E6600 VS E6750

If you're doing CPU intensive stuff like video/music rendering, then it's worth the money but right now for gaming the dual core should work fine

The E6600 was sold to retailers at a higher price than the E6750 was.

If the E6600 was sold at the price for where it currently performs retailers would lose money, so they sell their remaining stock to make a profit. During this time new CPUs are coming out that perform better that are cheaper.

Ive also heard that the e6600 is nicer to overclock as it has a higher multiplier than the e6750 and more headroom for FSB overclock.

no not really i was asking about the dual core E6600 and E6750 price wise
and asking whether quad would really make a difference over dual cores (generally speaking)
i think the only reason why E6600 would be higher in price is like chookman said coz they tend to overclock better and not a fixed multiplier

The main reason they are more expensive was explained by cnumartyr in the fact that the resellers bought at a higher price and cant sell them for lower. And the fact that they dont make them anymore... less availability of a product generally means higher costs.

i guess i'm settled for the E6750 then...thx everybody for the help, much appreciated

I agree with you that this topic has been covered, but the search function here is awful. If a mod is reading this, can you please do something about that?

As for the dual vs quad argument, it really depends how long you plan to keep your CPU and what you are using it for. Certain video apps already utilize quads, while most games do not. However, if you are planning to keep the computer for 5 years or so, the quad would probably be the better investment.

You should be looking at the E8400 rather than either of those two processors. It's more in line with the E6850 at stock speeds, and about the same price as the E6750.

Clint