Quote Originally Posted by MsB View Post
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.
q9550 will be faster. If you get it to 3.8 GHz, good. That would equal about 4-4.2 GHz Deneb. I am fairly certain that Deneb can not compete in raw speed when both platforms are overclocked. Sure deneb is going to be cheaper though. Then again, do you RAELLY care for the +/- 10 % differences which are program/application dependet and can only be seen via graphs?

Just get which ever is cheaper for you.