New stepping of Q6600 and Xeon CPUs lowers power usage

jmke · 29th April 2007, 12:15

Intel has informed its customers that the Core 2 Quad Q6600 desktop quad-core processor as well as the Xeon X3220 and X3210 server quad-core CPUs have been transitioned to a new stepping, which will allow customers to integrate the processors in computer systems using lower power flexible motherboards (FMB).

http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31822/135/

Kougar · 29th April 2007, 22:21

Saw this one earlier, thanks for picking it up. Now to just find this new stepping of the Q6600 for $266...

29th April 2007, 12:15	#1
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 78,458	New stepping of Q6600 and Xeon CPUs lowers power usage Intel has informed its customers that the Core 2 Quad Q6600 desktop quad-core processor as well as the Xeon X3220 and X3210 server quad-core CPUs have been transitioned to a new stepping, which will allow customers to integrate the processors in computer systems using lower power flexible motherboards (FMB). http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31822/135/ __________________

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Kougar Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 1,639	Saw this one earlier, thanks for picking it up. Now to just find this new stepping of the Q6600 for $266...