L627 E6600 just arrived...testing now.

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08-31-2006, 07:23 AM
Brahmzy

L627 E6600 just arrived...testing now.

Woot! I took a gamble and it worked. I called a bunch of different places and MWave said they JUST recieved an order yesterday, so I went for it and got a week 27. Whew.

All I'm hoping for is 3.4GHz stable at a little lower VCore than I'm at now.

I hope this 27 chip can at least do that.

I'm also staring at a brand new P5B Deluxe in my hands. What should I do? Should I try out the P5B D or stick with my P5W DH?

I'm tearing apart my box now and I'll post results here. Funny, this week 27 has the rounded edge IHS, my week 23 had the sharp. Regardless, this 27 seems very flat. Don't wanna lap it just yet. I'll see how it does first.
http://img250.imageshack.us/img250/4...e66001snx1.jpg
08-31-2006, 07:26 AM
kiwi

Don't be afraid, try 1.6V and show us 4Ghz 1M :)
08-31-2006, 07:28 AM
CPLB

:slobber:

Really nice stuff, can't wait to see your results.
08-31-2006, 08:50 AM
Millyons

cmon cmon :)
08-31-2006, 08:53 AM
M.Beier

Come on, show us some results... If you can hit 4ghz, I buy a new one as well, got offered 380$ for my old one, so kinda considering changing.. (wanna hit 4.5ghz benchable..)
08-31-2006, 08:58 AM
syne_24

yea hurry up lol..
08-31-2006, 09:07 AM
Brahmzy

Testing...testing...this chip is friggin' amazing so far. NUTZ.

Gimme a little time here. :)
08-31-2006, 09:18 AM
JasonDTM

Where did you purchase your cpu from by chance and when?
08-31-2006, 09:20 AM
berk

He already said Mwave. :)

Hurry the results already..ive got one coming. :)
08-31-2006, 09:21 AM
syne_24

Brahmzy did you try it on the P5W first to see it it was the cpu holding you back or the board?
08-31-2006, 09:48 AM
Brahmzy

OK, I got done with my 3.4GHz tests.

These were verified using Orthos and 3DMark05 CPU tests. These have proven to be solid tests for me in the past. I will run 24 hour tests tonight, although I'm pretty confident I don't need to. Also, this is a T-Ultra-120 with all fans spinning a low speed - you can barely hear the computer at all. I'm not going to try to set records by spinning my fans on high. I want stability with a silent box. 24/7

So, for 3.4GHz (378x9) stable on my P5W DH, my week 23 E6600 needed 1.625 VCore (BIOS), this new week 27 E6600 needs 1.375Vcore (BIOS)!!!! I have reached my goal - this is what I wanted originally 3 months ago!

I will now try for 400x9.

This is friggin' awesome. MWave had 23 in stock yesterday morning. I would assume (don't quote me) there's a VERY good chance you'd get a week 27 from them out of that batch.
08-31-2006, 09:52 AM
berk

Nice clocks and congratulations :toast:
..keep going.:banana:
08-31-2006, 09:53 AM
Budwise

nice find man. I never have luck in getting the good ones it seems. The only way i can is to pay the premium on the for sale forum...
08-31-2006, 09:57 AM
lawrywild

Nice chip.
08-31-2006, 10:05 AM
Budwise

well, no guts no glory i guess. I just ordered one from Mwave. Man my credit card is gonna hurt...

If i get a week 27 i shall rejoice to the OC gods...
08-31-2006, 10:31 AM
RichUK

Yeah i got a week 27 too, its an E6300

I was able to get 3.15Ghz with 1.3v. Just doing the volt mod on my p5b now to achieve over 450FSB.
08-31-2006, 11:51 AM
Brahmzy

Having a bit of trouble here staying stable @ 400x9. I'm not sure if it's lack of VCore, VMch, VFSB etc.. 3DMark05 CPU tests are bombing. I'll get it sooner or later. I did have to bump up VMCH to 1.55V from AUTO just to boot into Windows @ 400x9.

Testing continues...
08-31-2006, 12:09 PM
The Nemesis

Brahmzy,

I did not fair as well as you with my newegg order. I did however get a week 26. Its much better than the week 24 I have, but runs hot as a dickens when I add more volts. It does boot at higher clocks with less volts than the L24. I ran a 1mb pi @ 400X9 @1.5vcore set in bios, vdroop 1.46@ load. It's currently priming @ 3.2ghz default volts (all volts except memory set to auto). Already put the L624 on ebay:D, and will order a L627 from tankguys
http://img512.imageshack.us/img512/8...el27qq4.th.jpg
08-31-2006, 12:28 PM
RichUK

Brahmzy, are you using your p5b?

