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Cheesus · May 11th, 2008

Well, I was checking the prices of quad cores on a hardware site, and I figured I'd check the X3350 prices since they're pretty much identical to the Q9450s... and I stumbled upon this, the Intel Xeon X3210 Core2Quad.

Its clocked at 2.13Ghz with an 8x Multiplier, 2x4MB Cache, and G0 stepping on the LGA 775 Socket. Basically its an underclocked Q6600. Goes up just as high as the Q6600 when overclocked (basically its limit is at 3.6Ghz). All that, at a cheaper price.

Basically, don't bother recommending the Q6600/Phenom to anyone on a budget, this thing will take you to 3.6Ghz at even less then the Q6600.

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May 11th, 2008	#1 (permalink)
Cheesus Jesus' Cheese Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Pudding Posts: 775	New find, Old Tech. Phenom not only the budget Quadcore: Intel Xeon X3210 Core2Quad Well, I was checking the prices of quad cores on a hardware site, and I figured I'd check the X3350 prices since they're pretty much identical to the Q9450s... and I stumbled upon this, the Intel Xeon X3210 Core2Quad. Its clocked at 2.13Ghz with an 8x Multiplier, 2x4MB Cache, and G0 stepping on the LGA 775 Socket. Basically its an underclocked Q6600. Goes up just as high as the Q6600 when overclocked (basically its limit is at 3.6Ghz). All that, at a cheaper price. Basically, don't bother recommending the Q6600/Phenom to anyone on a budget, this thing will take you to 3.6Ghz at even less then the Q6600. REVIEW @TechGage REVIEW @Neoseeker __________________ Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 @ 2.4Ghz -> 3.00Ghz GeForce 8800GT 512mb @ 600/900 -> 720/1000 2x1Gb Corsair Value RAM 5-5-5-15 @ 667 Windows Vista Ultimate 32Bit SP1 750GB Hard Drive Last edited by Cheesus; May 11th, 2008 at 18:46.