Intel Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor

Awesome CPU

Posted Sep 25, 2007 - The Q6600 is an AWESOME processor and a great value for the money. If you were considering a 2.4 Dual Core, don't bother... with the recent price drop the Q6600 quad core is only about $50.00 more expensive, and has much more potential with future applications I bought the Q6600 for my new gaming rig, and I've been very impressed with the performance. I've been especially happy with its ability to multi-task... I can run TONS of windows/applications without a dip in performance. The processor will run slightly warmer than the equivalent dual core, so make sure you are utilizing a good heat-sink (the one included with the CPU is useless). Being that the quad core is slightly larger than the dual core some CPU fans may have trouble fitting with mother board... be sure that you buy a fan that actually screws into the MB (it will make your life much easier).

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Great processor for the price.

Posted Oct 26, 2007 - There's not too much left to say about this processor. It's fast, stable, and a great value for the price. The only real caveat is that the new G0 stepping cannot be guaranteed from some online resellers.

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Quad-Core Performance for a Great Price

Posted Sep 30, 2007 - This is a wonderful processor for those who are looking for some serious power. Most games will take advantage of only 2 of the 4 cores, so the only places the quad core processor will give more are in OSs and apps written to take advantage of 4 cores. My main use for quad-core power is video encoding, which gets a great boost from the two extra cores. Future games and applications will definitely use more cores, so this should be a good investment. I recommend it!

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Intel Core 2 Quad q6600

Posted Jul 4, 2007 - All I can say is WOW! This is the first multiple cores system I build after a long time. I have had only single core from both AMD and INTEL. My AMD is 2500XP and INTEL is 2.4GHZ. I just got this combo when Fry's just opened this morning and just finished WinXP Pro installation. It's amazing fast, even with installation is so quick. Just tried 2 aps Photoshop and Corel working at the same time and can't feel any slow down on performance. That's all I can said for now, will try to upgrade to 4G ram later, find a decent PCI Express video card and will put Vista Ultimate to unleash this bad boy.

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Great bang for the buck!

Posted Aug 6, 2007 - I upgraded from an Intel Core2 Duo E6600 CPU once the recent price-drops kicked in. What an unbelievable price for a quad-core CPU!! Bravo, Intel, on making quad core CPU available to the masses at under $300 (pretty much a 50% price cut). While I obviously don't notice any performance differences for web-surfing, email, etc. I do notice a difference while using both Adobe Photoshop Elements & Premiere Elements. They open quicker, and the tool responds to my commands quicker. I'm not a gamer, so can't comment on that. I use the stock CPU heatsink/fan, and have not had any issues. I'm not over-clocking, so the stock cooler is fine. The only problem I had was in performing the upgrade. I mistakenly believed my motherboard supported the Q6600, as it already supported the E6600. So, after replacing the CPU, my computer wouldn't boot! Doh! I read up on some forums and realized I should have upgraded the motherboard BIOS. I had to replace the CPU with my old E6600 (good thing I didn't sell it already!), update the BIOS, then put the Q6600 back in. It worked!

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QUAD CORE 2.4 GHZ

Posted Jul 27, 2007 - I like it, I didn't OC it since I don't really need to. Try to get the processor with G0 stepping since it takes less energy and heats up less than the one I got. Overall I love it, works well with Vista premium and XP.

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Great cpu

Posted Aug 12, 2007 - I paired my q6600 with an asus p5kc and 2 gigs of high speed ram and the 8800 gtx! Some advice, I also bought an asus arctic silent square heatsink, and I have not seen the temperature pass 42 degrees

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EXCELLENT Performance at a Decent Price

Posted Jul 4, 2007 - Purchased this CPU in a motherboard combo from Fry's for a total price of $299. On an ASUS P5W-DH Deluxe motherboard I was able to obtain a 3.1GHz STABLE overclock (3.3GHz would boot, but was not stable). This is with a SL9UM stepping processor. In approximately 2 months, SLACR stepping chips should be out and preliminary results indicate they will overclock well. At the current price of ~$275, this CPU is a good buy for the performance you get.

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Amazing performance at yesterday's single-core price!

Posted Aug 30, 2007 - If you need computational speed above all else, this CPU should definitely be at the top of your list. After the recent price cuts, OEM version can commonly be had for around $250 -- that's what we were paying for AMD64 and P4 CPUs not so long ago! - Also, try to get the newer G0 stepping as it consumes a maximum of 95 watts under load -- that savings can add up if you leave your PC on 24/7! - Even with this CPU, 2 GB of DDR2-1066 RAM and a 3-drive RAID0 SATA strip, Vista still runs slow! LOL... :D - All of the Q6600s I've had (B3 stepping) have had no problem hitting 3.0GHz at stock voltage. This is insanely fast processing power, but keep in mind that you will need components to keep up with what it can do. A single hard drive probably won't be able to feed data to the Q6600 fast enough! :)

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Best CPU yet

Posted Jul 14, 2007 - This thing is so fast it’s hard to measure. I will benchmark later. The nice thing is this is somewhat future proof. A year or two from now this will make a great file server CPU. Many games and applications already use multi cores so this quad core just makes it better. This is the best you can get right now. If your building your own PC, skip the dual core and go quad.

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You want WOW ....... you found it!

Posted Oct 13, 2007 - Running stock Intel cooler staying within adjustable limits and hiting 3600mhz operational stable speed. Cools at 37C idle, 51C max normal load, 61C stress load. Use a good cooling case like the Smilodon.

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Core 2 Quad Q6600

Posted Aug 15, 2007 - I patiently or i should say impatiently waited for the price drop, then I paired the Q6600 (G0) with the P-35 DS3R motherboard and so far so good. Recommend the newer G0; SLACR stepping as the TPF is 95watts instead of 105 watts in the B3, SL9UM stepping. Now you can multi-task to your heart's content. Great performance.

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Quick processor

Posted Jul 9, 2007 - This is one quick processor. People have often said that this processor wasn't quick, and that just isn't true. I believe that people thought it should be even faster since they paid so much money for it. Well, prices are dropping and the price that I paid for this was more than worth it. To be sure to make the most of this processor make sure applications are multi-threaded. Most graphics and video editing applications and most of the newer games would have no problem taking advantage of the extra cores on this thing. Hey, this thing even makes Vista run fast.

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Intel Quad Core 2 Duo Q6600

Posted Mar 2, 2007 - If you really want to see your machine sing, but do not want to spend the money on the top of the line Quad Core 2 Duo, buy this one, and just overclock it! you will be just as happy-with money to spare!

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Core 2 Quad Q6600 Processor (2.40GHz, 4x2MB, 1066MHz FSB)

Posted Mar 8, 2007 - If I had to choose between my Core2Duo system, and this one now built with a quad chip, I would hands down want to use the quad-core computer. it does my video-editing so fast you would think my old p4 cpu was ten years old-or just really darned tired! anyway-I am tired of my dual-P4 system, this new quad-core chip rocks!

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