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Dual or Quad?
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25. October 2008 @ 17:26 |
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Alright, so I ordered all the parts, but not from NewEgg, I found a cheap place, and I saved about 300$. I was really surprised that I saved that much, with that 300$, I can change a few parts. Should I go for the Quad Q9550?
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25. October 2008 @ 18:31 |
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26. October 2008 @ 04:26 |
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All due respect to the other poster I'm going to have to still advise the Duo for this guy. For someone who is only going to be running a few web browser windows + music player + office software, is not going to be anywhere near demanding in the first place. I love my Q6600 to death and I almost laugh when I merely alt+tab out of high-end games to use my web browser like the system is idling, but I don't think this is what this fellow is headed towards.
Considering i on my now shoddy looking C2D 1.6ghz on my laptop won't start to notice any lag after opening 40 web browsers and didn't start to crumple until I hit 73 seperate instances of my web browser open, I don't see him ever pushing a quad to anything close to the capability of a C2D.
The C2Q's are definately more future proof, but in this case it just seems that the higher clocks will help him more than crazy multi-threading.
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27. October 2008 @ 20:30 |
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Alright, so I ordered the Q6600, and I was wondering to how much I could OC it to, without burning it and give it about 2-3 years of life.
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28. October 2008 @ 16:56 |
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On average most people park theirs around 3.0-3.2Ghz, which is what I am going for. People have hit 3.4/3.5 but I imagine their life expectancy isn't all that great. It's a great chip though, you're going to love it.
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29. October 2008 @ 21:49 |
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So, I finally got the chip today, and I OC'ed it to a 3.2GHz. I couldn't believe at the speed my programs were loaded. I'm still getting used to it all, but it is truly a beast of a chip. Cheap, affordable, OC's well, and did I say I love it?
Thanks to everyone who contributed in helping me decide and choose this part. It is now my duty to help those who are in help.
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30. October 2008 @ 00:37 |
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great job! i OC mine to 3.0ghz, which is plenty for me.
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30. October 2008 @ 06:46 |
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I don't/won't overclock my Q6600, and at stock it's very fast indeed. I usually run DVD Rebuilder coupled with the excellent (free) HC Encoder - multi-core capable, alongside DVD Flick and ConvertXtoDVD, can also surf the net and burn dvd's while all that is going on. Fair play to you overclockers, i just want mine to last a lot longer than it would with overclocking.
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30. October 2008 @ 12:32 |
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I wasn`t going to OC my chip, but after thinking for a little while, I fugred I won`t keep the chip longer than 2-3 years anyways, so I might as well get as much juice out of it as I can for now. I have a good PSU, and great airflow, so I guess it`ll live more than 2-3 years anyways.
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15. November 2008 @ 23:16 |
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I was thinking the same thing creaky mentioned, if your not gaming why even OC
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