Core 2 Duo E6600 or E6700 needed

[Gone_Away]

q6600?

Isn't this the same socket?

Ninja had the e6600 and I had the e6300 both of us are on q6600's and everythings running fine for me anyway.

NP's here too. I think Pete's MB may be the limiting factor. Unless there's a Bios for it it won't run even if it does fit..

[T-Bag]

Updating a bios these days is relatively easy. It's done from in windows.

If the game isn't running right when others do, then the usual options are a good bet. Turn down settings, update graphics drivers etc.

Failing that the Core2Duo series are reasonable overclockers, so that might be worth looking into too.

[GhostMjr]

T-bag is right.

Even my motherboard didn't allow my q6600 as i had to do a bios update.

Look into it pete as a q6600 would be better value for money.

I think Dewey and Suicidal Monkey had one each for sale so pm them.

[Gone_Away]

Guys.. Quick reality check.. Pete's rig is almost 3 years old. While there may be a beta BIOS he could try, the reality is that there might not be one that is available that will support the Q6600.
 
I agree that the Q6600 would be the better choice but if there's no BIOS it's a non starter no matter how easy it is to update...

[DuVeL]

I reckon I need to check some Shuttle forums and such then to see if it'll work or not.
I have upgraded my graphicscarddrivers and updated DirectX.
 
@Tbag, me and updating a Bios, only if I have an exact walkthroughguide.
I'll do some Googling this weekend...
 
Thanks atleast for the replies so far guys.
 
EDIT;
Might have found something here; http://global.shuttle.com/download03.jsp?PI=187&OS=4
After some quick Googling it seems it might work, need to check more, also send another email to the Dutch Shuttleshop...
 
EDIT2;
I have the Shuttle since 2006.
After another few quicksearches it seems possible and there are several Shuttle SD37P2's with a Q6600 in them.

[DuVeL]

I just got a reply back from the Shuttlesite; The supportlist for the SD37P2; http://au.shuttle.com/support_list03.jsp?PI=639 and in there is the Coreâ„¢2 Quad Intel Coreâ„¢2 Quad Q6600 2.40 GHz I reckon you guys are talking about.