q8200 or q6600

im confused which to take ....need help ....leaning towards the 6600 for overclocking but want the 45nm q8200....this artcile helped me but need more clarity
http://pcgamersera.com/category/q8200-vs-q6600/

i havnt seen any of the new q6600's reach 3.6 or higher in a while most of them only make it to 3.2.... the old q6600 oc'd to 3.6

I have both....but I like to use Q8200 more.
1- Energy efficient
2- Just as fast
3- Newer technology
4- At the current pricing, Q8200 actually cost less
High OC does not consume as much power as Q6600 by its insane voltage and high heat output.
I thought Q8200 oc pretty good.....some may have disagree otherwise.
My Q8200 @ 2.33GHz = 3.40GHz = 45.82% overclock
My Q6600 @ 2.40GHz = 3.52GHz = 46.67% overclock with reduced multipliers to x8 instead of 9

Here is a comparison between a few of the "inexpensive" quads
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu/display/core2quad-q9400_11.html#sect0

You might as well pick up a Q9300 or Q9400 for the same price as Q6600

The other thing to keep in mind is that the Q8200 doesnt support Intel® Virtualization Technology if you wanted to dabble with VM,s ect

In my opinion, from what I've read, It's basically:

Q6600 = More Power draw, hotter, older tech
Q8200 = More energy efficient, quieter/cooler, 45 nm

However, This all depends on whether you want to overclock. If it was me, I'd be overclocking, so I'd probably pick the q6600, even if they're not as strong these days (according to above post), the q8200 isn't much for OC'ing. However at stock the difference between the two is negligible, grab the q8200.

As SamSaveMax stated, if you've got the little extra, grab a Q9400. =). Goodluck

so what mobo do you plan to run this on and what cooling??