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E8400 vs Q9650

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Hi folks. I need a straight answer. I have a E8400 processor at 3.0 ghz ( not overclocked) . I was thinking and only thinking at this time to upgrade to a Q9650 3.0ghz. Is it worth the upgrade. I'm mostly into games, Call of Duty series and some other shooter games. The price of the q9650 is still somewhat high. I just bought this system a year ago last february so I don't want to jump into the i5 or i7's at this point in time. Any info would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Coreman

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Unless you use programs that use all four cores, i can't see the point, you might as well wait a while longer an dthen go i7.

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