Intel to cut prices of Q9650, Q9550, Q9400 and more

[situman]

yes, pretty much every chip can do nearly 500 FSB at 9x multi on the right motherboard

All Q9650s are E0s.

Thanks for the info guys.

[Clairvoyant129]

Nice! I'm all over Q9650!

[Mav451]

just want to weigh in on this as I have had extensive experience clocking the x38-t2r with the q9650. If your really, really lucky your board will be able to reach 465 FSB prime stable, to do this you will need greater than 1.55vNB so you will really need your NB under water.

Damn are you serious? As it is right now, I'm at 1.46 vNB just for 445FSB 3d-stable, but only for my e8400. I don't plan on going further than air cooling though...this make affect my decision to drop in a quad after all.

*ok oops - noticed you're talking about x38 and not P35. Hrmm.

[kill_a_wat]

Good news I might buy another Q9650

[Donnie27]

Yes he is

The other guy.

Originally Posted by Hornet331
there are far more people having a S775 boards then people having a AM2+ boards.

Don't forget to take into consideration a new motherboard and RAM, suddenly there is not so much bang for the buck.

Hornet331 - I believe you, I am one of those S775 people, I was referring to Loque's post. He said that i7 is more bang for the buck than a Q9650, and he is probably right. But then the S775 owner would have to change motherboards and RAM too, and suddenly its not so cheap.

He's not just talking about just upgrading Q6600. But motherboard, RAM and Processor and commented if i7 was good bang for the buck. If it were just upgrading a Q6600, right, he could just do that with a Q9550 or Q9650 drop-in. Roll your eyes until the cross LOL!

[LiquidReactor]

Is upgrading from a Q6600 @ 3.86 to a Q9650 really worth it? Unless the Q9650 manages to hit 5Ghz 24/7 stable, even 4.5Ghz on 9650 is still ymmv, right.

[TurboDiv]

@kill_a_wat what do you get with your Q9650 on air or did u test it ?

[Chad Boga]

Is upgrading from a Q6600 @ 3.86 to a Q9650 really worth it? Unless the Q9650 manages to hit 5Ghz 24/7 stable, even 4.5Ghz on 9650 is still ymmw, right.

I don't think it is, but as has been said before many a time, this is Xtreme Systems site.

[[XC] gomeler]

Is upgrading from a Q6600 @ 3.86 to a Q9650 really worth it? Unless the Q9650 manages to hit 5Ghz 24/7 stable, even 4.5Ghz on 9650 is still ymmw, right.

Expect somewhere between 4GHZ(444FSB) ad 4.5GHZ(500FSB) if you have a decent board. Q9650 will also run cooler and have a slight performance increase, clock per clock, compared to a Q6600.

[LiquidReactor]

I don't think it is, but as has been said before many a time, this is Xtreme Systems site.

So where's your extreme oc?

[Chad Boga]

So where's your extreme oc?

My current system is state of the ark.

I doubt I will ever do an extreme oc, but possibly will do a moderate oc.

[Donnie27]

My current system is state of the ark.

I doubt I will ever do an extreme oc, but possibly will do a moderate oc.

Hey, I from Arkansas! WoooWhoo! I love to see others overclock.

[Chad Boga]

Hey, I from Arkansas! WoooWhoo!

The home of Mike Huckabee.

I love to see others overclock.

So you like to watch?

[Morais]

These price cuts are more than predictable since intel announced low power Quads...Damn these are real expensive.
Theres a typo on the chart...It shoud be Q9550 Low Power, not Q9950...$367...gotta wait for another 775 price drop

[kill_a_wat]

@kill_a_wat what do you get with your Q9650 on air or did u test it ?

The Q9650s typically run 4Ghz on air. There is a thread here - http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...t=retail+q9650

volts @ 4Ghz around 1.29-1.3 average unless your one of the lucky dudes who can manage a 4Ghz with 1.21-1.22 volts

I've never run my Q9650 on air so I can't speak from experience although some quick tweaks in the BIOS and its 4Ghz no sweat

[TurboDiv]

OMG why did you open my eyes. I was scared to look at that thread...

[LowRun]

He's not just talking about just upgrading Q6600. But motherboard, RAM and Processor and commented if i7 was good bang for the buck. If it were just upgrading a Q6600, right, he could just do that with a Q9550 or Q9650 drop-in. Roll your eyes until the cross LOL!

You definitely look like the former THG forum member you are and to top it off it seems like you have problems understanding what you read. Let me try to make it clear for you.

Finally the Q9650 will come down in price enough that I can replace the trusty Q6600 in my 780i. Christmas is here again.

Here's the drop in you mentioned Q6600 --> Q9650 and he was planning.

Wasn't Q9650 end of the line ? Well.. now I won't be afraid to waste this one if there will be more coming

But still at that price think a i7 920 is more bang for the buck than the Q9650.

Don't forget to take into consideration a new motherboard and RAM, suddenly there is not so much bang for the buck.

And then he brings the fact that despite the inferior price of the 920, he would have to buy a new mobo and some DDR3 which would kill the bang for buck.

Got it genius?

So yes, he's speaking about upgrading his Q6600

[Kingcarcas]

Hmm.....i'd have to flash my BIOS but i wonder how high i would get a Q9400 on my board

[MsB]

OMgoodness. I was entertaining getting an phenom 3 for my next system and playing with something different but now I think Ill get a 9650 and an 4870 x2 and be a happy little clam.

[kemo]

Hmm.....i'd have to flash my BIOS but i wonder how high i would get a Q9400 on my board

it will do 400fsb for 90% of cases , more than that is all about how lucky you are

[lowtcell]

Nice. I see a Q9650 in my future.

[chew*]

What multi is the 9650?

[T_Flight]

Another great strategic move for Intel. There still lots of computers left to be built and many that want to upgrade. These will sell even faster now. For those with boards that already support these, they'll be a quick upgrade.

Looks like they now have the High End Market with i7, the mid range market with these these, and I guess the next step for them will be the release of server i7 counterpart.

It's looking like another dominant year for Intel again. It's starting to look like that's gonna be the trend for many years to come. Just oustanding! Precisely what a well run company should be. They're gonna make tons of money, and that money will go into R&D, and grand times are ahead just like they are now. It pays to be a winner!

[Biker]

What multi is the 9650?

A nice big fat TEN

[B.E.E.F.]

As you see intel will cut the prices of the quad cores, and some of the dual core in January 18

In addition, Intel will release "low power" Quad cores that have 65w TDP

Time for an upgrade!

This is great news. Thank you maroon1.