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I have been overseas on a free government vacation to Iraq for over a year now and have not stayed up on current tech during that time. I am looking to build a new machine and am looking at either the dual E8400 or the Quad9450. The machine will be a daily use with some good gaming of course. I also like fast windows operations as well.
Is it worth it for the xtra money to with the quad?
Am i going to see a significant difference gaming and/or in general windows performance?
Also, how do the two stand against each other in power usage cause I would like to keep the power bill down.
Different Chipset designs with mobos better with either one of these?
Also one last thing, how have socket designs changed of any? IE are these two both going to be using same mobo's or is there a difference? What socket design are they using?
Thank for the help guys, I am playing catch up on tech and trying to put reviews and posts together to get my answers before I post here. Thanks ahead of time with any responses.
Oh and I have been with AMD for years and years but based of of what I am reading they are falling way behind the power curve. Is there anything still worth getting from AMD that compares to the E8400 or Q9450?
I have been overseas on a free government vacation to Iraq for over a year now and have not stayed up on current tech during that time. I am looking to build a new machine and am looking at either the dual E8400 or the Quad9450. The machine will be a daily use with some good gaming of course. I also like fast windows operations as well.
Is it worth it for the xtra money to with the quad?
Am i going to see a significant difference gaming and/or in general windows performance?
Also, how do the two stand against each other in power usage cause I would like to keep the power bill down.
Different Chipset designs with mobos better with either one of these?
Also one last thing, how have socket designs changed of any? IE are these two both going to be using same mobo's or is there a difference? What socket design are they using?
Thank for the help guys, I am playing catch up on tech and trying to put reviews and posts together to get my answers before I post here. Thanks ahead of time with any responses.
Oh and I have been with AMD for years and years but based of of what I am reading they are falling way behind the power curve. Is there anything still worth getting from AMD that compares to the E8400 or Q9450?