QX6850 - why??

[Bengaboy]

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!

 

[Bengaboy]

Ahh right, thanks guys!

I was comparing the two recently, and couldnt really find any difference between them - mainly because there arnt!

 

[Bengaboy]

Ok guys, thanks for your imput. I know obviously you need to pay an arm and a leg for the latest stuff, but, to me personally the extra few hundred ghz isnt worth the extra £400.

Especially when i seen this in cupras sig : Intel C2Q Q6600 @ 3.8Ghz

But fair play to you who do buy one, im not knocking you at all - but me being 17 would have to go for the cheaper version. But in reality, apart from say 100-300mhz after max overclock, there not that different and to me definitly wouldnt warrant the extra 400 quid.

But how about this - why would intel make the newer versions of the q6600 run (after overclocks) just under their top range chip (also overclocked - unless im getting this grossly wrong , can the qx6850 oc to something like 4.5ghz?) which is roughly tripple the price? Doesnt make sense to me really...as even hardcore computer enthusiasts who would normally buy the top range stuff may consider getting the q6600 over the qx6850