Q6600

[alexnifty]

Put it back on superspecial. Go on, you know you want to, I'm hovering above the 'buy' button right now... :thumbsup:

[coiler]

cost price has gone up for all retailers i think, weak dollar to pound and I think they are becoming scarse in terms of new stock.

[jonwoad]

dont think we've got enough stock in for it to be super specialled

[alexnifty]

:( Are the current Q6600 good overclockers? I see a review (http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Intel+Core+2+Quad+-+Q6600++-+95W+-+OEM+?productId=28805)saying they arent so good anymore, any truth to that?

I need to get it to 3.2GHZ to even start to justify replacing my E6750 which I'm selling to my bro.

EDIT: Although at the moment I'm having that Dual vs Quad dilema.

[nft99]

the current one's are not great clockers apparently seen more than one reviewer who has said that, still might get one at the end of the month though !

Stock is running low not enough of them for superspecials :(

[alexnifty]

I think I'm going to go for an E8400 as I am purely gaming. Then in a years time upgrade to a Q9950 as they will be cheaper by then I hope.

Cheers guys.

So whats the chances of an E8400 on superspecial in the next few days? :P

[coiler]

E8400 More Ghz at stock, cooler, better FSB and better tech (45nm)

is capable of more raw bus/clock mhz along with a better cache setup which will help you get more performance per mhz clocked

Realistically by the time games start making use of quad cores I will stick it on the Bay of E and buy Q9550 for peanuts as they will be old tech

[alexnifty]

Its really only the heat and overclocking potential I'm interested in.

I intend to upgrade about every year so I'll see what the state of multi-threaded gaming is then and make a decision.

[marsey99]

heat isnt really an issue with wolfdales, mine can do 4ghz under a freezer pro, but its 10c hotter under load than the ifx.

dont give it much more than 1.4v for 24/7 or it will deteriorate much faster.

[alexnifty]

Excellent. 1.4v is the most I would consider putting through my E6750, I'll probably try and see what I can do at stock voltage first.

I have now ordered it along with a 1GB Micro SD card for my phone, a couple of 120MM dust filters (just to see what they are like, only cheap) and a new sata optical drive (my current IDE one has trouble reading some DVD's that I know work fine on my housemates).

[alexnifty]

Just noticed that this has gone back up on superspecial :evil:

[coiler]

still the e8400 is best choice ;)