Is the Intel QX 6850 still a good CPU when compairing to the I7's

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Originally Posted by OS-Wiz

With no OCing the stock cooler will be just fine. Remember to use SpeedStep and C1E and you'll probably never hear the fan.

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with all of the fans in my tower, it wont really matter. I dont know much about this processer but it said 2.8 Mhz - 3.06. What does that mean? Does it clock higher on its own or something like that?

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Originally Posted by JKILLA74

with all of the fans in my tower, it wont really matter. I dont know much about this processer but it said 2.8 Mhz - 3.06. What does that mean? Does it clock higher on its own or something like that?

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Yup, its called Turbo Boost. The CPU, when it senses heavy use, kicks up the CPU multi a couple notchs, to 23, thus, the 3.06GHz clock. In low use, or idle, the CPU will kick down the CPU multi, to around 12, thus about 1.6Ghz clock.

I don't understand why people get these systems instead of Lynnfield. I can understand if you were going for a six-core, single socket workstation with 24GB+ of ram, a Quadro 6000+Tesla C2050, plus a dedicated SAS controller and iSCSI adapter or Fiber Channel HBA.