EggXpert - Intel Q6600 Upgrade

Last post 07-04-2009, 11:18 PM by Daddy09. 5 replies.


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07-02-2009, 8:07 AM 541440

Dump4Free
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Intel Q6600 Upgrade

So the next step in my upgrades is my Q6600 and i originally thought of going i7 but because of my recent motherboard purchase of http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813188040 that will no longer work. When i bought it was going to buy the next step up but that required me to have an i7 right away which i didnt want to do. So i went with something that would work with my Q6600

I want to go the biggest performance jump possible without going i7. Should i go with http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819115130

System Specs
Budget:	VGA:nvidia 9800gx2	Monitor:Two Acer 22''
MB:EVGA 132-YW-E179-TR 790i FTW	OS:XP 32bit soon to be W7 64bit	Browser:
CPU:Q6600	Sound:	CPU Pps:
Memory:Patriot Viper 4GB	PSU:Antec 850w	Brand:
HD:	Cooling:Zalman 120mm Ball	Misc:

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07-02-2009, 9:27 AM 541477 in reply to 541440

Kardon
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Re: Intel Q6600 Upgrade

Your q6600 will overclock to 3.0ghz easy as pie. Just purchase a good cooler like the sunbeam core contact and you will get the same performance as buying that cpu for a whole $30.

1. i7920 @ 4.0 @1.25v, 6gb 2000mhz Trident, Enermax Revolution 1050Watt, DFI X58-T3eH8, GTX295 Co-op FTW, 2 x 500gb HD
2. Q6600 (G0) @ 3.5, 4 gb Corsair Dominator ddr2 1066, pcp&c 750, DFI LP DK X48-T2RSB PLUS, 2 x 4890 @ 950 & 1050, 250gb Barracuda x2 (Raid 0) 500gb Barracuda (storage), X-FI ExtremeMusic, JVC HARX 700, ATH AD-500
3. e5200 @ 4.1, 2gb crucial Ballistix ddr2 800, Crapy Dynex 500, DFI LP JR P45-T2RS, MSI NX8800GT 512M OC, 80gb HD, 1Tb .12
4. Gateway fx p-7805u

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07-03-2009, 5:52 AM 541751 in reply to 541477

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Re: Intel Q6600 Upgrade

Just stick with you Q6600 for a while and then upgrade to a brand new Intel core i7 rig. Q6600 is still a decent processor and has good potential for OCing. Even if you have no intention of OCing, it won't bottleneck your rig.

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07-04-2009, 3:55 PM 542296 in reply to 541440

Daddy09
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Re: Intel Q6600 Upgrade

Have you considered going with the Core 2 Quad 9550 or something in the 8K or 9K series? They all have the same socket type as your Q6600 so there's a good chance they will work with your mobo. Check with the manufacturers list of compatible CPU's and decide.

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07-04-2009, 8:49 PM 542366 in reply to 542296

Kardon
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Re: Intel Q6600 Upgrade

Daddy09:
Have you considered going with the Core 2 Quad 9550 or something in the 8K or 9K series? They all have the same socket type as your Q6600 so there's a good chance they will work with your mobo. Check with the manufacturers list of compatible CPU's and decide.

Considering he linked to a q9650 as the cpu he planned on upgrading to I would say yes he has.

1. i7920 @ 4.0 @1.25v, 6gb 2000mhz Trident, Enermax Revolution 1050Watt, DFI X58-T3eH8, GTX295 Co-op FTW, 2 x 500gb HD
2. Q6600 (G0) @ 3.5, 4 gb Corsair Dominator ddr2 1066, pcp&c 750, DFI LP DK X48-T2RSB PLUS, 2 x 4890 @ 950 & 1050, 250gb Barracuda x2 (Raid 0) 500gb Barracuda (storage), X-FI ExtremeMusic, JVC HARX 700, ATH AD-500
3. e5200 @ 4.1, 2gb crucial Ballistix ddr2 800, Crapy Dynex 500, DFI LP JR P45-T2RS, MSI NX8800GT 512M OC, 80gb HD, 1Tb .12
4. Gateway fx p-7805u

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07-04-2009, 11:18 PM 542411 in reply to 542366

Daddy09
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Re: Intel Q6600 Upgrade

Oops, I guess I missed the hyperlink there... Q9xxx series are all solid so good call.

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