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Jul 1^st, 2009 at 7:07pm

mhoffman50 Offline
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Well I wanted to upgrade from a E6600 cpu to a Q9550. However, I discovered that my mobo won't support it. I don't think it makes any sense to by a new MoBo and not go to an i7. And I don't think it would be worth just going to a slower quad than the 9550. The 3rd nail in the coffin is that the budget just won't allow the expense of the i7 upgrade yet.

Does this make sense or is there another alternative I haven't thought of?

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Reply #1 - Jul 2^nd, 2009 at 2:04am

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That's strange. Both the E6600 and the Q9550 use LGA775 socket, so it should be compatible Undecided

If you prefer to save for a better system in the future, you will find motherboards that support the Core2Quad aren't that expensive.

examples:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131387

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813130231

With a Core2Quad processor, you will pretty much be Ok for like 2 years...!

Core i5 2500k @ 3.8 - 8GB DDR3 - GTX 560 OC - 60GB SSD - 1TB HDD - Cyborg V.1 stick

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Reply #2 - Jul 2^nd, 2009 at 11:36am

mhoffman50 Offline
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I thought it was strange too. I have an EVGA 680SLI and according to EVGAs website I need the 780i MB. the 680 doesn't support the Yorkfield core of which the 9550 belongs to. I could use either wolfdale, kentsfield, or conroe. I may look at the QX6800 or 6850.

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Reply #3 - Jul 2^nd, 2009 at 8:21pm

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Hmm I understand now...

Well.... you have two ways.... buying a new motherboard or save some more money for a future system.

Personally, my choice would be saving for a future system.

Core2Duos aren't too bad Wink

You could get some nice stable overclock with that processor.

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Reply #4 - Jul 5^th, 2009 at 4:27am

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I overclocked my E6600 upto 3400 stable (for2 years now) = so fly quite well. It would not be worth fiddling anymore with the mobo. I plan to hang on and do a new build when I need!

E6600 overclocked to 3400. Asus P5N E sli with 3GB memory, Vista and 7900GS vid card. new Pro Yoke and pedals

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