years. I know most/all of my current rigs will be collecting dust in my junk drawer 6 mos to a year from now. So much for "futureproofing," huh?
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maybe he isnt an enthusiast? something tells me if he was he would already know most of this info
 
yes a quad is more future proof but for how long do you plan on having this build for? Right now games dont utilize 4 cores very well. Right now I think its a waste :P Its more for the future than right now, get a dual core now, quad core later :)
 
I don't plan on upgrading my CPU till at least 2012, if not longer. The only time ill upgrade before then is if either my components fail, or my CPU bottlenecks. There's no need to unless everything becomes extremely complex.
 
Actually id go for a Q9550, better multi=better overclocking, im sure i could push my chip further, but anything over 499fsb it dont like=/
 
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