^^^^agreed on the thread needs to be closed comment.
if it was stable then why didnt he run 3dmark06?, if its stable there would have been no harm doing so. i can oc my q6600 to 4ghz on air, and it will load windows and i can do basic tasks, can i play games or run 3dmark06 no because it isnt stable, and i may not have a diploma but i did work as a technician for over a year last year, i had to stop due to a rugby injury and i was unable to walk for about 1 and a half months. so i kno what i am talking about, and there are plenty others who kno far more then i do, that have said teh same as i have, the e6600 out of the box is faster than the 6000+. and if you over clock them to the same speed the 6000+ will get destroyed, and yes the 6000+ is plenty powerfull enuf to do just about anything, just the e6600 will do it faster, i have yet to run my q6600 above 50% load meaning that ive only used one of the e6600's slaped onto my chip. 2xe6600=q6600