My local Microcenter has the Q9550s for $169 + tax = $181.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...namitedata.com
I can get a Q8300 from Newegg right now during the Black Friday sale for $140 - 10% Bing = $126. Do you guys feel the Q9550 is worth an extra $55? I will sell my X3110 (E8400) @ 4.0 ghz. for about $100. I'll only have a $26 investment with the Q8300 but an $81 investment with the Q9550. If I can get the Q8300 to 3.2 ghz. I will be happy. I will likely keep this setup for the next 18 months. My main reason for the upgrade is I want to play GTA 4 much faster, which I've seen a quad do, and the new Dragon Age game runs much better on a quad. I currently have a GTX 260 192.
Thanks.
http://www.microcenter.com/single_pr...namitedata.com
I can get a Q8300 from Newegg right now during the Black Friday sale for $140 - 10% Bing = $126. Do you guys feel the Q9550 is worth an extra $55? I will sell my X3110 (E8400) @ 4.0 ghz. for about $100. I'll only have a $26 investment with the Q8300 but an $81 investment with the Q9550. If I can get the Q8300 to 3.2 ghz. I will be happy. I will likely keep this setup for the next 18 months. My main reason for the upgrade is I want to play GTA 4 much faster, which I've seen a quad do, and the new Dragon Age game runs much better on a quad. I currently have a GTX 260 192.
Thanks.