Bought the Q9400 last weekend (in addition to the Fry's Q8200 deal which I sold to my bro). Was installing it and ended up breaking the HSF leg mount (piece of crap). Took it back to Microcenter and they gave me a spare Intel HSF (non-low profile, metal leg mounts) that they had lying around...
It was for real...picked it up yesterday. But, deciding to go with Q9400 instead. Anyone local to SF Bay Area, PM me if you're interested in it before I return it.
Between these 2 processors, which is the better deal?
OEM Intel Q8200. 2.33GHz - $100
Retail Intel Q9400 2.66GHz - $180
Is the extra $80 worth getting the Q9400? And with moderate OC'in, what speeds could I expect from either? I'm not building a game box; video encoding for the most part.
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