Q6600 CPU $169-->$188-->$205-->$188 Direct Canada

[alwaysbuylow]

Direct Canada has the Q6600 CPU on Sales for $169. Hot price I guess.

23 left.

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3212&vpn=BX80562Q6600&manufacture=INTEL

Edited 07/24 1:40pm EST: DirectCanada has just increased the price from $169.99 to $188.99. 10 left as of now, that means 13 people have ordered it at the hot price of $169, but now not hot anymore.

Edited 07/24 9:25pm EST: It is now regular price $205, it was sold out even at $188.

Edited 07/24 10:30pm EST: It is back to $188, 29 in stock.

[Chr1s]

Whoa! Nice price drop!

[mlamanne]

Great Deal @ $169.00. My Wholesale price is arounf $213.00 here in Ottawa.

Thanks OP:)

[willy]

Wow ... Intel is killing AMD with this thing ... That's no way AMD can sell its 'high-end' Phenom X4 9850 for $240 for long ...

[Riflem@n]

Quad Cores is totally affordable now, I remember it used to be well over 300.

[Loomy]

wow you're an old timer, you remember quad cores when they were $300???? wowzersssssssssssss

[Viper98]

hmm... buy this or the Q9450 for $330

[AndrewRFD]

Great price. Posted to the front page, thank you.

[Eyies]

Nice.

[Riflem@n]

wow you're an old timer, you remember quad cores when they were $300???? wowzersssssssssssss

that wasn't too long ago, like 2 years or so.

and what I meant was the Q6600 specifically.

[sehomoho]

what's a good mobo deal for the Q6600?

[knight]

hmm... buy this or the Q9450 for $330

this and overclock

[willy]

hmm... buy this or the Q9450 for $330
I would compare this to E8400 ... They are in the same price range ... It's better for most general users ... It's also a better gaming CPU ...

Just a headsup ... this is not the best time to buy Q9450 ... Be patient for a little longer, Q9550 is taking its spot soon ...

[noname]

good price. i'm in for one

[ipxxx]

what's a good mobo deal for the Q6600?

I would like to know as well....

Would prefer one with a lot of SATA ports
Don't do much gaming so video card ports and all that jazz don't matter to me
Would like to make this into a file server/server that can run a bunch of VM's...

Any suggestions? :)
I'm in the process of researching as well

[willy]

I would like to know as well....

Would prefer one with a lot of SATA ports
Don't do much gaming so video card ports and all that jazz don't matter to me
Would like to make this into a file server/server that can run a bunch of VM's...

Any suggestions? :)
I'm in the process of researching as well
Lots of SATA ports .... Asus P5Q has 8 SATA ports and supports up to 16GB RAM ... Perfect for your VMs :)

[ipxxx]

Lots of SATA ports .... Asus P5Q has 8 SATA ports and supports up to 16GB RAM ... Perfect for your VMs :)

Nice!
Thanks!
I need to look into this board a little more. I have a P5W DH DLX and I can't use all of the SATA ports (I think 5 [or 4] out of 6 of them are useable) so I don't want to get stuck in the same situation where I have 8 and then only 6 of them are usable :P

[Acrossenger]

Sorry to interrupt the thread, If anyone is look for one - I have one for sale
http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-computer-accessories-New-Intel-Core-2-Quad-Q6600-LGA775-2-4GHz-Processor-W0QQAdIdZ63319398

update

The CPU is sold. Please check out my other ads.

http://ottawa.kijiji.ca/c-PostersOtherAds-W0QQUserIdZ3813060

Can arrange meeting in Toronto, KW

[Loomy]

hmm... buy this or the Q9450 for $330

they are both over the hill in 6 months when the new chips come out, so the question you should be asking yourself is are they any different at all?

[kaddy69]

Damn, I just bought one for $199 2 days ago and I still haven't got it. :(

[xavenger19]

This is a sweet deal. I wanted to know I have a E6400 overclocked to 3.04. Would it be worth it to upgrade to Q6600?

[willy]

This is a sweet deal. I wanted to know I have a E6400 overclocked to 3.04. Would it be worth it to upgrade to Q6600?
It really depends on what you do ... For ordinary tasks, Q6600 at stock speed will actually be slower ...

[BananaWeed]

I'm putting together a new system. Is this better than the E8400 for casual gaming?

[willy]

I'm putting together a new system. Is this better than the E8400 for casual gaming?
E8400 is a better gaming CPU ... It's generally speaking a faster CPU for most typical tasks due to its higher core speed. What other tasks are you planning to do ?

[icemiko]

I'm putting together a new system. Is this better than the E8400 for casual gaming?

E8400 should be better since most games doesn't use all 4 cores and by the time that happends, Q6600 won't be fast enough for it anyways. BTW, I have an E8400 and it's very easy to overclock it to 3.6ghz too. But that's a good price on the Q6600. I remember they used to be $220 not long ago.

