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Originally Posted by tical
Checking out some quad core processors
Thinking about picking up: Intel Quad Core Extreme Edition QX6850 3.00GHz 8M (4Mx2) 1333MHz Socket LGA 775 OEM - $379
Then there is the: Intel Core 2 Extreme Processor QX9650 1333MHz 3GHz 12MB LGA775 EM64T OEM - $750
Is the 4mb of cache worth it, what else is the difference? Both are quad core... This is for my desktop... would 2 of the QX6850 blow away a single QX9650?
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I think that your best bet would be to go with the $379 one and go with a higher end motherboard and put your money into 16-32GB of ram. 4G Dimms are only $95 now.
Brad