new cpu

[frosty satan]

Im thinkin about getting a new cpu, and am gonna go all out so am looking at the Intel S775 Core 2 Extreme QX9650 Quad-Core CPU , but then theres these ones, Intel X5450A 3.0GHz Quad Core Xeon CPU , Intel E5450A 3.0GHz Quad Core Xeon CPU, Intel X5460A 3.16GHz Quad Core Xeon CPU . Im not sure what the difference between the first three are and the last one is just faster. any suggestions for a cpu?

Also i will be upgrading my motherboard, startin another thread in mobo section if ya got any ideas

[RAID]

q9450

[frosty satan]

Whats the difference between normal cpu and xeon ones? eg the q9450 and this Intel E5430A 2.66GHz Quad Core Xeon CPU

[polobunny]

I'll tell you.
The Intel Xeon E5450A is a 3Ghz quad core, 1333FSB, 45nm, 12mb cache, 80W TDP, socket 771 processor.
The Intel Xeon X5450A is a 3Ghz quad core, 1333FSB, 45nm, 12mb cache, 120W TDP, socket 771 processor.
The Intel Xeon X5460A is a 3.16Ghz quad core, 1333FSB, 45nm, 12mb cache, 120W TDP, socket 771 processor.
The Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 is a 3Ghz quad core, 1333FSB, 45nm, 12mb cache, 130W TDP, socket 775 processor.

Unless you have a server motherboard, you cannot use socket LGA771 CPU.

[frosty satan]

ahh okay thanks probably shoulda looked better

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by frosty satan

ahh okay thanks probably shoulda looked better

It's easy to get lost at some point with all those CPU's out. @__@

[Boy'nBlack]

The s775 Xeon 3350 is here and there and is the same CPU as the Q9450. The availability should be better as well...until more catch on that it's the same thing.

The x3350 is a 45nm quad core, in s775 dress and functionality, that runs at 2.66Ghz. Detected and works on any board that would support it's Q9450 brother.

The QX6850 is very expensive for what you get in return. I'll have to update more benches to compare the two on the same platform, but I sure am happy with the much more affordable non-extreme procs.

[RAID]

as an extreme chip owner, i wouldn't recommend buying an extreme chip to anyone else. the big perk of having an unlocked multiplier evaporates when you have motherboards which allow non extreme chips to reach the same overclocks.

look at what happened this past year with the q6600 chips. they were able to overclock just as well as extreme chips of the same series using high fsb speeds. and when the G0 chips came out, they spanked my B3 qx6700 chip.

intel may be trying to prevent this same thing from happening with the new q9xxx series by locking a lower multiplier on the budget chips but newer boards are still able to reach 500 fsb which makes the q9xxx / xeon chips a great buy.