Q9300 or Q9450

solidsteve · 01-30-2008, 08:15 PM

right i am in a bit of a dilemma (nothing new)

i have decided towards a quad core cpu after weeks (call it 3 months) of deciding dual or quad now in the time its took me to decide and in the time it will take me to get the money these 2 Q9450 and Q9300 will be out

now after looking at both the only 3 things splitting them is the Q9450 has 12mb cache, and is 0.11 ghz faster then the Q9300 and is £20 more then it to

now thats the thing which one, is it worth £20 for slightly increased clock and cache

the other parts to my system is:

MOBO - gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R iP35 express
HDD - 2x 500GB western digital 7500rpm
DDR - 4gb of 4x 1gb patriot 800mhz memory

whats your thought's and options on these 2

veedubfreak · 01-30-2008, 08:45 PM

The 9450 will overclock farther because it has a higher multiplier and wont force you to run into the high 450+ FSB area like the 9300 will. If i recall correctly the 9300 is a 7.5x, the 9450 is 8x and the 9550 is 9x. Personally if i decide to upgrade from my q6600 to a 45nm i'm going to pay the extra for the 9550 just so i dont have to run a huge FSB to hit 4ghz.

solidsteve · 01-30-2008, 09:08 PM

thanks veed

the only thing putting me off the Q9550 is the price tag where the 9300 & 9450 are around £200 (give or take) the Q9550 is £360 a good £140 difference minimum

Black Falcon 921 · 01-30-2008, 09:11 PM

I don't know I am going with the 9450 mainly cause the fsb and L2. For the price difference it was a no brainer to me

veedubfreak · 01-30-2008, 09:12 PM

9300/9450/9550 are all 1333 FSB. The only difference between them is the amount of cache and the multiplier.

ThirdLeft152 · 01-30-2008, 10:44 PM

i think the q9450 will be the best bet. double the cache and higher multi, definitely worth it for price difference imo.

Invisible · 01-31-2008, 02:49 AM

ya i would go with the q9450
what mobo do you have you have 2 listed?

solidsteve · 01-31-2008, 07:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Invisible

ya i would go with the q9450
what mobo do you have you have 2 listed?

thats 1 mobo its the gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R

its just the place i'm getting it from has it up as the gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R iP35 express

and thanks, the Q9450 it is, now i need to know if it would run crysis

maroon1 · 01-31-2008, 10:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by solidsteve

and thanks, the Q9450 it is, now i need to know if it would run crysis

The performance of Crysis depends much more on the video card than CPU

solidsteve · 01-31-2008, 02:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by maroon1

The performance of Crysis depends much more on the video card than CPU

ok thanks now i'v got either a single gt for £170 or 2x ati 3850 in cf for £210 or sli 2 gt's at a cost of £340 in my head, i wish i didn't have a brain at times it bogles so much

01-30-2008, 08:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
solidsteve Super Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 388	Q9300 or Q9450 right i am in a bit of a dilemma (nothing new) i have decided towards a quad core cpu after weeks (call it 3 months) of deciding dual or quad now in the time its took me to decide and in the time it will take me to get the money these 2 Q9450 and Q9300 will be out now after looking at both the only 3 things splitting them is the Q9450 has 12mb cache, and is 0.11 ghz faster then the Q9300 and is £20 more then it to now thats the thing which one, is it worth £20 for slightly increased clock and cache the other parts to my system is: MOBO - gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R iP35 express HDD - 2x 500GB western digital 7500rpm DDR - 4gb of 4x 1gb patriot 800mhz memory whats your thought's and options on these 2 __________________ My new pc spec's ~ Case ~ nevus caterpilla (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=28763) Mobo ~ Gigabyte GA~P35~DS3R CPU ~ either a Q6600 at 3.2 or a Q9450 at stock HDD ~ 2 x 500gb western digital drives Ram ~ 4GB worth (4 strips) of OCZ 2GB PC2-6400 Platinum Rev 2.0 PSU ~ Corsair 750TX GPU ~ either a 9800GTX, 9800 GX2 or a 9900GTX if it comes out by the time i get the money (1-2 months)