If not try it, im sure you’ll get better results. Its the board i am using with my E6300. The board is excellent. Upping the volts to the southbridge to 1.7 and vFSB to 1.4 stabilises the high FSB, currently at 450FSB.
08-31-2006, 12:32 PM
pentium777

My results Week 24

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brahmzy

Having a bit of trouble here staying stable @ 400x9. I'm not sure if it's lack of VCore, VMch, VFSB etc.. 3DMark05 CPU tests are bombing. I'll get it sooner or later. I did have to bump up VMCH to 1.55V from AUTO just to boot into Windows @ 400x9.

Testing continues...

I have a week 24 chip on P5WDH, it posts 3.8 / 4.0 @ 1.55v and boots to XP no problem at 1.55v 400x9, however only 1 core completely stable running orthos it errors within a few minutes. Needed 1.6v to do 30-1 hr stable orthos and since temp was about 70'C (asus probe 2) I stopped.

Backed down to 3.505 (389x9) at 1.55v it was stable for 2 hr 47 min then errored in small FFTs 68'C temp (lower when ambient temp is >76'F)

Raised to 1.565 and it is stable with small FFT Orthos for as long as I ran it (10 hrs) but with large FFT now it errors in a couple hours.

I have nothing that taxes the CPU more than 50-55'C only Orthos so I'm probably just going to leave it at 389x9 1.565 since small FFT is 100% stable @ 68'C

Anyone think 1.565 24/7 is asking for trouble? Especially since I'm running Scythe Infinity and idle is 45'C and normal software (games/ripping DVD) temps are 50-55'C max?

Bram GRATS on your new chip, I think at default I tested up to 3.4ghz before raising my voltage past 1.45v unsure what max was at default voltage.
08-31-2006, 12:33 PM
Budwise

man, i hope Mwave has all week 27's!
08-31-2006, 01:05 PM
Brahmzy

Quote:

Originally Posted by RichUK

Brahmzy, are you using your p5b?

If not try it, im sure you’ll get better results. Its the board i am using with my E6300. The board is excellent. Upping the volts to the southbridge to 1.7 and vFSB to 1.4 stabilises the high FSB, currently at 450FSB.

I'm building up the P5B right now with my week 23. I know EXACTLY what it did on my P5W, so I'll be able to tell pretty quick which board I'll keep. Dad will get the "discards", hehehehe. :)

OK. I have found my new happy spot as far as silence, heat and stability. 400x9 3.6GHz @ 1.475V (BIOS, 1.455 actual). I can just squeak in a 13sec 1M SuperPi at this speed and 3D stabilty's friggin ROCK SOLID.

I'm Orthos stable and 3DMark05 CPU test stable (I'll run a 12 hour tonight) (already ran a 2h15m).

So, I'm sure without a doubt I can hit 3.7GHz with close to 1.6VCore, but things just start getting WAY too hot for 24/7. Again, all my fans are barely spinning (I need the silence, hehe.)

I HAD to raise VMCH to 1.6V (was fine on AUTO @ 3.4GHz). VFSB and VICH are AUTO. My new RAM's at 2.1VDIMM.

So basically my week 27 chip got me 400 more MHz at the exact same voltage. Woot! I'm very happy. And I think this is gonna be the average week 27. No 4GHz here - not on air for sure.

I'll post some results with my P5B D...do you really think it'll make a difference? Could it be worse? One thing I woudn't mind getting rid of is, the annoying friggin' power-downs on restarts. That crap bugs the shyz outa me-and my HDDs too I'm sure. As far as I know, the P5B D doesn't do that crap.
08-31-2006, 01:16 PM
lawrywild

4.75v that's a lot of vcore :p:

lol, yes typo I know but you typed it twice haha :p:
08-31-2006, 01:21 PM
irev210

you should get an ES step5

My E6600 does 3.4ghz on stock vcore, and i thought it wasnt very good compared to other ES's
08-31-2006, 01:29 PM
dr_sharp

Guys FYI: there are now 2 week27 steppings. The other is L627A795

I haven't been able to hit 4GHz (yet ;) ) with mine. I'll be posting results this evening tho.

