Do you think the OcUK Q6600 "Guaranteed to run at 3.30GHz" at £194 inc is worth it? I will upgrade to the Q6600 once the new Quads push the price down further, and want to overclock it - ideally to 3.2-3.4GHz.
A plain Q6600 is £141 inc VAT so there's a substantial difference. Are there some statistics of the success rates of overclocking these to 3.2GHz+? Never purchased a guaranteed CPU before but always relied on my luck which served me well all the way from the first Celeron 300A at 450MHz. Well, until I got a E6400 which doesn't overclock well at all, that is.
The rest of the system will be as in the signature, though I will upgrade the motherboard to Abit IP35 Pro or Asus P5K-E WiFi (that's another decision - suggestions?).
Thanks for any feedback.
A plain Q6600 is £141 inc VAT so there's a substantial difference. Are there some statistics of the success rates of overclocking these to 3.2GHz+? Never purchased a guaranteed CPU before but always relied on my luck which served me well all the way from the first Celeron 300A at 450MHz. Well, until I got a E6400 which doesn't overclock well at all, that is.
The rest of the system will be as in the signature, though I will upgrade the motherboard to Abit IP35 Pro or Asus P5K-E WiFi (that's another decision - suggestions?).
Thanks for any feedback.