[Viper98]

E8400 is a better gaming CPU ... It's generally speaking a faster CPU for most typical tasks due to its higher core speed. What other tasks are you planning to do ?

I think you'll find that if you look at benchmarks for general computing quad core slaughters dual core

but you're right for games it wont make a difference

[ASharp]

Now I'm really starting to regret going with AMD last year. :lol: Nah, AMD is fine for my needs. This quad at $169 should be really enticing though for Intel users. Wonder if it will drop any more or just get phased out.

[xwar]

this chip has been around forever .... but 169.99 is a good price, but that's what happens with technology.

Nehalem's launch date has been moved up to September.

[Viper98]

this chip has been around forever .... but 169.99 is a good price, but that's what happens with technology.

Nehalem's launch date has been moved up to September.

bloomfield PCs will cost an assload of money though since they will use DDR3 ram(or will it still support DDR2 as well?)

[willy]

I think you'll find that if you look at benchmarks for general computing quad core slaughters dual core

but you're right for games it wont make a difference
For 'typical' work, I really mean 'typical' (ie. Office tasks) ... As you can see from the chart, quad core can hardly 'slaughter' a dual core :) These tasks benefit the higher core speed than more cores ...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/core2quad-q6600/sm-3.png

and quad does 'slaughter' dual here, but CineBench is not something I would consider 'typical' ...

http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/core2quad-q6600/cinebench.png

Gaming ... There's no 'slaugtering' here again ....

http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/core2quad-q9300/crysys.png
http://www.xbitlabs.com/images/cpu/core2quad-q9300/wic.png

[Viper98]

For 'typical' work, I really mean 'typical' (ie. Office tasks) ... As you can see from the chart, quad core can hardly 'slaughter' a dual core These tasks benefit the higher core speed than more cores ...




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[willy]

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I think we have different definitions of 'typical' ;) I don't consider encoding 720p & 1080p video, 3ds max, CineBench, POV-Ray and other multi-thread applications 'typical' .... If you need to run these apps, you definitely will benefit from a quad-core CPU ...

My 'typical' is really typical ... Office tasks, surfing, MP3, watching movies, gaming ... I really am a 'typical' person :)

[najibs]

Shows up as $188.99 for me....is the deal dead?

[Viper98]

I think we have different definitions of 'typical' ;) I don't consider encoding 720p & 1080p video, 3ds max, CineBench, POV-Ray and other multi-thread applications 'typical' .... If you need to run these apps, you definitely will benefit from a quad-core CPU ...

My 'typical' is really typical ... Office tasks, surfing, MP3, watching movies, gaming ... I really am a 'typical' person :)


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Excel is office:)

[willy]

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Trust me, if you need to work with 70MB spreadsheets with Excel regularly, you are far from 'typical' ...

Monte Carlo - This workload calculates the European Put and Call option valuation for Black-Scholes option pricing using Monte Carlo simulation. It simulates the calculations performed when a spreadsheet with input parameters is updated and must recalculate the option valuation. In this scenario we execute approximately 300,000 iterations of Monte Carlo simulation. In addition, the workload uses Excel lookup functions to compare the put price from the model with the historical market price for 50,000 rows to understand the convergence. The input file is a 70.1 MB spreadsheet.

Calculations - This workload executes approximately 28,000 sets of calculations using the most common calculations and functions found in Excel*. These include common arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, division, rounding and square root. It also includes common statistical analysis functions such as Max, Min, Median and Average. The calculations are performed after a spreadsheet with a large dataset is updated with new values and must re-calculate many data points. The input file is a 6.2 MB spreadsheet.

Excel is office:)
Excel can utilize multi-core CPUs ... If Excel is the only thing you need, yes, you can consider "Excel is office" :)

By 'typical', I really mean just our regular RFDers here ...

[vpower]

Shows up as $188.99 for me....is the deal dead?

+1 :mad:

[MaxSteel]

Shows up as $188.99 for me....is the deal dead?

+1 for me as well.. :confused: weird.. and it shows 10 left.. I think I will boycott directcanada for a while..

[willy]

+1 for me as well.. :confused: weird.. and it shows 10 left.. I think I will boycott directcanada for a while..
Look from the bright side, it's still below the Intel's suggested price of US$193 ... http://news.cnet.com/nanotech/?keyword=%22price+cut%22

[Chipbug]

Look from the bright side, it's still below the Intel's suggested price of US$193 ... http://news.cnet.com/nanotech/?keyword=%22price+cut%22

After adding the $10 shipping fee, it would be almost the same as the $199.99 Infonec charges. It is not a deal anymore for GTA people.

[willy]

After adding the $10 shipping fee, it would be almost the same as the $199.99 Infonec charges. It is not a deal anymore for GTA people.
You do know that we GTA people don't have to pay PST for orders from B.C. ;) That helps a little ....

