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Electronics : Intel Q6600 Core2 Quad 2.4GHz Processr - Retail 1066MHz FSB, 8MB Cache, Quad Core .
Rating: 
- A beast of a processor
Pros:
- Low price
- FSB comparable to the newer Core 2 Quads
- Overclocks like a beast, even on air (aftermarket cooler may be needed depending on the stepping)
Cons:
- Superseded by the new i7 line, may become obsolete in a year or two
Rating: - Its A Processor what else
what can i say...its a quad core processor that works, its fast and if your going to buy one, ime sure you dont need someone telling you its fast you should know anyway..good price for this and fast delivery good start for an upgrade
Rating: - Great now...better in a year's time
The Q6600 is essentially the backbone of high performance PC's, delivering consistent power to every application you run. Since most games today are still optimized for FSB legacy processors, the likelyhood is that only one of the cores will be taking the workload. However with the gaming industry progressing ever more, you will find that the Q6600 will begin to shine in all its glory, clocking 9.6GHz with all four CPU's running at the same time.
Like I say this processor is future proof, so whilst you're guaranteed performance today, you can expect outstanding performance tomorrow. Simply a must have since a lot of software depends highly on processing power. I would also recommend a nice big fan to go with this chip; with my Thermaltake MaxOrb fan running at full pelt, I can get it running at an adequately cool 54C.
Buy this processor and ENJOY!
Rating: - Awesome power for the budget-concious
The Core2Quad Q6600 is actually available in two revisions - the older B3 stepping and the newer, more efficient G0 stepping. I'm hoping by now the one Amazon is selling is the newer G0. I've had my Q6600 a while now, so unfortunately I have the older B3 which uses more power and runs hotter, but I'm still more than happy with it and have overclocked it to 3ghz for a bit of a speed boost.
The Q6600 is an LGA775 CPU that requires a modest 1066mhz FSB, unlike some of the newer quads that need 1333mhz or 1600mhz, so it will run happily on most chipsets from P965 or Nforce 6 or later.
If you are debating whether to get a quad core CPU or a dual core, the increase in multi-threaded software over the past few months should make the decision for you. If you are into video encoding, most video codecs are threaded these days - DivX for example will use all 4 cores and therefore finish the job in much less time than a dual core. Far Cry 2 when it is released will also use more than 2 threads, with one core dedicated to physics, another for AI and the rest for the game engine.
It'll support a 64bit OS too. I'm using Vista x64 with it now and since SP1 many of the annoying gremlins it had have gone. The days when 64bit operating systems are necessary are on their way.
If you are going to buy one, I would recommend a better heatsink than the one that comes in the box, such as the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro or the Tuniq Tower or Thermalright Ultra. It does get hot and a good heatsink will keep the noise down.
Rating: - fantastic
The q6600 is a very reliabal prosser that is great for high end games and multi application it runs all my games fantastic and i would defently reccommended it to any buget gamer
- A beast of a processorPros:
- Low price
- FSB comparable to the newer Core 2 Quads
- Overclocks like a beast, even on air (aftermarket cooler may be needed depending on the stepping)
Cons:
- Superseded by the new i7 line, may become obsolete in a year or two
Rating:
- Its A Processor what elsewhat can i say...its a quad core processor that works, its fast and if your going to buy one, ime sure you dont need someone telling you its fast you should know anyway..good price for this and fast delivery good start for an upgrade
Rating:
- Great now...better in a year's timeThe Q6600 is essentially the backbone of high performance PC's, delivering consistent power to every application you run. Since most games today are still optimized for FSB legacy processors, the likelyhood is that only one of the cores will be taking the workload. However with the gaming industry progressing ever more, you will find that the Q6600 will begin to shine in all its glory, clocking 9.6GHz with all four CPU's running at the same time.
Like I say this processor is future proof, so whilst you're guaranteed performance today, you can expect outstanding performance tomorrow. Simply a must have since a lot of software depends highly on processing power. I would also recommend a nice big fan to go with this chip; with my Thermaltake MaxOrb fan running at full pelt, I can get it running at an adequately cool 54C.
Buy this processor and ENJOY!
Rating:
- Awesome power for the budget-conciousThe Core2Quad Q6600 is actually available in two revisions - the older B3 stepping and the newer, more efficient G0 stepping. I'm hoping by now the one Amazon is selling is the newer G0. I've had my Q6600 a while now, so unfortunately I have the older B3 which uses more power and runs hotter, but I'm still more than happy with it and have overclocked it to 3ghz for a bit of a speed boost.
The Q6600 is an LGA775 CPU that requires a modest 1066mhz FSB, unlike some of the newer quads that need 1333mhz or 1600mhz, so it will run happily on most chipsets from P965 or Nforce 6 or later.
If you are debating whether to get a quad core CPU or a dual core, the increase in multi-threaded software over the past few months should make the decision for you. If you are into video encoding, most video codecs are threaded these days - DivX for example will use all 4 cores and therefore finish the job in much less time than a dual core. Far Cry 2 when it is released will also use more than 2 threads, with one core dedicated to physics, another for AI and the rest for the game engine.
It'll support a 64bit OS too. I'm using Vista x64 with it now and since SP1 many of the annoying gremlins it had have gone. The days when 64bit operating systems are necessary are on their way.
If you are going to buy one, I would recommend a better heatsink than the one that comes in the box, such as the Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro or the Tuniq Tower or Thermalright Ultra. It does get hot and a good heatsink will keep the noise down.
Rating:
- fantasticThe q6600 is a very reliabal prosser that is great for high end games and multi application it runs all my games fantastic and i would defently reccommended it to any buget gamer
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