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[-0MEGA-] · 03-25-2008, 12:49 PM

I never did understand why the Q6700/E6700 was so much more expensive then the Q6600/E6600, when the only difference was clock speed. Where as the E6400 to the E6600 wasn't that much of a price difference, but also offered twice the cache.

03-25-2008, 12:49 PM	#4 (permalink)
[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 19 Posts: 26,331	I never did understand why the Q6700/E6700 was so much more expensive then the Q6600/E6600, when the only difference was clock speed. Where as the E6400 to the E6600 wasn't that much of a price difference, but also offered twice the cache. __________________ Core 2 Duo E8400 @ 3.83GHz Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L ATI HD 3870 GDDR4 @ (840/2332) 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2-850 500GB SATAII HD w/16MB SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 11593