Looky what I got today....

[TankGuys]

http://www.tankguys.com/images/forum/boxes1.jpg

http://www.tankguys.com/images/forum/8400-box.jpg

http://www.tankguys.com/images/forum/8500-box.jpg

http://www.tankguys.com/images/forum/9550-box.jpg




Quick and dirty E8400 testing:

The E8400 has been installed in my DFI Blood Iron P35 motherboard, here's a screen shot of the stock settings, with it having defaulted to a 6x multi:

http://www.tankguys.com/images/tests/8400/cpuz1.gif

After doing some tests, here's the best quick and dirty stable OC I could get at "stock" voltages:

http://www.tankguys.com/images/tests/8400/stock_voltage_OC.gif

I couldn't nudge it even a big higher - one bump in FSB resulted in no boot. It wasn't the FSB wall either, as I dropped the multi and could easily push higher FSB. Without having a ton of time to tweak further, that seems to be the best I could get at stock.


Bumping up the voltage just a tad above spec, I was able to get this:

http://www.tankguys.com/images/tests/8400/high_voltage_oc.gif


I didn't try too hard to push it much higher, as time is a bit limited at the moment. All in all, not a bad showing for some quick and simple OC testing.


E8500:

On to to the E8500!

This one was a tad odd - the multi is showing as 6-9, same as the E8400. The 9.5 option is not present. I suspect the board is at fault, but in any case, I upped the FSB to get to 3333mhz for the first screen shoot:

http://www.tankguys.com/images/tests/8400/cpuz2.gif

Next, I pushed the FSB a bit, to see where we'd get:

http://www.tankguys.com/images/tests/8400/stock_voltage_OC-1.gif

Not bad so far, but definitely time to push it further :D

http://www.tankguys.com/images/tests/8400/stock_voltage_OC-2.gif


That's as high as I could seem to get on stock voltage. I'm currently testing again with a slight bump, will post when I have some results!

[GripS]

You lucky bastard!! :)

Can't wait for the results.

[STEvil]

send me one, i'll compare it to my E4300 lol ;)

[Movieman]

[IMG]


Can't post any results until the embargo lifts on the 20th, but pretty exciting all the same :D

TankGuys has been banned for eternity for posting Pr0n..:rofl:
and not posting any Harpertowns! :wasntme:

[aznsniper911]

How much want it for it lol? Nice pictures!

[Brian MP5T]

Nice!

[TankGuys]

TankGuys has been banned for eternity for posting Pr0n..:rofl:


:shocked: Don't tell my wife!

[Movieman]

:shocked: Don't tell my wife!

I'm always open to negoiation..:D
How much is it worth to you?:rofl:
There's this sweet Supermicro board I've been looking at but $505.00 is kinda steep for us old guys...:shakes:
http://www.supermicro.com/products/motherboard/Xeon1333/5400/X7DWA-N.cfm

[Nate P.]

Ooh, jealous already!

[RADCOM]

Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr life is unfair lol

[Lestat]

how about telling us what you're going to list them for on your webstore ?
thats ok, pricing has already been released, but we want to know your price

[Spawne32]

how about telling us what you're going to list them for on your webstore ?
thats ok, pricing has already been released, but we want to know your price

dot

[smee]

Can't post any results until the embargo lifts on the 20th, but pretty exciting all the same :D

Hey hey hey, where friends right?

[xlink]

how about telling us what you're going to list them for on your webstore ?
thats ok, pricing has already been released, but we want to know your price

we won't even hold you to it if market conditions change, we just want to know how much to save up

we know you go for the good steppings.

[elgoog]

these are being sold in australia (& a few other countries), how can there be an embargo on them still?

[systemviper]

[QUOTE=TankGuys;2688180]http://www.tankguys.com/images/forum/boxes1.jpg

I just got my spot for the 3.0 and quad

[Hazzan]

wow that next my Chip ...........send me one :) :)

[jerseyfreaker]

I am jealous

[y2kbugger]

man you're so lucky!! I am holding out for the quads q9450 thats pretty tight dude!!!

[TMonte]

NICE! These pics just make it all the more tempting to jump on a Wolfy in a couple weeks (my birthday is coming ;) ). Now...what board do I go with... :D

[GAR]

if my quad does good at 3.85ghz, i shouldnt even bother with a yorkie huh???? Multi would probably hold me back, no?

[Supertim0r]

if my quad does good at 3.85ghz, i shouldnt even bother with a yorkie huh???? Multi would probably hold me back, no?

if your quad is stable at 3.85, not worth to upgrade (only for QX9650)

8.5x multi is REALLY limiting factor

[trans am]

I just preorederd a e8500 from compsource. We'll see if it ever ships. Is Tankguys taking preorders? Looking forward to see your results. :toast:

[dogsx2]

I wonder if this time will turn out better then the other two pre-orders for 6600's and quads? TG should have it down to a science by now.

