how many years? My only concern is with geting is that it's speed is 2.40GHZ so 3 years down the road will the requirment be a processor thats 3.0+ its only 100.00 more to get the one with the quad 6600 vs the AMD 6000. So If I did get a quad 6600 would it be future proof?
2007-09-27 14:14:46 · 3 answers · asked by chris_pusateri 1 in Computers & Internet ➔ Hardware ➔ Desktops
It is really the upgradeability that would make it future proof. On an enthusiast motherboard with good overclocking options, you can take that processor to 3.6ghz, so 3.0ghz overclock is really just like a walk in the park.
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q6600_5.html
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q6600_8.html#sect0
On an ASUS P5KC motherboard, you have an upgrade path to ddr3 RAM in the near future.
http://www.asus.com/products.aspx?l1=3&l2=11&l3=534&l4=0&model=1694&modelmenu=1
In short, it is the motherboard's flexibility towards upgradeabilty that would help a lot in extending the life of your processor. Sometimes, a simple motherboard upgrade does the trick.
2007-09-27 14:53:10 · answer #1 · answered by Karz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing in the computer world is future proof but the Q6600 is about as future proof as it gets and is an excellant choice. Main thing is to choose a motherboard that will accept the new 45nm cpus coming out at the end of the year so you only have to replace the cpu a few years down the road instead of replacing the motherboard which is a real pain and usually requires reinstalling your OS.
2007-09-27 14:24:12 · answer #2 · answered by s j 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its impossible to future proof
Might be 16 core cpu's by then
right now they make 8 core cpu's
2007-09-27 14:27:03 · answer #3 · answered by The Truth 2.0 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