Hey, I don't know if this has been mentioned, but I was looking at this thread

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=173287

he compares the q6600 to the q9450 at 3.6ghz on ix38... Aside from it being better, Take a looke at the PWM Amperage. On the q9450, it only takes up 60A, and the q6600 does the regular 100A+ (on load)

I wonder if it can be corrected in the bios, or if it's a the Kentfield CPUs, because my e2160 at 3.25ghz only does 35A at load.