Q9650 vs I7

[darkwhisper441]

Am looking to upgrade to a I7 soon but want to do some reading weather i will see a improvement in performance. I Mainly use my pc for high end gaming and wont everything to run on max. if i dont see a improvement then theirs no need to upgrade and i will keep saving my money.
MY system

Q9650 @4.1ghz
Corsair 1066mhz
Asus 5870 CF

Is there some reviews that i can look at to see what % performance there is.

 

[Lmeow]

Don't bother upgrading a Q9650, it's still a pretty good processor.

 

[darkwhisper441]

Will i see a improvement if i was to say buy a asus rampage II and buy faster ram. Or wait to see what else comes along. How long before my Cpu start to show its age? I mean now where in the HD gaming

 

[andy5174]

Q9650 is only a hair better than the Q9550 which is on par with PII-955 and so Q9650 will bottleneck 2xHD4870, let alone 2xHD5870.

i7+2xHD4870 beats PII-955+2xHD4890 => PII-955(which is on par with Q9550) will bottlenecke 2xHD4870, let alone 2xHD5870.

However, do you really need 2x HD5870 for merely gaming?

 

[lucuis]

I'd imagine you'll be good for at least another year or two. That processor at 4.1ghz is fast.

I'd bet it'll push next gen multi gpu setups without issue.

 

[darkwhisper441]

Q9650 is only a hair better than the Q9550 which is on par with PII-955 and so Q9650 will bottleneck 2xHD4870, let alone 2xHD5870.

i7+2xHD4870 beats PII-955+2xHD4890 => PII-955(which is on par with Q9550) will bottlenecke 2xHD4870, let alone 2xHD5870.
http://media.bestofmicro.com/T/F/216195/original/PhII vs. i7 Crysis.png

However, do you really need 2x HD5870 for merely gaming?

Dont get you. Will it or wont it

 

[darkwhisper441]

Am getting 60-73fraps on everything on max and 1920/1200

 

[andy5174]

Dont get you. Will it or wont it

Easy answer is "It will!", but won't be much considering your Q9650 is at 4.1GHz.