[Spawne32]

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info.php?cPath=29_178&products_id=1788&osCsid=35409c40aee398b88e800b007ffd8c77

says on his page the E8400 will retail for 209.99 on the site, i was under the assumption that the retail price intel set for the E8400 was 183, according to the chart at CES.

http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/626/ntel_45nm_presentation_price.jpg

[lazy]

i would like to know the prices for pre-order also.. interested in the 83/8400

[ExcessFC]

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info.php?cPath=29_178&products_id=1788&osCsid=35409c40aee398b88e800b007ffd8c77

says on his page the E8400 will retail for 209.99 on the site, i was under the assumption that the retail price intel set for the E8400 was 183, according to the chart at CES.

http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/626/ntel_45nm_presentation_price.jpg

"1 Ku" is per thousand. That chart is not retail I believe.

[Spawne32]

"1 Ku" is per thousand. That chart is not retail I believe.

ah ok, so our price is gona be higher then perhaps.

i found it on the market too through good, seems to be about 190-210

http://www.google.com/products?hl=en&q=E8400&um=1&ie=UTF-8&checkout=1&sa=X&oi=product_result&resnum=1&ct=checkout-restrict

[labs23]

I'm raging envious of that TG!

[dinos22]

"1 Ku" is per thousand. That chart is not retail I believe.
it always sells for around that price sometimes even less anyways :shrug:

[lefy]

i thought i was going to stick with my Q6600 for years and here I am drooling over an upgrade already. the overclocking bug is addicting & infectious :)

if my quad does good at 3.85ghz, i shouldnt even bother with a yorkie huh???? Multi would probably hold me back, no?
did you get 3.8 stable on the 780i?!? or the x38 in your sig?

if your quad is stable at 3.85, not worth to upgrade (only for QX9650)
are you saying that QX9650 would be worth it, but the non-extreme would not?

[AriciU]

You'd probably reach the same 3.8ghz with the non-Extreme quads because of FSB wall and low multi. Only the qx9650 gets the job done (4.2ghz+) for the quads at the moment IMO.

[TankGuys]

http://www.tankguys.com/product_info.php?cPath=29_178&products_id=1788&osCsid=35409c40aee398b88e800b007ffd8c77

says on his page the E8400 will retail for 209.99 on the site, i was under the assumption that the retail price intel set for the E8400 was 183, according to the chart at CES.

http://www.legitreviews.com/images/reviews/626/ntel_45nm_presentation_price.jpg

Yea, I *hate* when those charts get posted :D It's a very common misconception that it's MSRP pricing. It's definitely not.

Those prices are for orders for 1,000 or more chips, directly from Intel, and are for TRAY/OEM chips. So, no heatsink, fan, or 3 year warranty.

SO, if you're buying 1 or 2 RETAIL chips, from a reseller, don't expect that price ;)

[aussie-revhead]

If you decide you dont need one of those quads I will happily test it for you .

:D

[Supertim0r]

are you saying that QX9650 would be worth it, but the non-extreme would not?

yes it's worth if you want 3.9ghz+

you'll be stuck at 460-480fsb...with the low multi, it's around 3.8-3.9

http://simon.webideal.ca/Temp/PC/Q9550ES%202.JPG
http://simon.webideal.ca/Temp/PC/Q9550ES%201.JPG

[dogsx2]

it always sells for around that price sometimes even less anyways :shrug:

I agree with you. :up:

When they first come out it's gouge time.. within a few weeks they settle around the chart price. I get sick of hearing " that's if you buy 1000". :horse:

[dinos22]

they already sell cheaper in Australia but usually only first batch is like that

second batch people increase the price by $50 lol

[Supertim0r]

!bump

updates ?

[Spawne32]

Yea, I *hate* when those charts get posted :D It's a very common misconception that it's MSRP pricing. It's definitely not.

Those prices are for orders for 1,000 or more chips, directly from Intel, and are for TRAY/OEM chips. So, no heatsink, fan, or 3 year warranty.

SO, if you're buying 1 or 2 RETAIL chips, from a reseller, don't expect that price ;)

Will you be selling OEM's on your site?

[Dumo]

@Tankguys...Can I get those Q739AXXX?

[dinos22]

i'm interested in the E8500 in 739A too :D

[Dumo]

i'm interested in the E8500 in 739A too :DI'm gettin tired playing FSB chairs:D
A good 9650 will cure it

[TankGuys]

Will you be selling OEM's on your site?

Doubt it - recently OEM chips have cost MORE than retail chips for me... but if the price is back down, I'll consider it ;)

First post updated with some quick results... didn't have time to be very methodical with them, but fun all the same!

[TankGuys]

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[mele]

No 8500's yet?

[TankGuys]

No 8500's yet?

Nope, they have yet to surface. Still working on it though ;)

[zfactor]

im awaiting a 8500 as well.. and the same question please let me know about the oems..