Which Q6600?

[Jon12345]

I understand there are a couple of different types of Q6600 out there, one being better than the other. I keep hearing about "Energy Efficient 95 edition" and "G0 Stepping L2 8MB Cache".

Can someone elaborate which I should go for and why?

Thanks,

Jon

 

[2smoothbooth]

i always thought G0 was the energy efficient q6600?? could be wrong tho

 

[Dreadi]

well OcUK only stock one kinda of Q6600 which is the Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB). So thats your only choice if your buying from here, just need to decide if you want a retail or OEM chip

 

[jake000]

The G0 is the energy efficient one. The two different ones are the Q6600 B3 Stepping and the Q6600 G0 Energy Efficient. The G0 runs cooler and overclocks more

 

[easyrider]

I understand there are a couple of different types of Q6600 out there, one being better than the other. I keep hearing about "Energy Efficient 95 edition" and "G0 Stepping L2 8MB Cache".

Can someone elaborate which I should go for and why?

Thanks,

Jon

G0,

Or better still Q9450

 

[Dreadi]

G0,

Or better still Q9450

Thought they were only better if you have an uber FSB board due to the multis being locked so low? (in regards to overclocking)

 

[easyrider]

Thought they were only better if you have an uber FSB board due to the multis being locked so low?

Well they are faster clock for clock.

I'm coming from a Q6600@ 3.8ghz and will gladly run a Q9450 @ 3.6ghz.

 

[VoG]

I understand there are a couple of different types of Q6600 out there, one being better than the other. I keep hearing about "Energy Efficient 95 edition" and "G0 Stepping L2 8MB Cache".

Can someone elaborate which I should go for and why?

Thanks,

Jon

"Energy Efficient 95 edition" is just another name for "G0 Stepping L2 8MB Cache". as long as it's a G0 stepping ( SLACR or SLACQ )

 

[2smoothbooth]

I would try and get a second hand q6600 energy efficient if you can, quite a lot of people seem to be selling them for the new quadders at the mo

 

[spicypixel]

I'd love to get a second hand G0 Q6600 but I don't trust ebay (im sure they have had uber volts through them), and have not posted enough and for long enough for the members market (which by my luck will be empty when I check it out eventually.)