Nice clocks brahmzy, you have a fantastic chip there to be so high at such low voltages. :toast:
08-31-2006, 01:40 PM
RacerX

Quote:

Originally Posted by dr_sharp

Guys FYI: there are now 2 week27 steppings. The other is L627A795

I haven't been able to hit 4GHz (yet ;) ) with mine. I'll be posting results this evening tho.

Nice clocks brahmzy, you have a fantastic chip there to be so high at such low voltages. :toast:

I have this exact cpu, ran SP2004 small fft's stable for 8hrs before stopping it at 400x9 1.51v in bios, board underload measured 1.46v. Doubt highly you'll see 4GHz without monster voltage or better cooling than water.
08-31-2006, 01:48 PM
Millyons

well lets cross our fingers that following weeks will be at least as good or better
08-31-2006, 01:54 PM
lawrywild

well 27>26>25>24>23

so week 28 should be better..
08-31-2006, 02:09 PM
Viss

That would be nice. Got this E6400 in a P5B which doesnt seem to like me XMS2 and unfortunately i dont have anything else right now. Have seen better looking IHS as wel :D

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v636/loc_oc/L628.jpg
08-31-2006, 02:10 PM
lawrywild

Holy crap did you run over it with your car?
08-31-2006, 02:11 PM
Brahmzy

Thanks for the compliments all. I know my clocks ain't nuttin' special, but isn't it great that the retail chips are starting to kick some serious arse? Good stuff. These C2D's are by far my favorite chip of all time. More giddyness than I had when I built my first A64 box. Just imagine a year from now when everything has matured-especially the mobos.

This forum is an absolute goldmine of knowledge. Lot of pros on here. Thanks all.
08-31-2006, 02:13 PM
nooh

Brahmzy didnt you lap your cpu?
08-31-2006, 02:17 PM
Brahmzy

Quote:

Originally Posted by nooh

Brahmzy didnt you lap your cpu?

I have not lapped this new one I just installed yet. It needs it too. Upon further inspection, it was convex bigtime. My lapped Ultra-120 was doing the whole teeter-totter thing. I might be throwing it in my P5B D, assuming my "23" does ok in it - I'll lap it then. Should be good for a few degrees at least.
08-31-2006, 02:18 PM
Viss

Quote:

Originally Posted by lawrywild

Holy crap did you run over it with your car?

Nope bad photographer ;)
08-31-2006, 03:46 PM
m0da

Quote:

Originally Posted by loc.o

Nope bad photographer ;)

that really doesn't look like it was caused from the camera/photographer.
it definitely looks convex.
08-31-2006, 03:51 PM
Tamerlane

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brahmzy

OK. I have found my new happy spot as far as silence, heat and stability. 400x9 3.6GHz @ 1.475V (BIOS, 1.455 actual). I can just squeak in a 13sec 1M SuperPi at this speed and 3D stabilty's friggin ROCK SOLID.

I'm Orthos stable and 3DMark05 CPU test stable (I'll run a 12 hour tonight) (already ran a 2h15m).

I'll post some results with my P5B D...do you really think it'll make a difference? Could it be worse? One thing I woudn't mind getting rid of is, the annoying friggin' power-downs on restarts. That crap bugs the shyz outa me-and my HDDs too I'm sure. As far as I know, the P5B D doesn't do that crap.

Awesome results. What temps (idle, load) do you get with which monitoring software on the 3.6Ghz @ 1.475 setup?

I am also interested in a *quiet* overclocked e6600 and am trying to decide between the P5W and P5B, so your results using the same retail chip (week 23 or 27) will be very useful. Especially if you have decided on a safe max temperature range for quiet cooling, and then you compare actual performance (Pi or 3dmark) of the P5W and P5B at the max o/c each board can reach while staying within your safe temp range.

I haven't seen anyone do this on the two m/b's. Previous comparisons of clock for clock performance, max cpu speeds of engineering samples, etc. are interesting but what many people want to know today when choosing motherboards is the ultimate performance difference at a specific retail CPU temp range that they are comfortable with.
08-31-2006, 06:11 PM
darkandlong

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamerlane

Awesome results. What temps (idle, load) do you get with which monitoring software on the 3.6Ghz @ 1.475 setup?

I am also interested in a *quiet* overclocked e6600 and am trying to decide between the P5W and P5B, so your results using the same retail chip (week 23 or 27) will be very useful. Especially if you have decided on a safe max temperature range for quiet cooling, and then you compare actual performance (Pi or 3dmark) of the P5W and P5B at the max o/c each board can reach while staying within your safe temp range.

