Ultimate, Fastest CPU on the market today (03-26-07). My processor is no longer the bottleneck in my system. One small tweak and I had all four cores running at 2.93GHz. With the help of the Zalman CNPS9500, this bad boy stays under 40c overclocked. I am sure there will be a faster proc out in the near future, but for now, there is nothing that can touch this thing.
great processor, I love this processor, 4 cores really does make a difference. Yes, newer chips are already on the horizon, and you might be able to wait until this chip is much cheaper, but for the moment, even at the price its at.. this chip is well worth the money.
One of the reasons is that its an unlocked chip. You can overclock this to whatever specs you want, and it will not complain. Of course, the trick is to get the overclock USABLE and STABLE. That requires some thought and knowledge.. or a motherboard that has built in overclock profiles like the Asus Workstation Pro series of motherboards. Plus, it requires a GOOD COOLER.
This chip runs HOT. Its "failure temperature" is reported to be 212F / 100C, but I would be more conservative and say that if you start hitting 70C on this chip you need to re-evaluate your cooling. Another thing to note - the cooler that comes with the chip? TRASH. Well, let me qualify that statement a bit. The stock cooler *WILL* cool this chip to usable temperatures, if a) you do not overclock it at all b) have a very good airflow system and c) do not intend to do anything really heavy.
The last part there - "do not intend on doing anything really heavy" rather defeats the purpose of having a quadcore.
Worked as Expected!, (What's this?) Have no issues. Worked perfectly with my Dell SC440. The bios updated with options to turn on virtualization after the cpu installation.
Nearly 5 years and going strong., I have had the Intel® Core®2 Extreme QX6700 in my PC for nearly 5 years and it is a workhorse. I am a photographer and videographer and really push my system from time to time and have never had a problem with the QX6700. It's great performance and longevity has probably saved me thousands over the years, because I would usually upgrade my PC every two years and haven't had to since December 2006 (current date is Aug 14, 2011)
The rest of my system specs for those interested.
Advanced Smart Cache provides a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem.Intelligent Power Capability delivers extreme energy-efficient performance.2.66 GHz Quad-Core multi-tasking monster delivers twice the performance on highly-threaded apps.Wide Dynamic Execution improves gaming execution time and energy efficiency.Smart Memory Access optimizes use of all available data bandwidth. Extreme dominance built-in. You've battled your enemies in this world and beyond, but never like this. With an Intel Core 2 Extreme processor, you'll have the best desktop PC experiences for years to come. Bar none. Experience performance second to none on highly-threaded apps and get in the game like it was meant to be played with the Intel Core 2 Extreme quad-core processor QX6700 -- the world's first quad-core desktop processor. Let them challenge you and let the annihilation begin. When "Extreme" is an understatement. It's not about playing the game. It's about dominating and winning the game. Designed for extreme power, the Dual-Core and Quad-Core Intel Core 2 Extreme desktop processors feature the latest arsenal of performance-rich technologies, and only from Intel: Intel Wide Dynamic Execution, enabling delivery of more instructions per clock cycle to improve gaming execution time and energy efficiency Intel Intelligent Power Capability, designed to deliver extreme energy-efficient performance Intel Smart Memory Access, improving system performance by optimizing the use of all available data bandwidth Intel Advanced Smart Cache, providing a higher-performance, more efficient cache subsystem.
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