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I still have my Abit IP35 Pro w/ q6600. It is now running as my WHS2011 box . But there were issues with the board that were never fixed before abit went away. For me maxing the memory to a full 8GB of ram using 4x2GB chips gave memory problems even if there was no problems with the memory chips themselves. I tested each chip and each memory slot using mem86+ (it felt like it took forever) and everything checked fine so long as I only had 6GB installed, once I put in the 4th chip in any slot I got memory errors on the last bunch of tests.
The Virtualization Tech (VT-X) stuff in the bios wouldn't stay enabled unless you cold booted up the machine. From standby mode it wouldn't work, if you reset the machine, or even reset with the reset button it wouldn't come back even if you flip the settings in the bios. If I wanted to use Virtualbox I had to power down and sometimes turn off the power supply for it to be enabled.
But still none of those issues affected my W7 stability.
why is this news again?
i imagine because a lot of people are still running the old q6600. Which was one ofthe first cheap quad cores. To me its also a better comparison then core2duos, 4 cores vs 4..
Considering 6 years, kinda impressive that the q6600 does as well as it does. Im using q8200 and for the most part it does well.
Computer upgrades pose the same dilemma for me as sex.
I mean, I really want to do them as often as I get the urge, but when you wait for it a bit longer, it is epic!
Still stuck on an AMD X2 5000+ here. Can't wait to upgrade.
I guess, ok it's the latest and the greatest, so a comparison between old and new is certainly nice.i imagine because a lot of people are still running the old q6600. Which was one ofthe first cheap quad cores. To me its also a better comparison then core2duos, 4 cores vs 4..
Considering 6 years, kinda impressive that the q6600 does as well as it does. Im using q8200 and for the most part it does well.
And a new motherboard and memory, people often discount in particular how much the motherboard can matter on speeding up cold boots.I'm upgrading from an AMD X2 5000+ to an i7-4670K just today! Also going from and X1900XT to a 7970Ghz Lightning card. My mind is about to be blown.
My Q6600 probably will be in service until mid 2014. It does everything I need to do just fine at the moment.
What site is the article on? I can't open the hardocp page to get it its just a black page for me on IE7
Don't you have work to do? Talk about government waste......
My question is (not to the quoted personally), "What are you going to upgrade to next year?" Besides the "Haswell E", what else is coming out that would justify waiting until next year to upgrade a system? I just don't think there are any happy surprises in the pipeline at this point. If history is any guide, Intel CPUs won't suddenly get a lot cheaper. We aren't going to see any big performance increases.
Hey, I get 30 minutes for lunch!
Right on.
If by an off chance someone has a Q6600 with dual 680GTXs or 7970s and they are playing newer games, then yes, they will see a difference, maybe not a "mind blowing difference", but a real difference. If you encode a lot of video, then you will see a difference, a big difference.
If you have a $50 video card, and your most stressful games are internet flash games, then you may not see a difference.
It is all relative.
My question is (not to the quoted personally), "What are you going to upgrade to next year?" Besides the "Haswell E", what else is coming out that would justify waiting until next year to upgrade a system? I just don't think there are any happy surprises in the pipeline at this point. If history is any guide, Intel CPUs won't suddenly get a lot cheaper. We aren't going to see any big performance increases.
Like that people are still repping the Q6600, me included. Fact is, pc games took a halt. Yes I won't be playing on ultra mode but no it won't be unplayable. Consoles have really held back pc games. Most companies just tune to consoles now and every game since is always playable. This wasn't like back during the early 2000s where everyone had to keep updating to stay above.
Most impacting upgrade in the past five years for me: An SSD
And a new motherboard and memory, people often discount in particular how much the motherboard can matter on speeding up cold boots.