Top CPU for 680i SLI ??

[diznanl]

I know I can't have some of the quad cores in the 680i SLI ... what's the best quad core LGA 775 that I can fit in my mobo?

Thanks

 

[roofus]

something that old you are probably going to be shopping for a q6600.

 

[AMW1011]

The 680i chipset was limited to 65nm quads if you want to overclock, some 45nm quads were possible without overclocking but I wouldn't try it.

A Q6600, Q6700, or QX6800 are your only options.

 

[diznanl]

I don't see any 65nm quads on newegg.com ... how can this be??! Am I missing something?

 

[roofus]

http://www.zipzoomfly.com/jsp/ProductDetail.jsp?ProductCode=80864&prodlist=celebros

http://www.amazon.com/Intel-2-33GHz-1333MHz-Desktop-Processor/dp/B001DCLRYM/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1262918844&sr=8-5


well i kind of doubt they are still manufacturing them so you will either luck into some that are stocked in a warehouse or an individual seller.

 

[Bluescreendeath]

Try ebay. $180 for a Q6600 on zipzoomfly is totally overpriced.

You can get a Q6600 used for about $120 or less.

 

[diznanl]

hmmm ... will I see much of a difference between a Q6600 and an E6600 (OC'd to 3.15)? I have the E6600 in my box now and it runs great, but I wanted to be able to take advantage of my soon-to-be-made GPU purchase of a hd 4890 or 285 gtx

 

[Bluescreendeath]

There won't be significant differences in games but applications will run faster if they use more than 2 cores.

 

[diznanl]

I think I'll stick with the e6600 until I go for the BIG upgrade ... i7

Thanks for the input, guys!