2 Quad Q9550

Berne · 08-19-2009, 03:50 PM

Hi All,
If I use this as my engine for my next build for FS9...do you think it could tread water for the updates for at least 5 yrs or so?

All good advice welcome.

Berne

rohan23 · 08-19-2009, 04:56 PM

I would go with an i7 or wait for the new hexacore chips to come out.

Berne · 08-26-2009, 07:04 AM

Hi rohan23,
Ive been away, thanks for the reply, waiting for the new chipset, will cost increase dramatically intandem with performance in relation to entry level i7, cost is a factor? Moreso what percentage of the performance relationship does the chipset command in the processor/chipset config.
For any given config would performance vary much between Quad 9550 2.8ghz and entry level i7 ( I think the chosen spec at this time is 2.3ghz )?

Lastly in you experience do you think a pc, if cared for, can give 10yrs of use without needing upgrading,...are they like cars or that respect? Ive had my substandard pc ( see below ) for 4yrs and it still performs fairly well as far as my limited experience can tell. Though using FS9 it struggles.

Reply when time permits,

Berne

14" 800x600 TFT
1GB DDR SDRAM
2.8GHZ INTEL D CELERON
G FX5500
XP HOME

P.S. 29-08-09 Just found this....great comparison and informative too!

http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...d%5B2617%5D=on

08-19-2009, 03:50 PM	#1
Berne In Runtime Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 101	2 Quad Q9550 Hi All, If I use this as my engine for my next build for FS9...do you think it could tread water for the updates for at least 5 yrs or so? All good advice welcome. Berne __________________ In a learning world

08-19-2009, 04:56 PM	#2
rohan23 Fully Optimized Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 4,087	Re: 2 Quad Q9550 I would go with an i7 or wait for the new hexacore chips to come out. __________________ Macook 13.3 2.13Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo-2GB DDR2 800 Mhz-500GB Western Digital Caviar Blue- Nvidia 9400M

08-26-2009, 07:04 AM	#3
Berne In Runtime Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 101	Re: 2quadvi7 Hi rohan23, Ive been away, thanks for the reply, waiting for the new chipset, will cost increase dramatically intandem with performance in relation to entry level i7, cost is a factor? Moreso what percentage of the performance relationship does the chipset command in the processor/chipset config. For any given config would performance vary much between Quad 9550 2.8ghz and entry level i7 ( I think the chosen spec at this time is 2.3ghz )? Lastly in you experience do you think a pc, if cared for, can give 10yrs of use without needing upgrading,...are they like cars or that respect? Ive had my substandard pc ( see below ) for 4yrs and it still performs fairly well as far as my limited experience can tell. Though using FS9 it struggles. Reply when time permits, Berne 14" 800x600 TFT 1GB DDR SDRAM 2.8GHZ INTEL D CELERON G FX5500 XP HOME P.S. 29-08-09 Just found this....great comparison and informative too! http://www.tomshardware.com/charts/2...d%5B2617%5D=on __________________ In a learning world

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