still going strong

sybaris

sybaris

sybaris

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Well I have to say I am impressed.
I built my Q9550 back in early 2007 and it is still running strong.
something like 36,000 hours use too.

All I have upgraded is the graphics card to a 480 GTX SE and added an SSD.
 
Good skills.

I've got a q9550 oc'd build that my parents had off me. Still going strong and never misses a beat.
 
They just don't make CPUs like they used to. *sigh*. Is it marketing that makes people upgrade? For the last 2 years I keep saying I will but just can't bring myself to part with my trusty q9550. Its as if its part of me.
 
OP don't you mean 2008, afaik the Q9550 came out in March 08? :)

Also it was a very expensive chip on release (price did come down), the equivalent today would get you a 6 core Ivybridge-E CPU with 3-4 times the performance.

So they it is correct they don't make CPUs like they used to, they make much better ones, if you need them. :)

If you don't need a better one, then that's fine. I recently upgraded a machine to a Q9550 for £60 which I consider a bargain for the performance.
 
I thought it was 2007. Was it 2008? Perhaps it was, still its a pretty long time for me to keep a system without upgrading. I went from an E6600 dual core (I think).
Can say a 4770K last as long as my trusty Q9550 before it expires? In the current climate where companies are cutting back, are intel cutting back marginally to mas produce processors at an "affordable" price? Is there any difference in build quality? Look at cars over the last 20 years. Thinner, lighter and less substantial, though I agree far more advanced technologically but are they more disposable? Same theory applies to components.
 
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