Q6600 overclock?

yeah 4.0Ghz has been seen I'm on an old B3 stepping and run @ 3.3 Ghz stable under water. but I've had it up to 3.8Ghz on suicides...

3.4 to 3.6 to be honest very rarely can you go that high,imo

Its rare to get a Q6600 @ 4Ghz and even rarer to get it with air . If you are greeting it new good luck passing 3.6Ghz.

dude trust me......Q6600 @ 3.6 will run circles around a E8400 even @ 4.5

I believe there's little discernible difference in performance between 3.6GHz and 4.0GHz.

I'm playing with a Q6600 and I'm currently at 3.6GHz on 1.44V. I haven't played with the voltage to see how low I can run it. I just kinda skipped everything and went to a 400MHz FSB. I tested it for seven and a half hours with Prime95 with no errors. I think my TRUE isn't seated properly, though, because my temps at max load were 67, 67, 62 and 62. I have two 110cfm Slip Steams in a push-pull configuration. Maybe I need a bigger washer and do a better job of applying Shin-Etsu.

Anyway, if you're looking at a dual-core processor, I would go one step up and get the E8500. If you're looking for a quad, I wouldn't settle for anything less than a Q9550 even though I already did.

You may be able to post at 4.0 but it will be very hard to get it stable and keep temps under 70c on air.

Q6600 will not get to 4GHz on air. Especially the chips now..
It is greater depending on what you do.
If you probably game, E8400 will probably run better in games.
It is what utilizes the core.

It depends upon your intentions. I'm quite happy with my Q6600, though a dual-core processor would likely serve my purposes better. This rig is intended for gaming only. If that's what you intend to do, then an E8500 should serve you quite well.

I don't understand the mentality of buying a Q6600 just to have a quad. I'd rather get the newer Q9300 if you want a budget quad. They perform about the same as a Q6600 and will run cooler. I haven't looked, but the Q9400 might not be too much more expensive than a Q9300. And I'm sure if you look around (eBay, craigslist, here), you can find one on the cheap. I found my Q9450 for $240 on craigslist.

It depends. Generally the chips now do not get high.
And not all chips are the same even if it is the same VID.

Eh? A Q9300 is not an overclocker's chip. You won't push one to 3.6 or more the way you can a Q6600.

A Q9300 might not reach 3.6 GHz, but at 3.5 GHz will be competitive with a Q6600 at 3.6 GHz.

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Good like finding a retail Q6600 that will reach 3.6 GHz. I'll have a lapped Q6600 for sale as soon as I get enough rep.