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  • 27-10-2011 12:51pm
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    farna_boy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭


    Hey all,

    I have recently just bought a second 5770 to crossfire in my PC but the trouble now is that I have been bitten by the upgrade bug again.

    I have been offered a Q9550 for about €150 and I am debating whether or not it would be worth getting.

    I really only use my PC for games I am thinking of doing a major overhaul of my system next year, if I think there will be a big jump in performance of games. From what few gaming benchmarks I can find, the Q9550 seems to be within a few fps of an i7 920 but I can't find newer processors to compare the q9550 to than that. (BTW my monitor is a Samsung P2450H and I game at 1920 x 1080).

    Does anyone have any thoughts?
    Cheers,
    fb


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    You're better off saving the money for a better upgrade later. The Q9550 is an old chip and isn't worth €150 any more when you consider that an i5-2400 is the same price.


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    farna_boy
    Registered Users Posts: 1,766 ✭✭✭farna_boy


    Thanks for the reply! I agree with you in a way in that the money would probably be better spent on a new system although I'm not sure that there would be a significant difference between an i5 2400 and a Q9550 in games.

    Either way, I just saw a Q9550 for €100 and now it is looking more tempting since that would only buy me an i3.


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    deconduo
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 4,281 Mod ✭✭✭✭deconduo


    farna_boy wrote: »
    Thanks for the reply! I agree with you in a way in that the money would probably be better spent on a new system although I'm not sure that there would be a significant difference between an i5 2400 and a Q9550 in games.

    Either way, I just saw a Q9550 for €100 and now it is looking more tempting since that would only buy me an i3.

    Yeah thats pretty good considering the i3 would only be ~5% better than the Q9550 on average. You might get a few euro from selling your old chip as well.


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