Product ReviewsIntel Core 2 Q6600 Q6600 - 2.4GHz Quad-Core (BX80562Q6600) Processor

Great but aging, go for a 2nd gen i5 if you can but this will revive a 775 system.

A great old CPU, it will bring new life to the socket 775 systems struggling on core two duos.
It is very much in it's twilight years, but will still handle esports titles at 720p and 1080p on low/medium settings.
Socket 1155 intel chips like the i5 2400 are the newer q6600s, so if you're looking for a long lasting system get one of those, but the q6600 will surprise you.Read full review...

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Pretty fast, even by today's standards, oc's well. But don't pay too much.

eBay wrote:
- Why you bought it

I'm working on a benchmarking project with the end goal of writing an
article for tomshardware.com. The focus is on whether or not replacing
an older PC's gfx card with a newer model is worthwhile, as opposed to
adding a 2nd card for SLI/CF, given the nature of the user's intended
tasks and other aspects of the PC hw config. Hence, I've been trying to
obtain a cross section of CPUs for a range of motherboards from the
AM2/S775 era (AMD/SLI, AMD/CF, Intel/SLI, Intel/CF.

This Q6600 CPU was very popular when S775 was current and is a good
choice for S775 boards as it performs well at stock speed yet also
oc's nicely.

- What you like most about it

Pretty quick, especially when oc'd. I specifically chose the G0 stepping
to ensure the best chance of a good oc.

- What you dislike about it

The default clock is a tad low which affects single-threaded apps, but
since it oc's so well this isn't too bad really.

- Whether or not you would buy the product again

Certainly, though the prices people are willing to pay for used Q6600s
are a bit crazy really. I wanted one for benchmarking, but if I was
looking for a quad core for real use then other options make much more
sense from a value perspective, such as an Athlon II X4, Phenom II X4,
or various S1155/1156 options.

Ian.Read full review...

One of a handful of old stable stars of Intel

Old but stable and one of Intel's stars. PII, P4, E6600 and Q6600 afaik is their top ones so far. The one ordered runs really cool, a similar one purchased from another location ran alot hotter even though it also supposedly was a SLACR stepping model.

I haven't OC'd it yet but will likely do eventually and raise it to either 3 or 3.2 to get that extra which is supposedly easy with these.

It's easy to install as most processors - the amount of possible trouble during installation depends more on the chassi and MB than anything else unless u want to grind down the top to gain a smaller heat and thereby efficiency advantage.Read full review...

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A big jump from single core - worth the investment!

It's been five years since I changed my CPU - a 3GHz Pentium 4 - and the time of the year when I put togehter all the photos and videos of the year was approaching (that's right: December). When I start of the full HD rendering of my movies it's time to leave the PC alone as it would not be able to do anything else.

So, with lots of videos to be collated, and as my christmas present, I maxed out my motherboard by getting a Core 2 Quad CPU. I was skeptic with the downgrade from 3.0GHz to 2.4GHz but online reviews reassured me.

A Breeze!

Not only I can render a movie and still use the PC BUT I can even render TWO movies at the same time! Awesome.Read full review...

Intel Q6600 Core 2 Quad socket LGA775 CPU

This processor is one of the most cost effective upgrades you can make to an ageing desktop PC. I used mine to upgrade a Dell OptiPlex 745 from a Pentium D 3.0GHz up to this Core 2 Quad 2.4GHz. The Dell manual does not include this CPU in it's list of approved upgrades, but from reading a few online forums it was apparent that with the latest BIOS version 2.6.4 the motherboard accepts this processor and runs it perfectly well. There is also no need to upgrade the existing heat sink and fan arrangement. This improved the windows aero rating for the processor from 4.7 to 7.1 running 64 bit Windows 7. For less than £20 my customer now has a desktop PC which can cope seamlessly with most modern software packages.Read full review...

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Intel BX80562Q6600 2.4GHz Processor

I was slow to leave feedback at first just so I could test the CPU to it`s full,
An old CPU that does everything you want from a quad core I have now overclocked it and I am more than happy. The CPU is running a back-up machine that has got 4 blu-ray re-writers in it 4 hhd`s that are 2tb each 3 120mm case fans a ram fan with splitters for the HHD fans. Yes I know you might be thinking that all that needs a good PSU but without the CPU nothing would work in a PC, This CPU runs almost as fast has another PC I have with a Intel Core i7 980x Extreme Gulftown 32nm, 6 Cores, 3.33GHz, in it. Yep for people that cannot afford to go over the top buying big CPU`S I can tell you that you would not go far wrong with these type of CPU`S................

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The Q6600 is still a very agile chip

I bought this CPU to revive an ageing Core 2 Duo. It's injected quite a bit of power into an otherwise nearly obsolete motherboard. These chips are by far not done in their market share. They're pretty powerful even by today's standards and oh boy, do they overclock easy! (Make sure it's a 'G0 Stepping' version for the easy overclock) I'd recommend these chips to anyone.Read full review...

Nice cheap PC upgrade...

Why have Core2Duo when you can have a Quad Core for a tenner? These are also 64 bit...

Great for basic PC use and emulation. I have four PCs I have upgraded! :)

Not upgraded a tv pc due to get hot... Been told they need good air flow.Read full review...

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Great value cup to upgrade my old dell pv

Bought this quad core cup to upgrade and old dell pc.
Easy to install new thermal paste , I had already updated bios to latest version . Switched on PC and worked fine . Windows rating for cup up from 5.5 to 6.1, all for £12 a bargainRead full review...

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EXCELLANT QUAD CORE CPU

Good little CPU & cheap upgrade for older desktops.

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