What will the Q9450 be able to oc to on air?

[Perfect_Chaos]

I'm just wondering if this cpu is going to be worth the price over the q6600.

it seems a little quicker, but i suppose it all depends if it can overclock more while being cooler? or isnt it cooler because the G0 is 45nm too right?.

I am really picky now with new stuff and havent changed my cpu/mobo/ram in a while because of problems with either ram or mobo and cant o/c squat on this. is there any other people here considering getting one of these? i think EasyRider is?

Also is there anybody that has gone from water - air or vice versa and noticed a big difference in temps? because its another thing im looking at but its a good 300 quid, and the 300 quid could buy the processor and some nice ram or at least a good mobo. if only watercooling was a little cheaper

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

so Q6600 G0 is still better than one of these? bit of a pointless release then?

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

so clocking it to say 3.6 would be better than the majority of Q6600's

but then we are talking more money, or are they to be the same price as the Q6600?

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

3.6 should be doable on air pretty easily. I only used 1.35v for the Q9550 at 3.7ghz so temps were never that high.

How loud would the fan be to keep it stable around that speed?

 

[Perfect_Chaos]

Depends on which cooler, can't imagine that a tuniq tower would need to be very loud?

Still thinking i should go with water cooling but as i said its a little expensive seeings as i dont have much cash atm. However, anything quieter than the 42db fan i have now would be nice

no point in getting cheapy water cooling