Ave,

I'm upgrading my Existing P5W/E6420/2GB PC2-5400 with:

- ASUS P5K-E/WIFI-AP (P35)
- 4GB (2X2GB) DDR2 PC2-8000 (1000MHz) Dual Channel Kit

For CPU I was going to get the Q6600 ($219). This is a total Video Encoding Only rig. No games, nothing else significant besides daily usage like browsing, downloading. But a lot of Video Encoding!

I know that the Q9450 ($359) will definately give me a little better performance then Q6600 - But is $140 difference worth it? It's quite a bit of an expense. I want to definately Overclock - I know that Q6600 will OC quite nicely on my setup - I don't know about Q9450.

I will have to sell out my limbs to get the Q9450. I just want to determine if the $140 extra is REALLY, REALLY worth it, and will make a DRASTIC difference over the Q6600.

Thanks Guys!