Intel q6600

[arc@css]

Hi,
Seems to me that the above cpu is just a down clocked extreme intel. Is that true? The only other difference I've noticed is that the extreme is 45nm? and has a L3cache. I guess the 45 nm is what costs so much, allows more overclocking I expect.
Thanks.

 

[Pilky01]

The only difference with the extreme's are that you get an unlocked multi,

The extreme you are on about is not based on the q6600 but a newer 45nm quad. You can get the same chip with a locked multi but I have no idea what that is.

Extreme's are for fools with more money than sense.

 

[MooMoo444]

Extreme's are for fools with more money than sense.

Have to agree lol!

Pretty much all modern boards can do 360+ fsb, so you don't need a higher multi. Core 2 perform better with higher fsb's anyway.

 

[arc@css]

My q6600 is a kentsfield, haven't seen much improvement from 2.4 to 3.0 ghz. Was trying that out since I'm not getting the performance I need from my system in games at a high level. Then again, only what I've uncovered so far, is that the kentsfield ones don't overclock that well. Seems like a new graphics card is in order. Have sent a webnote to overclockers asking their opinion then will place an order for the cpu or graphics card any day now. The new case will just have to wait.

 

[gordan]

All Q6600s are Kentsfield core chips. The later, 45nm ones have a Q9 prefix.
Q6600s overclock reasonably well. Most will hit 3.2GHz without too much effort. 33% OC is pretty good going. A large number will also hit about 3.4GHz, with a handful 3.6GHz.