Replacement for a q6600

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Hey guys,
My friend wants my q6600. If so I need a new CPU. Whats a good overclocker for my machine? Q6600 been great so far.

DS3R Gigabyte
4 gig DDR2800 Corsair
GTX 260
Corsair PSU 550W I think


Q9450? Got a Zalman 9700 I think it is. Big copper one.

Thanks~
 

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He was thinking of buying me a new cpu, and taking the q6600. His board can't handle the 45nm tech, so q6600 is about the best he can run in his machine.
 

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Thanks for all your comments. I will tell him 9550 or bust :D

That was his offering - he buy me a new cpu and take my used one.

Been running my Q6600 for a couple years now, I overclocked it to 3ghz and noticed a nice performance bump. I had a hard time getting to stable at the temperatures I wanted higher than that...This chip does have the G0 stepping, but had a kinda high VID (1.30), so it wouldn't hurt my feelings to try my chance at the lottery on a 9550.

Anyway thanks for your input gents, once again!