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    Q9100 Quad

    Discussion in 'Alienware' started by PanzerVIZeke, Jun 23, 2009.

  1. PanzerVIZeke

    PanzerVIZeke Notebook Consultant

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    I've been looking at this Quad.How much can overclock it?If I overclock it can I get performance comparable to the QX9300?
     
    PanzerVIZeke, Jun 23, 2009
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  2. BIGX333

    BIGX333 Brazillian Overclocker

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    Right now 2.4 is the max...

    You will never get the same performance but i don't think that the extra performance worth the price difference :p .
     
    BIGX333, Jun 23, 2009
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  3. PanzerVIZeke

    PanzerVIZeke Notebook Consultant

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    2.4? Thats it?The Q9000 can overclock to that.I was hoping you could get atleast 2.6 Ghz or maybe push it 2.8. :p
     
    PanzerVIZeke, Jun 23, 2009
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  4. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    except E peen and business.....

    and encoding etc...
     
    The_Moo™, Jun 23, 2009
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  5. sleey0

    sleey0 R.I.P. AW Side Topics

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    Gotta grow that e-peen, cow!
     
    sleey0, Jun 23, 2009
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  6. BIGX333

    BIGX333 Brazillian Overclocker

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    I basically lost 4 hours everyday in compiling and i still think that the performance doesn't worth (well a QX9300 @ 3.06 probably can't get stable enough for me anyway).
     
    BIGX333, Jun 23, 2009
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  7. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Sorry to bring up an old thread but, is this true? A Q9100 can only go up to 2.4 GHz? How embarrassing especially when the Q9000 can go even further.

    I guess the price difference is in the Cache. I mean how much of a difference will you be experiencing from a 6MB L2 Cache to a 12MB L2 Cache?
     
    lemonspeaker, Sep 22, 2009
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  8. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    the q9100 hasn't been tested but i think since its 2 different chips i think it will go higher
     
    The_Moo™, Sep 23, 2009
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  9. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    I find it interesting that not a whole lot is said about this CPU.
     
    lemonspeaker, Sep 23, 2009
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  10. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    because its stupid to buy

    either go q9000 or qx9300

    q9100 is like getting a dog with 3 legs ..... just not worth it
     
    The_Moo™, Sep 23, 2009
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  11. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    What do you call a cow with three legs?

    A Tri-tip!
     
    lemonspeaker, Sep 23, 2009
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  12. The_Moo™

    The_Moo™ Here we go again.....

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    i call it food for the cyotes
     
    The_Moo™, Sep 23, 2009
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  13. lemonspeaker

    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    What do you call a cow with two legs? Lean Meat.
    1 Leg? Steak.
    No Leg?
    Ground beef.
     
    lemonspeaker, Sep 23, 2009
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  14. msparrow88

    msparrow88 Notebook Evangelist

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    no, get the q9200.
    great value. i clocked mine to 2.93.
    alot of ppl get it and have no problems.
    and its cheap because it technically doesnt exist.
     
    msparrow88, Sep 23, 2009
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  15. frozenarcticguy

    frozenarcticguy Notebook Deity

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    Msparrow, I saw on Shirleys site that the Q9200 isn't compatible with the M17? Is that what your machine is?
     
    frozenarcticguy, Sep 23, 2009
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  16. EviLCorsaiR

    EviLCorsaiR Asura

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    Benchmarks have shown that processor cache size actually makes very, very little difference to games or most applications for that matter.

    I've seen that too, and it's extremely odd seeming people here have got it working perfectly stable, even overclocked, in the M17.
     
    EviLCorsaiR, Sep 23, 2009
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  17. msparrow88

    msparrow88 Notebook Evangelist

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    no i had the m17 (recently sold it)
    it is compatible tho...
     
    msparrow88, Sep 23, 2009
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