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Originally Posted by danmitch1 Hey guys , I am gettting excited ! I felt that my xps was doomed for a while... I have a few questions more before i make the move . Lots of these q cpus have different manufactuers , does this matter ? Like ive even found a dell manufatured one(qx6700).. dont know if this would increase the probability that it functions .
Another thing is the used cpus, i figure you risk quite alot when dealing with them . would refurbished be more safe than used ? Id like to go new though but im looking at at least 270$ for the q6600 (would you think its worth the price for the performance increase ?) |
The Q processors shouldn't have more than one manufacturer they are all made by Intel. They may have belonged in a Dell system or another manufacturer but if its a Q6600 or QX6700 or similar they are all made my Intel.
Quite honestly there isn't much problem buying used, sure new is nice but for an older socket like 775 you pay and incredible amount for one. If the chip is in working condition when you bought it then you shouldn't have any problems because its used.
As for the graphics cards any reason why you are stuck in the 7900 series and not making the jump into 500 or even the 400 series of Nvidia or the 6xxx/5xxx series of Radeon?