Quote Originally Posted by accord99 View Post
But because you already have a compatible motherboard, it would be even cheaper for you to pick up a Q9550. And given the performance situation of the last couple of years, going 45nm C2Q will be the most cost-effective upgrade for the vast majority of enthusiasts. And for people with overclocked Q6600s like you, they probably shouldn't even bother since nothing will offer a compelling performance improvement other than i7 for multi-threaded applications.
ahh but I dont want my p5k-deluxe with ty pci-e. I want an upgrade to PCI-e so I can xfire If I desire with full speed. So I am going to have to get a mobo. As to whether q9550 will outperform a P2 thats pure speculation at this point no one really has that info yet. and, Please don't quote some review of server procs with limited tests because till we get them and test them we will not know anyting for sure.