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Q9450 vs Q9550 same price? What's the catch?

Billzz

Billzz

Billzz

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Just been looking at prices of quads and the Q9450 and Q9550 are the same price? Is this right? Why would anyone buy the Q9450??

Am I missing something, is the Q9550 lacking features or something?? :confused:
 
If you get a new stepping Q9550 they overclock to the moon as well; several competitors are selling rigs with 9550s at 3.9ghz+.
 
I'm wanting to get a Q9550, but not sure whether to just get a C1 Stepping CPU or wait for the E0 to finally arrive :confused: Can't remember what the stepping on the Q6600 was (B3 perhaps..? Memory isn't so good, am getting old lol) before it changed to the G0 Stepping but it does make a big difference to the overclocking performance as far as I remember. I'd really like to have some sort of update from OcUK on the availability of E0 Stepping Q9550s. :(
 
Dont worry about it, just get the C1. Mine does 4Ghz on 1.32V. Guaranteed your motherboard will be the limiting factor on any overclock whether it be C1 or E0
 
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