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Core i5-750 or QX9650

DonalN · 2010-02-25 10:55:40

Hi, Which one of these is better or are they quite similar? D.

25-02-2010 10:55am

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DonalN

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Hi,

Which one of these is better or are they quite similar?

D.

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#2 25-02-2010 12:26pm

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Basically depends on what you want to do. If its just gaming you will only see a small drop in performance on a QX9650 compared to an i5 (if any). However if you are encoding, the i5 will totally outperform the QX.

Do you already own a QX or are you thinking of buying?

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#3 25-02-2010 1:09pm

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it's for a complete new build and i have the choice of getting either of the 2 processors.

It's not for anything heavy duty, but would like it handle all the recent games (and hopefully will do for the next couple of years)

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#4 25-02-2010 1:33pm

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Go with the i5-750.

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#5 25-02-2010 1:37pm

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Like Anti said..go with new tech..at least you've an upgrade path for a while.

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#6 25-02-2010 1:48pm

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i5-750 is flat-out better. Miles better if you OC away the stock speed discrepancy :P

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#7 25-02-2010 2:29pm

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thanks folks - appreciate the advice.

the i5-750 it is then!

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