picking up my new i7 930. which batch should i look for?

going to Microcenter today or tomorrow to pick up my new i7 930. i tried looking for threads that talk about 930's by batch but there doesn't seem to be any real concensus. looks like the 930's in general oc well but if there's a specific batch i should be looking for i'd appreciate suggestions.

thanks.

I have a #3004B176, it runs stable at 4.0ghz at 1.184vcore load. 4620mhz 1.428vcore with ht disabled, seems the 930's are hot or miss.

too many batches to choose from, and even if someone mentions one or two batches, most likely you're not going to find it in the pile. and they actually let you go back there to pick your batch? i've never heard of this from any store.

If you are a regular at the store they will take the batch# with them to the storage room and search for you.

Yeah Microcenter employees in my experience will check batches for you.

yeah I wish their was more batch information for the B batches...Im also about to pick one up, probably from my local FRYs...they have 3 different batches
3951B054-Im thinking buying this one bc the 054, I believe, means its a Chip that was close to the center of the wafer
3004B521
3003B779

im using batch #3938b285, hits 4.4 with 1.31vcore..

yup ive had them check batches for me in the past. I bought a 930 3 weeks ago didnt ask tho, i got a good one.

I asked the rep if he oc's and of course he said yes, so i asked if he'd mind checking batches for me. took my list with him but my list was based on old batches so i just grabbed something random - 3014A268. I read somewhere that the newer batches aren't oc'ing as well, but I'll let you know as soon as I plug it in.

Hey man, I'm doing the same, I don't think they would carry older batches anymore.

Here's a quick list I got from hard forum:
http://hardforum.com/showthread.php?t=1502931

[H]ard|Forum i7 930 Overclockers (# of profiles = 60)
batch | OC frequency | stability | vcore | cooling | HT/TB/Multiplier | user name
3001A124 | 4400 MHz | Stable | 1.3760V | Water | Yes/No/21x | SuperBrandon
3001A124 | 4260 MHz | Stable | 1.3600V | Water | No/No/21x | NGL_BrSH
3001A124 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.3500V | Water | Yes/Yes/22x | BBA
3001A125 | 4300 MHz | Stable | 1.4000V | Water | Yes/No/21x | ChucklesC6
3001A125 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.3250V | Air | No/No/21x | Cyant
3001A125 | 3990 MHz | Stable | 1.3250V | Air | Yes/No/21x | woody75
3001A125 | 3792 MHz | Stable | 1.2500V | Air | Yes/No/21x | Boss
3001A127 | 4000 MHz | Stable | 1.2900V | Air | Yes/No/20x | bdr529
3001A131 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.3750V | Air | Yes/No/21x | A-HOL
3001A131 | 4100 MHz | WIP | 1.2300V | Air | Yes/No/21x | GetFunk01
3001A131 | 3800 MHz | Stable | 1.2750V | Air | Yes/No/19x | RacerX27
3001A135 | 4000 MHz | Stable | 1.3250V | Water | Yes/No/21x | Thug Esquire
3001A141 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.3500V | Water | Yes/No/21x | Spammy1984
3001A185 | 4209 MHz | Stable | 1.3400V | Water | Yes/No/21x | Nightwish68
3001A187 | 4200 MHz | Stable | ??????? | Water | Yes/No/21x | baneonrt
3001A187 | 4043 MHz | Stable | 1.2700V | Air | Yes/No/21x | BETA
3001A733 | 3850 MHz | Stable | 1.3250V | Air | Yes/Yes/22x | YATAGARASU
3001A780 | 4015 MHz | WIP | 1.2000V | Water | Yes/No/19x | 2000teg430
3001A786 | 4210 MHz | Stable | 1.4880V | Water | Yes/No/21x | membrain
3001A903 | 4000 MHz | Stable | 1.3100V | Air | Yes/No/21x | zyklon
3001A962 | 3885 MHz | Stable | 1.2800V | Air | Yes/No/21x | Morgs36
3002A574 | 4016 MHz | Stable | 1.3000V | Air | Yes/Yes/22x | Bloblike
3002A586 | 4000 MHz | Stable | 1.2312V | Water | Yes/No/21x | fearthisneo
3002A608 | 4042 MHz | Stable | 1.2800V | Air | Yes/No/21x | WorldExclusive
3002A648 | 4011 MHz | Stable | 1.3100V | Air | Yes/No/21x | pacho
3002A717 | 3927 MHz | Stable | 1.3188V | Air | Yes/No/21x | dmo580
3002A844 | 4010 MHz | Stable | 1.2937V | Air | Yes/No/21x | synchore
3002B024 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.2900V | Water | Yes/No/21x | SlowReload
3004B176 | 4032 MHz | Stable | 1.2000V | Water | No/No/21x | MissJ84
3004B177 | 4268 MHz | Stable | 1.2840V | Water | Yes/??/21x | hamfist
3004B197 | 4410 MHz | Stable | 1.3700V | Water | Yes/No/21x | Gadfly
3004B197 | 4210 MHz | WIP | 1.2900V | Air | Yes/No/21x | Mosher
3004B521 | 4015 MHz | Stable | 1.243V | Water | No/No/19x | gpitpitan
3011B067 | 3800 MHz | WIP | 1.1840V | Water | Yes/??/21x | EviL-aLphA
3938B269 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.2750V | Water | Yes/No/21x | Enigma422
3939C199 | 4217 MHz | Stable | 1.3000V | Water | No/No/21x | getyasome
3942A793 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.3500V | Water | Yes/ No/21x | Deimos
3943B086 | 4095 MHz | Stable | 1.3600V | Water | Yes/No/21x | skane
3945B502 | 3800 MHz | Stable | 1.1800V | Water | Yes/No/19x | Cafuddled
3951A687 | 4209 MHz | Stable | 1.3100V | Water | Yes/No/21x | WorldExclusive
3951A687 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.2900V | Air | Yes/No/21x | haadij404
3951A687 | 3990 MHz | Stable | 1.3000V | Air | Yes/No/21x | skindogg
3951A690 | 4100 MHz | Stable | 1.2750V | Water | Yes/No/21x | damstr
3951A694 | 3980 MHz | WIP | 1.3600V | Water | No/No/22x | lt_wentoncha
3951A723 | 4010 MHz | Stable | 1.3250V | Water | Yes/No/21x | krescent
3951A808 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.3250V | Water | No/No/21x | ChakkaSol
3952A521 | 4200 MHz | Stable | 1.3625V | Air | Yes/No/21x | Schwartz
3952A521 | 4011 MHz | Stable | 1.3200V | Air | Yes/Yes/21 | oilfieldtrash
3952A521 | 4001 MHz | Stable | 1.3440V | Air | Yes/No/21x | sfsilicon
3952A521 | 3670 MHz | Stable | 1.2685V | Air | Yes/No/21x | amdgamer

fwiw i've got a 3951-B004 10 hours prime stable @4.1 with 1.28 v core running @ 67 degrees LinX, Hope this helps with your quest

EDIT: temps are with H\T turned off

strange, not one person has my batch.. havent seen it once on here, evga ,ocn , overclockers etc..