X6800 Extreme Edition or Extreme QX6700

personally i would choose the qx6700, but its a toss up between the two at the moment...

QX6700

Advantages        - Future proof

                        - Faster for multi-cored applications e.g. 3d rendering

Disadvantages    - Very expensive

                        - Not fully optimized yet

X6800

Advantages       - Higher frequencies

                       - Better optimized for now

Disadvantages   - Not as future proofed

                       - Also still, very expensive

if u wait there bring out a new quad same as the x6800 a QX6800 2.93 *4

if ur from uk www.overclockers.co.uk

Quad Core Technology, 2.93GHz clock speed, 8MB L2 Cache, Intel Speedstep Technology, EM64T 64-Bit Technology, Execute Disable Bit, Full Multiplier adjustment. 3yr Warranty.

Intel Core 2 Quad Extreme Edition QX6800 "LGA775 Kentsfield" 2.93GHz (1066FSB) - OEM

Quad Core Technology, 2.93GHz clock speed, 8MB L2 Cache, Intel Speedstep Technology, EM64T 64-Bit Technology, Execute Disable Bit, Full Multiplier adjustment. 3yr Warranty.

Whiteknight19

Buy E6300. For now it will be good. You can overclock it too. Than wait for a real quad cores to come. That quad core isnt really a quad core. It is just 2 core 2 duos together.

That means that all 4 cores cant acces to all memory. That has disadvantages. These quad cores are like Pentium D.

Buy proc that i mentioned before and keep the rest of money for a real quad core. 

You know I'm staring to get sick of stone heads saying that quads are bad for gaming.

In an ideal environment, in this point and time, a faster dual core [of same arch] will outperform a quad in games. However, your home PC is not an ideal enviroment. There are many programs running in the background, the difference between dual and [slower] quad is negligable and games are being tailored for more cores as we speak.

Just go for the Q6600 and put the spare cash toward a new GPU/RAM/Mobo, if you need it.

simply get a QX6700 and adjust the CPU multiplier so you'll have a QX6800

The CPU multiplier, according to my knowledge, is unlocked on all C2E models

simply get a QX6700 and adjust the CPU multiplier so you'll have a QX6800

The CPU multiplier, according to my knowledge, is unlocked on all C2E models

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You're looking at some heat problems there, though. That's a TDP of around 150w, which isn't easy to shake off.

personally i would choose the qx6700, but its a toss up between the two at the moment...

QX6700

Advantages - Future proof

- Faster for multi-cored applications e.g. 3d rendering

Disadvantages - Very expensive

- Not fully optimized yet

X6800

Advantages - Higher frequencies

- Better optimized for now

Disadvantages - Not as future proofed

- Also still, very expensive

crazytom49

agreed

the qx6700 isn't fully optimizated for games now, but it can max out all exiting games easily

i'd go for the quad-core

slap bump *whoopish*Link2legends

qx6800.

that is if money is no issue.

if it is, wait for q3 2007 and get the q6600 for 266. 

What's there to bump?

Go for the quad. 

personally i would choose the qx6700, but its a toss up between the two at the moment...

QX6700

Advantages - Future proof

- Faster for multi-cored applications e.g. 3d rendering

Disadvantages - Very expensive

- Not fully optimized yet

X6800

Advantages - Higher frequencies

- Better optimized for now

Disadvantages - Not as future proofed

- Also still, very expensive

crazytom49

Ummm... how many games are optimized for dualcores? 4? maybe 5? And a quadcore will still see the same performance boost from those games...  Now how many games are multithreaded? SupCom and quadcores see a much higher FPS then dualcores.

Quadcore is the only way to go if you want to be prepared for the major titles this year and next year. 

Ummm... how many games are optimized for dualcores? 4? maybe 5? And a quadcore will still see the same performance boost from those games... Now how many games are multithreaded? SupCom and quadcores see a much higher FPS then dualcores.

Quadcore is the only way to go if you want to be prepared for the major titles this year and next year.

LordEC911

Yeah, but i meant that for games that aren't dual core optimized you can have one core running the game and the second handling all the background stuff, rather than 1 core for the game, 1 for other stuff and 2 sitting there idle (as it would be in a quad core)

Its true that for multi-core optimized apps, a quad core would be far superior to a dual core.