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9300 vs 9450 for non OC gaming

tetsuo

tetsuo

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Will the cache make a significant difference for some looking to run these chips at stock purely for gaming?

Is it something that needs to be tested or are views regarding a CPU usage of cache the same across all cpus?

My knowledge is very limited so apologies if this is a really silly question.

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-Tetsu
 
It would need to be tested, but cache is generally only a problem if a chip has very very little of it, i'm sure the Q9300 will be a fine chip.
Cache is usually a big factor in media operations.
 
Talrinys said:
It would need to be tested, but cache is generally only a problem if a chip has very very little of it, i'm sure the Q9300 will be a fine chip.
Cache is usually a big factor in media operations.
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Thanks for the reply :)

I very much doubt it will be worth the extra 40 odd £ to get a 9450 for how this build will be used.
 
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Then don't, the chips will be horribly overpriced no matter how you look at it, at least for the first 2-3 weeks :)

Are you gonna overclock or not?
 
Talrinys said:
Then don't, the chips will be horribly overpriced no matter how you look at it, at least for the first 2-3 weeks :)

Are you gonna overclock or not?
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I wont be clocking it, i can get a q9300 for 180£ or a q9450 for 220£ from a store near me.

I'm also in no rush and can easily wait a month.
 
I would definitely do that, make them fall in price a bit and also see some reviews :)
Might actually be better for you to get a cheaper, faster dual core, but that depends what you're gonna use it for?
 
tetsuo said:
Its just for a close friend that insists on running everything vanilla. I've currently got an 8400 with a modest clock which is doing the business for me at the moment.
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Yeah that's what i was thinking, one of the penryn dual cores might do the trick too?
 
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