Q8200 Vs. Q9550, Worth The Extra $100?

[IIxNullxII]

So I just purchased the Q8200, but I noticed that for about $100 more I could have picked up the Q9550. Being big on the latest games, will I notice any increase in performance on the Q9550 over the Q8200? It's not too late for me to exchange, but I'll have to act quick. Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

 

Link to Q8200 on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115055

Link to Q9550 on Newegg: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16819115041

 

Thanks,

 

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Edited October 27, 2008 by IIxNullxII

[ARandomOWL]

Personally I would go for the Q9550. It has 3x the cache it's faster & better OCing. I would say thats definetely worth $100. But it depends on what ur gonna do with it.

[iKillSteal]

Three times the L2 Cache plus a 500MHz clock advantage? Yeah, that thing will perform better. Won't be absolutely day/night but games benefit a lot from L2 cache as well as many other apps. I'm sure there's other stuff boosting it like a bigger multiplier(makes overclocking a bit easier, etc) that justify the price. Still, that's an extra $126 you're going to be tossing out the window...

 

Edit: Beaten while typing...

Edited October 27, 2008 by iKillSteal

[Queenz]

lol guys come on microcenter has the Q9450 for $249

[ccokeman]

They have the 9550 for 299

 

 

You can check our reviews section to see how a Q9300 compares to a 9450 and 9770. The 9550 will perform right between the two.