Core 2 Extreme Edition QX6800 @ Extremetech

**MIG-31** · Apr 9, 2007, 08:20 AM

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The news here isn't that Intel is releasing a higher-clock-rate version of the quad-core Core 2 processor. Anyone who's gotten their hands on the previous Core 2 Extreme QX6700 knows that pushing it to 3.2GHz is almost commonplace. If Gateway and Dell can ship overclocked systems in volume, then the CPU clearly has some headroom. So Intel's shipping and supporting the new QX6800 version of its quad-core CPU at 2.93GHz is almost a yawner.

Apr 9, 2007, 08:20 AM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,853 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Core 2 Extreme Edition QX6800 @ Extremetech Review: Extremetech _______________ The news here isn't that Intel is releasing a higher-clock-rate version of the quad-core Core 2 processor. Anyone who's gotten their hands on the previous Core 2 Extreme QX6700 knows that pushing it to 3.2GHz is almost commonplace. If Gateway and Dell can ship overclocked systems in volume, then the CPU clearly has some headroom. So Intel's shipping and supporting the new QX6800 version of its quad-core CPU at 2.93GHz is almost a yawner. __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here