Intel® Core™ 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (retail) for $179.99

[lumaform 0]

My first post here. Wanted to christen it in style

 

Just ordered one and the total came out to be $186.92

 

Let me tell you folks, this is an unheard of deal. This puppy retails between $240 ~ $280.

 

Grab a sub $150 P35 mobo with 8GB DDR2 RAM and you'll have a monster workstation on budget.

 

FRYS

[KGB 0]

saw this on Slickdeals.net

pretty good price

[jeickholt 0]

SOLD OUT!

[monovich 0]

shoot. just paid full price the other day.

[lumaform 0]

Oh yeah, it sold out pretty fast. No worries, here's another deal. But this time for $199.

 

Micro Center

Edited March 26, 2008 by lumaform

[javier g 0]

how envy i am, here in argentina those chips are around 360 bucks, not even mention the difference between a dollar and argentinian money.

god damn it south america!

[monovich 0]

at least you have good wine and beef.

[javier g 0]

at least you have good wine and beef.

 

well yes, that´s true......so, send me a Q6600 and i´ll send you the best beef you´ve ever tasted!

[KGB 0]

well yes, that´s true......so, send me a Q6600 and i´ll send you the best beef you´ve ever tasted!

 

I might be into that deal :-)

[Adolfo Rozenfeld 0]

how envy i am, here in argentina those chips are around 360 bucks, not even mention the difference between a dollar and argentinian money.

god damn it south america!

 

 

That difference has been steadily eaten by an inflation of about 20-30 per cent a year, with the exchange rate pretty much locked for years... From 2002 onwards, you can do the math. u$s 360 is probably less than half of what is was back then.

[monovich 0]

Just got mine up and running. I can't believe how easy it was to OC! I feel like a thief.

 

[javier g 0]

Just got mine up and running. I can't believe how easy it was to OC! I feel like a thief.

 

 

are you using xp64 or vista????

[monovich 0]

XP 64

[lumaform 0]

congrats on you new Quad. I'll be joining you once I get the rest of my hardware. I'll be shooting for 3.6 or even 3.8Ghz.

[monovich 0]

people are pushing them that high? I thought I was getting greedy at 3.2...

I've got a massive Zahlman fan on it, maybe I can go higher. I'll try when this project wraps.

[movibe 0]

I think Q6600 @ 3.2G would be a optimum point for a production machine. To shoot it up to 3.6G or higher would generate more heat (not a good think for me as I am living in the hotter side of the globe). The practical speed gain would start plateau out before that point anyway.