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QX6850 - why??

Bengaboy

Bengaboy

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Hi guys, i have always wondered why this cpu had the price of £605.11 inc VAT.

I know its the best one, but why would you have this over the q6600 energy efficient version? Most people have said they can achieve these kind of speeds by overclocking, and for a fraction of the price.

So how come the qx6850 still has the beefy pricetag?

Or is there something uber special that you can do on the qx6850 then the q6600? If so, sorry for being thick! :D
 
It's £605 because it's a premium product and there are always people out there who will pay £605 to have the very best CPU! It's a flagship CPU targeted at a small and specific market segment.
 
its because its an "extreme edition" one, idiots with too much money who dont realise the q6600 is a lot cheaper and people who must have the very best cpu to set world records etc (or people who just want the best cpu around no matter what the cost, refer to the first type of people for that though) will buy for that much, only difference is the multi is unlocked.
 
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The unlocked multi can be very handy for boards with an FSB limit when overclocking. If it wasn't so expensive I would buy one. :(
 
Ahh right, thanks guys!

I was comparing the two recently, and couldnt really find any difference between them - mainly because there arnt! :)
 
My qx6800 cost me £787 from overclockers a few moths back.I wanted the best and could afford it so why not.All comes down to money i guess i think if you laid down the top parts on a table and said take your pick guys everyone would take a qx6850 and 8800 ultra i doubt many would opt for a q6600 if the parts were all free.If you want the best performance and can afford it the top qx are the better cpu.Look at the 3dmark world records you wont find any q6600s in there at the top.Q6600 is great CPU for the money but its not the best if you have deeper pockets.Im sure some guys here will flame me and say Ive got more money than sense but end of the day its my money and i could afford it.Premium parts always demand premium prices.
 
Yes, you will get flamed for a top CPU or a 8800 Ultra or a Raptor HDD etc on here, even 1 member of staff noticed that others seem far too concerned that some peep spend money on top items.

I for one aint jealous and best of luck to them :)
 
johny dolan said:
My qx6800 cost me £787 from overclockers a few moths back.I wanted the best and could afford it so why not.All comes down to money i guess i think if you laid down the top parts on a table and said take your pick guys everyone would take a qx6850 and 8800 ultra i doubt many would opt for a q6600 if the parts were all free.If you want the best performance and can afford it the top qx are the better cpu.Look at the 3dmark world records you wont find any q6600s in there at the top.Q6600 is great CPU for the money but its not the best if you have deeper pockets.Im sure some guys here will flame me and say Ive got more money than sense but end of the day its my money and i could afford it.Premium parts always demand premium prices.
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Not going to flame you, however...

If you pay a premium over a regular car for a Ferrari you're getting something no one else can come close to without spending the same money. A Q6600 CPU on the other hand, assuming the same L2 cache size, etc - is no different to the QX6850 when overclocked to the same speed. It will perform exactly the same in all benchmarks, at a fraction of the cost.

I'm all for paying money for quality equipment - but I'll be damned if I'm going to pay more than triple the cost for something simply because (and only because) it has a different CPUID.
 
The fact is though, your Q6600 will never do the same as his CPU, dont say overclock as he can simply do the same.

If you got the cash I see no issue, better spent on that than drink/smokes or drugs.
 
Also people who break benchmarking records get the extreme edition CPU's. I don't really feel the need for one myself tho, my e4300 @ 3ghz seems to be fast enough for now, and was one tenth of the price. :)
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If you got the cash I see no issue, better spent on that than drink/smokes or drugs.
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That's debatable - £605 buys a lot of cider. ;)
 
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helmutcheese said:
The fact is though, your Q6600 will never do the same as his CPU, dont say overclock as he can simply do the same.

If you got the cash I see no issue, better spent on that than drink/smokes or drugs.
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agreed

and if u got phase u will overclock without a fsb limit
 
Durzel said:
Not going to flame you, however...

If you pay a premium over a regular car for a Ferrari you're getting something no one else can come close to without spending the same money. A Q6600 CPU on the other hand, assuming the same L2 cache size, etc - is no different to the QX6850 when overclocked to the same speed. It will perform exactly the same in all benchmarks, at a fraction of the cost.

But when overclocked to the limits the qx6850 will clock higher than a q6600.both stock clocks the qx is the better faster cpu.both overclocked the qx is still the better faster cpu.That comes at a heavy price premium and is up to the buyer if its worth the price.All in i guess my pc cost around £3500 but looks like this http://dik.dolan.googlepages.com/wc0003.JPG and performs like this http://service.futuremark.com/orb/resultanalyzer.jsp?projectType=14&XLID=0&UID=10726641 to me worth every penny.As hobbies go there are plenty that will cost a lot more than upgrading a pc every year or so.Im a audiophile and that's one expensive hobbie believe me.If you are into sports cars or boats or have your own plane then the price of a £700 CPU for the performance and pleasure it gives is not so outragious.If say you buy the top of the range gear to build a pc the cost say 3 grand and you kept it for 3 years well then that's just a grand a year or £20 a week if you think about it like that it does not seem to bad for 3 years top performance and im sure most here spent more than than on smokes or down the pub every week.
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johny dolan said:
Durzel said:
Not going to flame you, however...

If you pay a premium over a regular car for a Ferrari you're getting something no one else can come close to without spending the same money.
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Ummmmm, Have you not noticed that there are far better cars out there than Ferrari's? You buy a Ferrari because of its badge, not because its the best car in its class. Bit of a flawed argument in this case.
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I got a QX6850 just because its the fastest available and I do overclock it so it runs at 3.6Ghz all the time but have overclocked it up to just under 4ghz a few times and I am trying with pushing it higher, but so far had a few problems with stability and was waiting for the X38-DQ6 to see how that overclocked. I have had too many problems with the X38 to push the processor at the moment.

I do think it a lot of money to spend on a processor though but worth it
 
johny dolan said:
Ummmmm, Have you not noticed that there are far better cars out there than Ferrari's? You buy a Ferrari because of its badge, not because its the best car in its class. Bit of a flawed argument in this case.
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If I had the money I'd buy a Ferrari F430! ;)

It's horses for courses, I dropped nearly 1K on a Dell 24" LCD when they first came out, they are like 400 notes now.
 
For those of you that have a Q68**, do you run any applications which make use of the 4 horses or is this a "because I can" kind of thing?

ps - No criticism whatsoever implied - just interested. Until recently I had a hobby which makes me blush at unjustifiable amounts of money I was spending...
 
Pcs can be an expensive hobby, did a receipt check from what i could find over the years and its close to 40,000 in 9 yrs on my stuff alone :eek:
 
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