Keep in mind that your per-thread performance will drop some. The E8600 is 3.33GHz, the Q9650 is 3.0GHz. All else being equal, apps that only use one or two threads will be somewhat faster on the E8600.
Unless you're getting it for free or dirt cheap, I don't think it's worth the bother. Core i7 is substantially faster. I just moved from a C2Q at 3.6GHz to an i7 at 4.0GHz. > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:hardware- > [email protected]] On Behalf Of Scoobydo > Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2010 9:06 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [H] dumb question ? > > 4 cores are better than 2 cores. How much money can you afford is what you > need to ask. If you can get the Core 2 quad cheap it would be best to hold > onto what you have and upgrade next year. If you go to an i7 now you won't > get that much noticeable improvement. But Intel has lots of new stuff > coming out just around the corner and perhaps it's better to wait a bit. > AMD has some rather interesting new CPU's coming out next year as well > and you might want to see what the other camp has to offer in competition > to Intel. By the way, what does "streaming my existing chip" mean? > > > On Wed, 20 Oct 2010 20:12:28 -0500, FORC5 <[email protected]> wrote: > > > running a e8600 core 2 > > have the chance to kick up to core 2 quad Q9650. ( streaming my > > existing > > chip) > > > > worth it ? or should I just go all new with a i7 ? > > > > fp > > > > > -- > Opera's e-mail client > > Main Machine: > Generic Steel Case > ASUS M4A89GTD Pro/USB3 Mobo > AMD Phenom II X6 1055T (Default speed) > OCZ DDR3 1333 (2x2=4) > Palit GTX460 1 Gig (OC'd to 865 MHz) > WD Cariar Black 640 Gig > Lite On 22X DVD Burner > ASUS 21.5" 1080P Monitor > fold...@home (11,000 PPD) > > Game Box: > Cooler Master CM690 Mid-Tower > Gigabyte 785G/SB710 > AMD Phenom II X2 555 C3 > Corsair Dominator RAM 2 gigs > PowerColor HD5770 1 gig > Seasonic 550 watt PSU > 2 Seagate 7200.12 500 gig (RAID 0) > LiteOn DVD Burner
