TR Forums

check out the spec sheets from intel:

http://processorfinder.intel.com/Default.aspx

i cant see much of a difference between those 2 processors, on paper. but i do believe that the xeons are binned at higher tolerances -> meaning better processor

oldDummy wrote:

consider it a binned Q6600 and have it running at QX6700 speeds [2.7G] with ORTHOS stability.
OD

what do you mean by "binned" is that good or bad?

there is an asus board that is good as well - the P5K- VM. I am in the same boat as you trying to figure which one will best serve my SFF needs

this is a truely innovative design and I seriously applaud asus for doing it a marketing gimmick like - trade in your 2g board for this 4g board and an extra $200, can resolve the upgrade path i hope we see new designs like this coming out of AMD/ATI-- that would be smart! how about a board with 4 g...

how come no one has mentioned the new GO stepping in the E6850 - isnt this supposed to take the OCing to the next level? I like the sound of a quad pumpin out 3ghz per core (that like 12ghz with my gorilla math :wink: ) but i feel that the increased stock bus (333) will yield a 500fsb OCed which is ...

i too think that a barebones combo wont give you best value for money here is a sample build that is quite future proofed: case qpack - $70 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144162 mobo - asus p5k -vm - $120 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813131187 this ...

heya i wanted to point out that there a few other cases out there: the qpack (my personal fav) http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Description=qpack&x=0&y=0 the microfly (about the same as the qpack) (sorry cant find this one on the egg) the antec (too sm...