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  • Its going when the Core i5 comes out

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  • I am keeping it until the end of the year

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  • Replace it sometime in 2010

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  • No upgrade for a while until 2011.

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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    Quote Originally Posted by morda8 View Post
    i might only return my hd4850 into pcworld just to get an hd5870 or even a gt300 once they arrive but my q6600 would stay in my case for very long.
    PC World?

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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    I almost want to buy a Q6600 second hand JUST so I can respond to the poll! How weird is that?
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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    Quote Originally Posted by Biscuit View Post
    PC World?
    yes i got my hd4850 from pcworld in like the end of august last year for a mere £112 which was a bargin at tht time i think it was right before the credit crunch.

    now they sell it for £122 i believe

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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    I almost want to buy a Q6600 second hand JUST so I can respond to the poll! How weird is that?
    dont worry wen the intel 32nm will arrive in abt 18month time i think u will be starting up poll to see how many ppl are ditiching their i7 (im not implying the i7 is bad or anything)

    sry for double posting

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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    Quote Originally Posted by morda8 View Post
    dont worry wen the intel 32nm will arrive in abt 18month time i think u will be starting up poll to see how many ppl are ditiching their i7 (im not implying the i7 is bad or anything)
    Yeah true. Options will be something like:
    • It's going when the Core i9s (Gulftown) comes out
    • I'm keeping it till the end of the year
    • Replace it sometime in 2012
    • No upgrade for a while until 2013
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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    Yeah true. Options will be something like:
    • It's going when the Core i9s (Gulftown) comes out
    • I'm keeping it till the end of the year
    • Replace it sometime in 2012
    • No upgrade for a while until 2013

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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    Yeah true. Options will be something like:
    • It's going when the Core i9s (Gulftown) comes out
    • I'm keeping it till the end of the year
    • Replace it sometime in 2012
    • No upgrade for a while until 2013
    well ill tell u my shedual

    i will keep my q6600 until either amd or intel shrink into 11nm

    if u ask if its possible then here u go: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/11_nanometer

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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    Quote Originally Posted by nightkhaos View Post
    I almost want to buy a Q6600 second hand JUST so I can respond to the poll! How weird is that?
    How about this then.... I'll swap you the machine in my sig, for the machine in yours
    And as a sweetener I'm currently downloading my MSDNAA version of Windows 7 Pro x64!!

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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    Quote Originally Posted by circuitmonkey View Post
    How about this then.... I'll swap you the machine in my sig, for the machine in yours
    And as a sweetener I'm currently downloading my MSDNAA version of Windows 7 Pro x64!!
    What part of almost don't you understand?
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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

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    What part of almost don't you understand?
    Worth a shot!

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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    im still happy with my E6600

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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    Quote Originally Posted by wazi View Post
    im still happy with my E6600
    That's great... this is a thread about Q6600s.
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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    You know what he meant

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    Quote Originally Posted by sammorris View Post
    You know what he meant
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    Re: How long do you intend to keep your Q6600 until??

    With the Core i5 reviews coming out now I wonder how people still think about their Q6600 processors?

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