Not only will the i7 and 955 do well in games (The Q9650 will do equivalent and even slightly better in some cases in the games department, but nothing you can comprehend since they are so close, so it is a wash in the games department between the 955 and Q9650), it is the menial tasks you will see your greatest return on investment from. Check out the i7 920 scores!****
The downside with i7 is that it costs a bit more than the 955 to implement. But the return on investment is worth noting:
How many time have you compressed a file for example?
Probably the biggest reason for buying a quad right here - Dvix compression:
