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On [CPUs] Upgraded E6750 to Q6600, a mistake?     vagetaqtd 5 585 night_wolf​_in
01-17-2008 at 07:26 AM
On [CPUs] E8400 vs Q6600 both oc'd on air cooling for gaming
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Frys has the Q6600 for $190 retail G0.
    sulphh 26 1637 pauldh
04-17-2008 at 10:10 PM
On [CPUs] Crucial or Gskill???
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Get the Crucial Ballstix, they use Micron chips and overclocks like a champ. I have mine running at 4-4-4-12 at 1020mhz and is prime stable [...]
    mario2008 5 288 jimmysmitt​y
02-21-2008 at 03:42 AM
On [CPUs] E6850 or Q6600 or Phenom or Xeon
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Q6600 and 4GB of RAM along with Vista x64. Overclock to 3.4 or more and you're golden. If you have the extra cash, 8800GT 512 too would be s [...]
    rajmist 11 743 vagetaqtd
02-20-2008 at 10:25 PM
On [CPUs] E8400 vs Q6600
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with the Q6600 overclocked, it will perform just as well and even better than the E8400 when using 4 thread apps. Bottomline, Q6600 will off [...]
    level101 6 987 doomsdayda​ve11
02-19-2008 at 06:29 AM
On [CPUs] E6750 or Q6600, any advice please ?
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Yes listen to the pepz above, I had the E6750 and was not satisfied with the results and upgraded to the Q6600. After OC'in the Q6600 to 3.4 [...]
    Mick68 17 812 vagetaqtd
02-18-2008 at 10:26 PM
On [CPUs] What is a good 3dmark06 score these days??
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13000 3Dmarks here. Check out my sig.
4   RyanTheSav 159 8939 inspector7​1
09-14-2008 at 07:51 PM
On [CPUs] Is E8400 the way to go now?
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Given the anticipated price drop of the Q6600 to $220, I don't see any point on getting the E8400 which cost around $240. There was a benchm [...]
    kingbrodij 16 851 Sailer
02-16-2008 at 02:02 AM
On [CPUs] New gaming rig.........please critique.
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Heat is a huge factor in HDD failure. That's why I always use cooling for my HDDs. And ever since, I've never had any problems.
    lexxone 11 363 Technology​Coordinato​r
02-09-2008 at 03:15 AM
On [CPUs] Overclocked Q6600 v E8400 Compared. (Benchmarks included)
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The Q6600 overclocked obviously has more usage flexibility than the E8400 overclocked. Sure E8400 might do well with gaming, but so does the [...]
    winkgood 27 14312 Grimmy
02-12-2008 at 11:55 PM
On [CPUs] HELP??? New mid-high rig - E6750 vs e8400 vs Q6600
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$245 for the E8400 is not worth it at the moment. The price should be $200.
    coryburges​s 4 1803 Blacksci
02-10-2008 at 09:29 AM
On [CPUs] Cold as ice...
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Yes, RAID0 with two SATAII drives will be even faster. I'm loving my 2x Seagate 500GB SATAII in RAID0.
    Neebert 31 1032 nukemaster
02-09-2008 at 12:00 AM
On [CPUs] Which is the best value Quad?
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Go on ebay and find yourself a good deal, many seller probably ship worldwide too.
    kakomalis 13 708 mousemonke​y
02-10-2008 at 05:31 PM
On [CPUs] E6850 or Q6600 for upgrading?
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Yeah, I just used TMPGENC for the first time today with my new Q6600, let me tell you, its twice as fast as the my old E6750. And it does us [...]
    jacquesvg 15 1037 vagetaqtd
02-01-2008 at 10:27 PM
On [CPUs] new/CPU/Mobo/RAM combo...
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Might as well go for the E8400, just alittle bit more but much more overclocking potential.
    Paul_gren 6 286 g-paw
02-01-2008 at 03:06 PM
On [CPUs] E8400 vs Q6600
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Amen brother, I had an E6750 and upgraded to a Q6600, never been happier. I sold the E6750 for a great deal also. I bought the thing in [...]
2   mestizo73 52 20948 trizicus
11-18-2008 at 03:17 PM
On [CPUs] Do Dual Core Bottlenecks....???
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Of course having two more cores will be better. Vista just divides up the load among the cores. If you motherboard can overclock, I recommen [...]
    EdzBourne 27 786 Dirty_Barr​y
01-26-2008 at 04:52 PM
On [CPUs] Q6600, E8400 or Q9450
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I was in your shoes too. But for me, I upgraded from an E6750 because the dual core bottlenecks too easily. I didn't want to wait until the [...]
2   evolmonste​r 90 8292 dcinmich
02-01-2008 at 03:43 AM
On [CPUs] AMD Phenom instead of Intel Core2Quad Q6600 would you recommend?
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Yes, Q6600 G0 with a P35 board. Might as well get DDR2 PC8500 so you can push it even more. My Ballistix Tracer PC8500 is stable at 1064 @ 4 [...]
2   omermaras 63 4514 MU_Enginee​r
06-23-2008 at 06:32 AM
On [CPUs] Convince me about what CPU is best to buy please :)
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I'm using Crucial Ballistix Tracers PC8500, 2.2v, 4-4-4-12-12-12,etc. XFX 8800GTX (stock). My system has been running and gaming for ove [...]
2   Shad0w 63 1669 Shad0w
01-25-2008 at 12:51 PM
On [CPUs] Need some help in choosing a right decision
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How bout the Quadcores? I think thats the way to go if you want your build to last a few years. My opinion, Quadcore overclock to 3.4-3.6Ghz [...]
    dautopor 8 364 vagetaqtd
01-19-2008 at 02:30 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600 G0 reading high temperatures help!
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Agree with Daves255, get an aftermarket cooler. I have a Rosewill cooler which leaves me Q6600 running at 3.4 with 1.375v 39-41C idle, under [...]
    kazuya-kun 12 719 starcraftf​anatic
01-19-2008 at 06:05 AM
On [CPUs] Q6600 or E6750 in the long term
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Don't go for the E6750. I did that with my build in the beginning, I just upgraded to a Q6600 G0. Now running at 3.4Ghz with idling at 38 an [...]
    Barukbuktu​guduktok 27 1251 vagetaqtd
01-17-2008 at 06:32 AM
On [CPUs] E8500 or Q6600?
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How about this? I'm running two instances of DVD Shrink, Virus scanning, using VNC to control my PC from work, and 79 other processes runn [...]
    JJBlanche 14 4550 Beurling
01-17-2008 at 07:23 AM

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