01-30-2008, 08:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
veedubfreak Representing Deutschland Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,734	Re: Q9300 or Q9450 The 9450 will overclock farther because it has a higher multiplier and wont force you to run into the high 450+ FSB area like the 9300 will. If i recall correctly the 9300 is a 7.5x, the 9450 is 8x and the 9550 is 9x. Personally if i decide to upgrade from my q6600 to a 45nm i'm going to pay the extra for the 9550 just so i dont have to run a huge FSB to hit 4ghz. __________________ Gaming Rig Antec 900 Intel Q6600 g0 3.6ghz 1.4v Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 2x2gb Ocz Reapers@ 4-3-3-8 eVga 9800gx2x2 (for sale) eVga 680i (#2) Corsair 750TX 24" Acer + 24" Soyo 20123 3dmark06 score buy my GX2's!! 450 SHIPPED

01-30-2008, 09:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
solidsteve Super Techie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 388	Re: Q9300 or Q9450 thanks veed the only thing putting me off the Q9550 is the price tag where the 9300 & 9450 are around £200 (give or take) the Q9550 is £360 a good £140 difference minimum __________________ My new pc spec's ~ Case ~ nevus caterpilla (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Compo...roductId=28763) Mobo ~ Gigabyte GA~P35~DS3R CPU ~ either a Q6600 at 3.2 or a Q9450 at stock HDD ~ 2 x 500gb western digital drives Ram ~ 4GB worth (4 strips) of OCZ 2GB PC2-6400 Platinum Rev 2.0 PSU ~ Corsair 750TX GPU ~ either a 9800GTX, 9800 GX2 or a 9900GTX if it comes out by the time i get the money (1-2 months)

01-30-2008, 09:11 PM	#4 (permalink)
Black Falcon 921 Ultra Techie Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 531	Re: Q9300 or Q9450 I don't know I am going with the 9450 mainly cause the fsb and L2. For the price difference it was a no brainer to me __________________ Q9450 @ 3.6 ASUS STRIKER 2 FORMULA 780I 8 GIGS CORSAIR XMS 2 800 5-5-5-12 @1066 2 9800GTX SLI 7200 GS (Dual Monitors) 150 GIG RAPTOR - 1TB JBOD COOLER MASTER COSMOS 2 226BW 18,734 3D MARK Sincerely, The Black Falcon

01-30-2008, 09:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
veedubfreak Representing Deutschland Join Date: Jul 2007 Posts: 4,734	Re: Q9300 or Q9450 9300/9450/9550 are all 1333 FSB. The only difference between them is the amount of cache and the multiplier. __________________ Gaming Rig Antec 900 Intel Q6600 g0 3.6ghz 1.4v Thermalright Ultra-120 Extreme 2x2gb Ocz Reapers@ 4-3-3-8 eVga 9800gx2x2 (for sale) eVga 680i (#2) Corsair 750TX 24" Acer + 24" Soyo 20123 3dmark06 score buy my GX2's!! 450 SHIPPED

01-30-2008, 10:44 PM	#6 (permalink)
ThirdLeft152 Monster Techie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 1,102	Re: Q9300 or Q9450 i think the q9450 will be the best bet. double the cache and higher multi, definitely worth it for price difference imo. __________________ My gaming rig (down atm): ABIT AW9D-Max && e6400 @ 3.2ghz eVGA 8800gt @ 650/970 2gb XMS2 @ 800mhz 4-4-4-12 (1 stick died rma in progress) Antec 900 && Corsair hx 520 22" Westinghouse LCM-22w2 Copperhead && Tarantula 3DMark06 = 12,452 92% of teens have moved on to rap. If you are part of the 8% who still listen to real music, copy this *Last edited by ThirdLeft152 : 01-30-2008 at 10:50 PM.*

01-31-2008, 02:49 AM	#7 (permalink)
Invisible MetalHead Techie Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Minnesota Posts: 2,869	Re: Q9300 or Q9450 ya i would go with the q9450 what mobo do you have you have 2 listed? __________________ Proc e2180 m0 @ 3.1ghz Video 8800gt 512mb Display 22'' Monitor Chemei 5ms RT, 800:1 CR Mobo Abit ip35-e Mem Crucial Ballistix 2 x 1 gb DDR2 800 @ 960 Case NZXT Zero ATX Aluminum Full Tower + 8 silent fans- 7 x 120mm 1 x 80mm Sound Logitech z-5300e 5.1 + Icemat siberia full black headset + Creative Soundblaster Audigy SE PSU Corsair 520hx OS Vista 64-Bit Home Premium Cooling Tuniq Tower 120 + mx2 HDD Seagate 250gb 16mb Cache -92% of teens have moved on to rap. If you are part of the 8% who still listen to real music, copy this.

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