06-22-2009, 08:11 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2009
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Re: Q8200 Upgrade Q8400
I actually "upgraded" to a dual core. Not saying the Q8200 is a bad CPU, it's not and was fast at 3.4GHz, but for me clockspeed was important (Crossfire GPU's on the way).
The minimum I would upgrade to from a Q8200 would be either a Q9550 (E0 stepping) or a dual core capable of 3.8GHz or more.
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