Need Cpu advice

[harsaphes]

well i am all set do start my build today and the local store i am buying from is out of the quad9550..sucks big time..anyway
They have..quad 9300
or.................core 2 duo E8600...what would you choose?

Photoshop mainly..light gaming.

 

[Elios]

quad
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[gwai lo]

Are you overclocking?

 

[harsaphes]

no overclock

 

[jimbo6846]

Go for the quad.

 

[gwai lo]

E8600 would offer the most performance at stock for what you do.

 

[Ziontrain]

Photoshop = Quad for sure.

 

[PClark99]

bite the bullet and get the Q9550.

 

[Zero82z]

Wait for them to get the Q9550 back in stock. The Q9300 has crippled cache and runs at a fairly low clock speed. Since you don't intend to overclock, you'd be better off with the faster Q9550.