Quote Originally Posted by T_Flight View Post
Brother_Esau There are many that don't wear green blinders, and actually research things before they buy. He's right. It would be rediculous for him to buy a Ph2 at that price point when a Q6600 would outperform it. He didn't say anything about an i7, though I can see why you'd divert the subject. He can buy a full bare bones Q6600 system and have a very cost effective system.
For Q6600 being able to outperform it,the same must work at 3.7+Ghz on air cooling,and this is assuming parity in IPC between the two(which in real apps is not the case-Deneb will be somewhat faster,be it a few percent so Q6600 would need to run even above 3.7Ghz on air for 24/7).