q9300 vs q6700

[Gareth]

Id personally pick a Core 2 Quad Q9450 and Overclock it.

 

[Timo]

Q9450 costs a lot more then the Q9300 and the Q9300 costs more then the Q6700, any good reason why you'd take a Q9450? It won't clock higher, not even high enough to perform the same most likely...

 

[Butch M.]

The q9300 and the q6700 cost the same at my place...so I wonder wich one for higher performance at 3D rendering.

 

[Butch M.]

Anyone...

 

[TrainTrackHack]

If q9300 costs the same as q6700, I would go for it (q9300) since they're 45nm and run cooler allowing more room for OCing, and even if you don't plan on doing any OCing the architecture is improved, meaning it's more efficient, AFAIK efficient enough to make up for the smaller cache.

 

[lovely?]

well at stock speeds the e6700 is better, and while the q9300 WOULD be better at overclocking, motherboards dont let them overclock well at all.

 

[Butch M.]

Wich one for better OC would you choose?
ASUS P5K Premium/WiFi-AP or ASUS P5W DH Deluxe/WiFi-AP?
Thanx

 

[MosIncredible]

I'm not a fan of the Q9300 by any means. If you want a 45nm quad, get a Q9450, Q9550, or Q9650 (Q3 release). Q6700 is a hands down choice for me in this situation.