[MaxSteel]

Look from the bright side, it's still below the Intel's suggested price of US$193 ... http://news.cnet.com/nanotech/?keyword=%22price+cut%22

I think it's principle.. I'll wait and find it another time. Maybe next NCIX newsletter.. at least there prices don't change..

[bug]

I added one to my cart when it was $169.99 and just completed check out :)

[divx]

I added one to my cart when it was $169.99 and just completed check out :)

once you add an item to cart it's price doesn't change anymore?

[smpmush]

I added one to my cart when it was $169.99 and just completed check out :)

well you are lucky because it is now $205 :(

[alwaysbuylow]

I added one to my cart when it was $169.99 and just completed check out :)

You were really luckly, it is sold out now even at $188, now back to regular price $205.

[h_alone]

Try eSNG for 174.99 http://www.esng.ca/productDetail.php?category=Processors%20-%20CPU&subcategory=&pid=130107081032&isid=4208
You can pick up for free in Toronto. Or get no GST if you are in BC like me. Comes out to 198 including shipping to Vancouver.

[burnaby]

+1 By your definition the typical regular RFDer does not need a QUAD. A cheap Dell or Staples clearance dual core pkg for less than $300 is more than adequate.
Trust me, if you need to work with 70MB spreadsheets with Excel regularly, you are far from 'typical' ...

Monte Carlo - This workload calculates the European Put and Call option valuation for Black-Scholes option pricing using Monte Carlo simulation. It simulates the calculations performed when a spreadsheet with input parameters is updated and must recalculate the option valuation. In this scenario we execute approximately 300,000 iterations of Monte Carlo simulation. In addition, the workload uses Excel lookup functions to compare the put price from the model with the historical market price for 50,000 rows to understand the convergence. The input file is a 70.1 MB spreadsheet.

Calculations - This workload executes approximately 28,000 sets of calculations using the most common calculations and functions found in Excel*. These include common arithmetic operations like addition, subtraction, division, rounding and square root. It also includes common statistical analysis functions such as Max, Min, Median and Average. The calculations are performed after a spreadsheet with a large dataset is updated with new values and must re-calculate many data points. The input file is a 6.2 MB spreadsheet.


Excel can utilize multi-core CPUs ... If Excel is the only thing you need, yes, you can consider "Excel is office" :)

By 'typical', I really mean just our regular RFDers here ...

[willy]

Back in stock @ $188.99 ... 29 units left ...

[divx]

+1 By your definition the typical regular RFDer does not need a QUAD. A cheap Dell or Staples clearance dual core pkg for less than $300 is more than adequate.

When did dell have dual core pkg < $300?

[charlieno99]

Direct Canada has the Q6600 CPU on Sales for $169. Hot price I guess.

23 left.

http://www.directcanada.com/products/?sku=12200BD3212&vpn=BX80562Q6600&manufacture=INTEL

Edited 07/24 1:40pm EST: DirectCanada has just increased the price from $169.99 to $188.99. 10 left as of now, that means 13 people have ordered it at the hot price of $169, but now not hot anymore.

Edited 07/24 9:25pm EST: It is now regular price $205, it was sold out even at $188.

Edited 07/24 10:30pm EST: It is back to $188, 29 in stock.

missed this deal, I meant $169, it really was good price, Intel had price drop on 21st, so now the E8400 is good buy, even E8500, both are good overclock chips.
Some warm CPU prices from this week's Anitec sale:
Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 (3.0 GHz) Dual-Core Socket 775 Processor $169.95
http://www.anitec.ca/sale/6p2flglz9h/

[bug]

once you add an item to cart it's price doesn't change anymore?

Nope, it stayed at $169.99 for me. $188.98 with GST and shipping.

[mmmken]

Wow, that's crazy cheap for the Q6600. I remember when I bought mine for $400+.

:(

[Mgz]

188 is not hot consider the recently price drop :(

[setTopbox]

I thought I would post my experiences with the Asus P5E-VM HDMI (one of the best mATX 775 OC'ers from my research anyway..) + the Q6600 (bought it at $206 about a two weeks ago.

I was able to get the Q6600 up to 3.2Ghz stable (Mprime for 10 hours).
I started to back off as 2.4 to 3.2 seems a bit much on stock air, but I'm not sure as I'm quite new to OC'ing. Anyways, it's nice to get a little more bang for the buck for such a quick adjustment. These two seem to make a good pair.

The bad news is that the Linux drivers are flaky at best. I don't think it's ASUS's fault (they seem to be linux friendly) but using 3d apps / games with the board's G35 would crash consistently. I tried updating the intel drivers on ubuntu 8.04 but many of the issues persisted ie. you can't use the HDMI out,
weird 3d glitches. But it seems to work like a charm with windows.

[bug]

Got mine this afternoon but haven't had a chance to install it yet.