(01-13-2010, 08:15 PM)loopyman Wrote: Mooga split the topic and locked the old one
No wonder of my confusion...

Nisd,
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A Google search returns good number of discussions regarding Q6600 vs those newer ones (such as Q9400). While those discussions are mostly related to general gaming instead of SRCDS, they at least provide some insights. Here is one of those discussions that I have read:
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies-archive.cfm/1039206.html
Anyway, since my question regarding the CPU of choice is off-topic anyway, I will stop here.
A less annoying signature... (link)