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    HEXUS.reviews :: Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 - upping the ante again.

    Intel slips in some more quad-core love earlier than expected. The 2.93GHz-clocked QX6800 romps through our benchmarks.

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    Hopefully lower speed quad cores will come in under £300 soon.

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    Unless im blind, temps were never mentioned.

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    Sim0n,

    We've alluded to a 130W TDP, and that remains the same as the QX6700.

    The temps have not specifically been mentioned because variables such as the CPU being an engineering sample, ambient temperature, type of cooling, fan speed, etc., can all skew the figure markedly. Therefore quouting one figure is almost completely arbitrary.

    Anyway, with a stock heatsink and fan running at 2,500RPM we hit a load temp of around 65°C.

    Of course, better cooling and/or a different setup will influence that figure.

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    Can I borrow this for a week or so please? Failing that, can I have it?
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    Tarinder,
    I can understand all that, but the major factor for me is how hot things run. The reference heatsink is a good one to use as a comparision, imo.

    Obviously, some people might throw delta's on it, water, phase, who knows, but a rough guide on temps is always good.

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    Question

    Where can you buy this cpu?
    Because in the article it says:
    At the time of writing, you can pre-order the Intel Core 2 Extreme QX6800 here for £620, including VAT.
    But there is no link, so I wondered if anyone would be kind to say, where it can bought.
    Last edited by Lolz; 09-04-2007 at 05:33 PM.

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    uuh, whats the point of this CPU?? I dont get it.

    The QX6700 also has an unlocked multiplier, so why not just buy that and hit the multiplier up 1x???

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    i second letting clunk borrow it. we'll see what it can really be over clocked to
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    i junt want a quadcore for £90, an im confident that the april 22nd price cuts will deliver that. Failing that, on April 23rd you'll find me outside the pension point with a sack and a bat.
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    Clunk,

    We may be able to work something out.

    Sim0n,

    Yup, agreed.

    Lolz,

    There was a link to this processor initially, but the website has removed it. We'll put a link in as soon as it's been verified.

    DevilMayCry42.

    It guarantees you 2.93GHz (and, most likely, 3.4GHz+) and will be priced at QX6700 levels, so anyone considering purchasing the latter will be better off waiting for this one to come into stock.

    The multiplier-unlocked QX6700 will disappear ASAP, too, replaced by a locked version running at 2.67GHz.

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    the AMD 6000+ at £156.28 from Scan is sure looking attractive even with the C2D Performance.
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    Quote Originally Posted by darkblueslider View Post
    the AMD 6000+ at £156.28 from Scan is sure looking attractive even with the C2D Performance.
    And there's me thinking that - although it's not been tested this time round - the Intel Core 2 Duo E6600, at £185 from Scan, is getting ever more attractive.

    I just curse the fact that whatever CPU I end up going for next, it's going to require a completely new motherboard, along with new RAM and graphics card.

    Guess I'll just have to stick with my trusty Athlon 64 3200+ for now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tarinder View Post
    Clunk,

    We may be able to work something out.
    Is this coming via carrier pigeon?
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    A bit pricey

    http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=577085

    Even more so if I can up the multi on my QX6700 and achieve a similar performance to a QX6800.

    Its a pity you were unable clock the 6700 allong side the 6800 in the review?

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