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Old June 26, 2011, 01:10 PM
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I see a lot of people scrambling to buy used quad core cpus on the LGA 775 platform. What is the big issue? I don't get it. Can you please explain?
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A lot of quads on S775 are plenty. Most people don't need DDR3 and Core i5's. Upgrading the CPU is also a lot easier and cheaper than a whole new mobo, RAM and CPU.
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ok, but what is the efficiency increase per clock, LGA 775 vs 1156 vs 1155? i guess even if is significant still does not justify the price for a new platform i guess.
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Old June 26, 2011, 02:03 PM
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The older stuff yes is a bit more power hungry than its newer counterparts but as someone said a q6600 or a q9550 is still lots of power for things out there.
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Old June 26, 2011, 02:57 PM
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A Q9550 which has 1333Mhz FSB is still wicked for gaming, and a proven overclocker for system tweakers. 3.4-3.6 is easily obtainable from the CPUs. I used to have one at 4.0Ghz, it was a great system.
Someone with a P5Q Turbo or similar motherboard, with 4G DDR2 would make an excellent base for gaming or general needs.
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Makes me miss my Q9550! It's sitting at stock speeds at my parents house. Donated it to my dad after I moved out awhile back. It was a monster of a CPU. On my DFI P45 board I could clock it up to 4.1 on air. Ran it 24/7 at 4.0 and it was stable as a rock.
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Probably for price. Easier to add a cpu if the rest of the architecture (DDR2 RAM/LGA 775 mobo) is working fine.

I am willing to sell a Q6600 cpu on here, locally or another site if someone seriously wants it.

I would like to move to a cooler running system and DDR3 RAM (since it's cheaper).

I was just waiting for CP to start up again since it's a better deal for everyone probably.
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