got myself q6600

[dt-86]

hello everyone i got myself a q6600 today and was wondering if its one of the good q6600 revisions? stock cooling atm and currently running ddr2 800mhz with this

Processor 1 ID = 0
Number of cores 4 (max 4)
Number of threads 4 (max 4)
Name Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600
Codename Kentsfield
Specification Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q6600 @ 2.40GHz
Package (platform ID) Socket 775 LGA (0x4)
CPUID 6.F.B
Extended CPUID 6.F
Core Stepping G0
Technology 65 nm
Core Speed 1599.8 MHz
Multiplier x Bus Speed 6.0 x 266.6 MHz
Rated Bus speed 1066.6 MHz
Stock frequency 2400 MHz
Instructions sets MMX, SSE, SSE2, SSE3, SSSE3, EM64T, VT-x
L1 Data cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L1 Instruction cache 4 x 32 KBytes, 8-way set associative, 64-byte line size
L2 cache 2 x 4096 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64-byte line size
FID/VID Control yes
FID range 6.0x - 9.0x
Max VID 1.325 V

 

[iB CoMpL3XiTy]

Hi,

You have a "G0" revision which if I remember correctly is the latter revision with generally better overclock-ability and uses slightly less power than the B3 version.

 

[Steveocee]

G0 is the one to go for.

 

[dt-86]

i think go is the one i have but the stepping says B and revision says GO so i take it i have the better revision then?

 

[Akagi]

Yes indeed you do. Some of those can be clocked up to 4GHz But not all of them.

You should be able to get at least 3.2 - 3.4GHz out of it though.

My one would do 3.6.

 

[dt-86]

G0 is the one to go for.

Hi,

You have a "G0" revision which if I remember correctly is the latter revision with generally better overclock-ability and uses slightly less power than the B3 version.

Yes indeed you do. Some of those can be clocked up to 4GHz But not all of them.

You should be able to get at least 3.2 - 3.4GHz out of it though.

My one would do 3.6.

nice lol i look forward to it as im going to start getting into bit of gaming ! i am quite pleased with the performance especially coming from an e5200

 

[Klunt Bumskrint]

Yep, G0 is what you have and want. You'll need a decent motherboard to get 3+GHz out of it. Mine wouldn't go past 3GHz no matter what I did

 

[mikeym]

B3s can still be good. Pretty sure I used to run 3.4 24/7 on mine. That was a great CPU, no reason to upgrade it for a long time and had fun messing around with it and doing my first lapping to help with heat

G0 better though

 

[andy_mk3]

With a decent cooler you'll get 3.4GHz out of it no problem Awesome CPU's.

 

[mzal]

Great cpu! Ive got the GO revision and its still going strong. Ive been running it at 3.4 to 3.5 ghz 24/7 with an arctic freezer 7 pro cooler since i got it new. Get it overclocked as high as you can.

 

[iTek]

G0 + p45 is good combo. P5qpro etc

 

[dt-86]

i intend to overclock it when i get new motherboard and cooler really looking forward to it wanted quad core for a while

 

[Pneumonic]

Check this thread out: http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17779323

Loads of info on overclocking Q6600

 

[Kelt]

Great chip, still rocking mine, been running it at 3.6ghz for a few years now. Won't be replacing until probably Haswell-e, fancy a six core upgrade!

 

[monkeys]

Running 3.7 Ghz all day with arctic freezer 7 pro.
Keep an eye on temps, otherwise 3.3-3.5ghz

. ...untill 8 core!

 

[TehBluebear]

I miss mine ;__; Sold it to someone on here in the MM, wonder if it's still going!

 

[dt-86]

im selling my computer now as i got a new motherboard coming asus h81m-e 1150 and hopefully be going i3 till i can afford at least i5

 

[Steveocee]

im selling my computer now as i got a new motherboard coming asus h81m-e 1150 and hopefully be going i3 till i can afford at least i5

Don't think of i3 as a bad thing. If you get an i3 with hyper threading (2 cores 4 threads), they can perform only marginally less than the equivalently clocked i5 in some things (gaming being the big one).

 

[paulstoke12]

my mum has a q6600 go in her shuttle with a 60gb ssd she thinks shes on speed when on the pc lol she not the best on pcs but loves how she can just go on net etc

edit

i couldnt get it to clock though but thats probably down to it being a shuttle but for what she wants it dont need to be clocked she wants to upgrade soon so i suggested more ram, a ssd and maybe ill do the 771 mod and put a e5450 in that way ill have a q6600 go revision to put in my goodie box