it's the Q6600

frogfreak · 23 Mar 2012 at 03:41

after building my new rig i keep the other system to use to learn different OS programming and to see how well it would hold it's own.

Abit ip35pro
Intel [email protected]
8 gig ram
ati 5770 *2 crossfire

I’m still amazed how well the Q6600 runs and oc's how much longer will it be before this chip just cant cope it just seems to handle everything I run, what AMD proc starts to out class 1 of the best CPU I’ve had.

Intel quad Q6600 equal in performance to which AMD?

linktoinsanity · 23 Mar 2012 at 08:32

frogfreak said:
Intel quad Q6600 equal in performance to which AMD?

The latest ones?

*Waits for troll accusations from AMD fanboys*

I think clock for clock they are roughly the same speed as Phenom 2s, though the Phenom 2s are generally sold at higher clock speeds, meaning they are faster, but I would not expect by all that much.

j.col · 23 Mar 2012 at 09:40

its just a rough guide
http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/gaming-cpu-review-overclock,review-32378-5.html

ChileanLlama · 23 Mar 2012 at 09:55

I've been running a Q6600 at 3.2 and a AMD A6 3650 stock on a render farm.

CPU wise they're churning out frames at the same rate, so IMO pretty even.

Webster · 23 Mar 2012 at 09:58

Also living for the Q6600 still, had one since they came out, no plans to upgrade any time soon.

Made that mistake going from a 2.4c to a 660, pointless waste of money ;D

the_director · 24 Mar 2012 at 12:50

Webzta said:
Also living for the Q6600 still, had one since they came out, no plans to upgrade any time soon.

Made that mistake going from a 2.4c to a 660, pointless waste of money ;D

You are running your Q6600 @ 4.2ghz?

That is an epic overclock.

d_brennen · 24 Mar 2012 at 12:56

the_director said:
You are running your Q6600 @ 4.2ghz?

That is an epic overclock.

Indeed. My two Q6600 topped out at 3.6 and 3.2 with loads of volts and high temps

WingZero30 · 24 Mar 2012 at 13:13

Webzta said:
Also living for the Q6600 still, had one since they came out, no plans to upgrade any time soon.

Made that mistake going from a 2.4c to a 660, pointless waste of money ;D

What setup and settings you are using for 4.2Ghz overclock?

I presume it is watercooled?

kirkster · 24 Mar 2012 at 13:24

I just upgraded to i7 on my main rig but my Q6600 has loads of life in it yet and is in my daughters machine. A superb piece of kit when I bought it in 2007 and still going strong.

hopeful_builder · 24 Mar 2012 at 23:19

I loved my Q6600! 5 years, and still going strong. Incredibly powerful too. Hence why they still fetch £60 on a popular auction site I guess

Upgraded to my i7, but the Q6600 will forever be in my heart

andy_mk3 · 24 Mar 2012 at 23:26

Still rocking a Q6600 here too, been at 3.6GHz forever

I almost upgraded a few times now, but I really don't need to.

OverDrive · 24 Mar 2012 at 23:37

I'm also still with the Q6600 @ 3.2ghz with a 5870 and 6gb.

new boy · 25 Mar 2012 at 00:03

hopeful_builder said:
I loved my Q6600! 5 years, and still going strong. Incredibly powerful too. Hence why they still fetch £60 on a popular auction site I guess

Upgraded to my i7, but the Q6600 will forever be in my heart

tell me about it. i had an e6600. wanted to upgrade to a C2Q but the prices were just silly. then after seeing the prices my old ddr2 could fetch i chucked the whole lot on a popular auction site and im chilling with my lappy untill ivy comes out lol.

arc@css · 25 Mar 2012 at 00:26

Q6600 here at 3.4 coupled with a gtx480. Plays every game with AA that I want with comparative ease, including mods.

uk_unbeliever · 25 Mar 2012 at 15:51

q6700 @ 3.75ghz here. Runs a bit toasty but these chips can take a lot! Thinking of upgrading to Ivybridge, mainly because I want to upgrade the 5870 at some point this year. Still, the 5870 is pushed to 95-100% GPU useage in most games I play.

hopeful_builder · 27 Mar 2012 at 13:49

uk_unbeliever said:
q6700 @ 3.75ghz here. Runs a bit toasty but these chips can take a lot! Thinking of upgrading to Ivybridge, mainly because I want to upgrade the 5870 at some point this year. Still, the 5870 is pushed to 95-100% GPU useage in most games I play.

personally given your situation - I would wait until IB comes out, and then just buy a sandybridge at a tasty price. Theres not much in it performance wise, and they just a tad more eco - but the Sandybridge chips weren't exactly powered on squirrel tears.

Going from the C2Q I was nervous as to just how good these new chips were, but I can honestly say go for it! they're just beasts! especially with a nice OC motherboard

QlimaxUK · 27 Mar 2012 at 17:47

Great chip I have one too, just wish I bought the ABIT-ip35-pro instead of the JW-ip35-pro

not that theres any problem with my board (exept for the faulty secondary marvell LAN port) its just that i remember reading that the abit version is better board

stone_cold_Jimi · 27 Mar 2012 at 18:08

I still have one box with the Q6600 / Abit IP35 Pro combination. It has a couple of gig of Ballistix DDR2-1000 and I have a couple more of G-Skill but the damn board won't have it. Very annoying, because 4 gig would be just sweet.

QlimaxUK · 27 Mar 2012 at 19:58

stone_cold_Jimi said:
I still have one box with the Q6600 / Abit IP35 Pro combination. It has a couple of gig of Ballistix DDR2-1000 and I have a couple more of G-Skill but the damn board won't have it. Very annoying, because 4 gig would be just sweet.

I think its a common problem for the higher speed DDR2's not to work or if they do work they only run at 800, I use 4GB DDR2-800 (4 sticks) I forget what brand they are but they work fine

the_director · 29 Mar 2012 at 23:40

The main problem with DDR2 is that it is 2-4x the price of DDR3 right now. Makes adding more ram seem pointless when you can sell it and upgrade for what feels like better value.

However, a lot of people still finding the Q6600 fine, and why shouldn't it be? After all, it is a quad core and most people run them way above stock. I'm impressed at how rock solid mine has been running a 1.1GHZ overclock for such a long time - and I haven't really bothered to optimise the voltage even.