core 2 quad q6600 2.4 ghz to core 2 extreme qx6850
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getochkn
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http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/53?vs=48
That shows the q6600 against a extreme qx9770, which has more cache, faster clock speed and faster FSB than the 6850, and the performance gain isn't that much.
For $140 plus the $70 you want to spend on cooling, for $210 you could get a new AMD FX-6300, motherboard and maybe an Evo 212 fan to OC it providing you already have DDR3 ram and look at the difference.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/53?vs=699
That shows the q6600 against a extreme qx9770, which has more cache, faster clock speed and faster FSB than the 6850, and the performance gain isn't that much.
For $140 plus the $70 you want to spend on cooling, for $210 you could get a new AMD FX-6300, motherboard and maybe an Evo 212 fan to OC it providing you already have DDR3 ram and look at the difference.
http://www.anandtech.com/bench/Product/53?vs=699
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i' still have a Q600, qx6800 and a q9650.
for every day use there is no difference between the Q6600 and the Qx6850.
you do see a little difference in game play but it's not much (1 or 2 fps)
the qx6850 runs a lot hotter tho. i had to put a arctic cooler on my Qx6800 just to keep noise down.
for every day use there is no difference between the Q6600 and the Qx6850.
you do see a little difference in game play but it's not much (1 or 2 fps)
the qx6850 runs a lot hotter tho. i had to put a arctic cooler on my Qx6800 just to keep noise down.
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Kind of a waste of money, $210 is nearly half the cost of a new motherboard, chip, and ram.
Q6600 is still a viable chip, 3.2-3.6 Ghz is quite easy with a decent cooler. A high end cooler would let you push it to 4.0 or higher.
For $70 something link a Noctua DH-14 or a Phanteks cooler would beat out most liquid coolers. Might be able to squeeze an h60 or eqivalent closed loop cooler for 70 as well.
Q6600 is still a viable chip, 3.2-3.6 Ghz is quite easy with a decent cooler. A high end cooler would let you push it to 4.0 or higher.
For $70 something link a Noctua DH-14 or a Phanteks cooler would beat out most liquid coolers. Might be able to squeeze an h60 or eqivalent closed loop cooler for 70 as well.
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Overclocking is done from the BIOS in general. If you can modify the FSB through software, and if it changes a few other things as well, you should be able to run it up pretty high.
266*9 = 2.4Ghz
333*8 = 2.66Ghz
333*9 = 3.0Ghz
400*8 = 3.2Ghz
400*9 = 3.6Ghz
Higher clocks will require more voltage and produce more heat. So monitor temperatures as you increase the clock and voltage. Tools like coretemp or hardware monitor will work for this.
266*9 = 2.4Ghz
333*8 = 2.66Ghz
333*9 = 3.0Ghz
400*8 = 3.2Ghz
400*9 = 3.6Ghz
Higher clocks will require more voltage and produce more heat. So monitor temperatures as you increase the clock and voltage. Tools like coretemp or hardware monitor will work for this.
Kisianik
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You can not overclock XPS 420 in BIOS - it is locked. Only SetFSB or BSEL pin mode using conductive ink.
BSEL mode will let you overclock from 2.4GHz to 3.0GHZ, not so difficult job.
SetFSB, you got lucky here look here for detailed guide http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?177696-XPS-Owners-Rejoice!!
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