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Q6600 RIP

I like my Q6000 but I've been considering going i5 for a while now. Its mainly my poor mobo holding me back tho i think.
 
love how albert doesnt repost to explain the whole thread?

the q6600 is a respectable cpu that can hold its head high in the current cpu market! :D
 
Diggsy said:
Its still hanging in there, quite like the 8800GTX in a way
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True. My 8800GS has a measly 384MB of RAM yet in quite a fair few games I can still pump up the settings to at least 1600x900 with playable framerates :cool: With DiRT 2 I can run it in 1080p with everything maxed (bar AA) and it still plays nicely; of course the card is overclocked although I'm guessing as it has less RAM + lower mem bandwidth its only about as fast as an 8800GT if not slower.
 
how does my Q6700 fit into the queen or **** paradigm?
best CPU i've ever owned, then again, that's a northwood P4 2.8, E6300 -->Q6700:)
 
VortexA1 said:
Any Albert in particular?
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prince?

anyway...what a stupid thread title, together with a clearly dellusional OP.

how is the q6600 dead exactly , yes the i series is better but not by much and at what cost? and how exactly is going from one quad to another a sensible suggestion , with 6 core cpus well on there way - its just spending money so you can have a big epee.

my q6600 will last me another year or two at least , and then il see whats on the market and upgarde but theres really no point atm and there wasnt when the i5/i7's came out.
 
MikeHunt79 said:
in terms of lifespan, q6600 is unrivalled, when was it released out off interest?
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The 80486 DX33, and 80386 DX 25/33 were top of the pile for a very long time - In those days 'Xeon' did not exist so a chip first appeared in servers before being cheap enough for home use. This period was also before AMD/Cyrix/IBM 86 clones, and Intel would sell a design for years while keeping new designs back (maximise R&D return).

The 80486 was sold that long, when the new 80486DX4 was released it conflicted with the Pentium 1's (that were slower) released at similar time. The 'panic' was due to AMD bringing out the '586' chip, and Intel realised they has to bring new chips out.
 
Q6600 dead? no chance,I have one of the early B3 steppings clocked to 3.5 and paired with a 280GTX,as far as gaming performance goes I'm yet to find myself wanting more,runs everything I require at 1920x1200.

Infact I'm currently keeping an eye out for a second Q6600 as an upgrade for my HTPC,if I can find a G0 stepping for around the £70-100 mark then i'll consider that well worth the money.

Great chips indeed,one of the all time greats imo! 3 years without a cpu upgrade here and still running the latest games/software without performance issues,until the Q6600 came along it was pretty much unprecedented for me to go more that a year without a cpu upgrade!:eek:
 
Q6600 for a HTPC? Seems a bit more powerful than is really needed, surely most HTPCs should be fine with a £30 2nd hand dual core? Anyhow if you want one for £100 or less then they sell for that every day on the well known auction site and I think plenty go on the MM.
 
Redmint said:
Q6600 for a HTPC? Seems a bit more powerful than is really needed, surely most HTPCs should be fine with a £30 2nd hand dual core? Anyhow if you want one for £100 or less then they sell for that every day on the well known auction site and I think plenty go on the MM.
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Completely depends on your setup. FFDShow for instance, Its extremely versatile, and as great as it is running it with default settings(CPU friendly) Once you start playing with the Aspec ratio settings, and others settings, such as guassian filters and luma sharpening in order to get the best possible picture. Thats where things take a big hit processing wise
 
Redmint said:
Q6600 for a HTPC? Seems a bit more powerful than is really needed, surely most HTPCs should be fine with a £30 2nd hand dual core? Anyhow if you want one for £100 or less then they sell for that every day on the well known auction site and I think plenty go on the MM.
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Yeah it may seem overkill but the HTPC is connected up to a superb Sony 70"SXRD 1080p T.V which is great for gaming so the HTPC has now evolved into a second gaming rig,I passed my 8800GTX down to it when upgrading my gaming system and now need a decent cpu to replace the aging Athlon X2 3200+ currently installed!:eek:

A second hand Core2 Duo would probably suffice but with more games benefiting from Quad core a Q6600 is top of my list. Plenty of sckt 775 mobo's available on the auction site aswell.
 
I just bought a Q6600 G0 slacr a few weeks ago, Coupled with the new 5850 im getting in a couple of weeks makes me a very happy pc gamer. Currently running at 3.2ghx with a 8800GT. very pleased.
 
Q6600 stock for a year,now running @ 3.2 (360x9, idle 30-36 load 60-68 AF7)
run's every thing i chuck at it with max settings cracking chip.
This thing will be around for more years to come!
 
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