I haven't seen anyone do this on the two m/b's. Previous comparisons of clock for clock performance, max cpu speeds of engineering samples, etc. are interesting but what many people want to know today when choosing motherboards is the ultimate performance difference at a specific retail CPU temp range that they are comfortable with.

Yeah, I second this. Head to head comparisons of the popular benches would be awesome. Everything identical but the motherboards.

I'd love to see how 3d apps are, 965 vs. 975.
08-31-2006, 08:19 PM
miochza

Brahmzy really happy for you bro, we were in the same boat for a while. Looks like I gotta stick with my Week 23.
08-31-2006, 10:08 PM
mds47

Grats Brahmzy! This has been a fun week for ya!
08-31-2006, 11:05 PM
Brahmzy

Thanks guys. I've got this P5B fired up now and I'm messin' with it. I need to go to bed.

It has been a fun week. I took 2 days off from work "sick" so I could play, hehe.
09-01-2006, 04:21 AM
LowRun

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brahmzy

I took 2 days off from work "sick" so I could play, hehe.

Way to go :hehe:
09-01-2006, 04:29 AM
dr_sharp

Quote:

Originally Posted by brentpresley

And FYI, there is only ONE stepping: B2. L627 indicates the production DATE, not stepping.

Call it what you want, my point was that there are two versions of week 27 :rolleyes: :cool:
09-01-2006, 04:33 AM
taemun

A shop I know says that they have L627A114's atm. I already have a (seemingly underperforming) L626* atm... argh the pain ;)

t
09-02-2006, 12:52 AM
Tamerlane

Quote:

Originally Posted by taemun

A shop I know says that they have L627A114's atm. I already have a (seemingly underperforming) L626* atm... argh the pain ;)

Yeah, a shop near me has week 28. I'm ready to go for it if these are as good as week 27, but I might check around a bit and see if many have posted results yet.
09-02-2006, 01:46 AM
linflas

Wow, low voltages, high fsb, damn, my week 25 is looking rough...

Anyone wanna buy a mirror lapped e6600 week 25? LOL

Great guys, patience has it's virtues
09-02-2006, 03:42 AM
nooh

mine is e6600 week 23 and its still in the box
09-02-2006, 06:33 AM
Direwolf

awesome results, I would bite the dagger and try that nice chip in the pb5 deluxe! Amazing motherboard from everyones mouth, maybe even better than the p5w dh as far as gun hoe overclocks.
09-02-2006, 06:34 AM
vintage_guitar

what's the newest word on newegg week #s?
09-02-2006, 06:38 AM
Direwolf

I asked a guy a (few) days ago and he got his week 27 from the egg. All of them should be 27 or 28 now.
09-02-2006, 06:40 AM
vintage_guitar

which models? they never really sold out e6400s, so there is a chance to be lowballed haha these week 28 look to be time for me to buy as supposedly d9 prices are about to raise! and i want to order everything at once. but thanks for the info
09-02-2006, 07:16 AM
Direwolf

E6600 vintage, dunno about the others
09-02-2006, 07:38 AM
The Nemesis

Quote:

Originally Posted by vintage_guitar

which models? they never really sold out e6400s, so there is a chance to be lowballed haha these week 28 look to be time for me to buy as supposedly d9 prices are about to raise! and i want to order everything at once. but thanks for the info

Most info on whats shipping has been in this thread. I ordered from egg Tuesday, received a week 26. They then went back out of stock. Mine shipped from the TN warehouse. Another person in that thread ordered near the time I did, received week 27 that shipped from CA warehouse. Kinda hard to say with egg, but they do tell you what warehouse its shipping from while your in the process of making your order.
09-02-2006, 08:26 AM
syne_24

Can someone with a week 27 try 430 x 9 with 1.58v. I think the newer batch uses less power and should have a lot of potential. I finnally max my week 24 with 433 x 9 @ 3.9 but it needed 1.65v :(

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/syne_24/3.jpg
09-02-2006, 08:52 AM
The Nemesis

Quote:

Originally Posted by syne_24

Can someone with a week 27 try 430 x 9 with 1.58v. I think the newer batch uses less power and should have a lot of potential. I finnally max my week 24 with 433 x 9 @ 3.9 but it needed 1.65v :(

My water cooling isn't as good as yours, & my week 24 suxed but I will be fully testing a week 27 after I find the max of the week 26. If you can wait that long :rolleyes:
09-02-2006, 09:11 AM
faramith

I have a problem guys, I got my E6600 from New Egg yesterday BUT i ordered it on 8/29/06, I tought I would get the new stock they got but to my surprise I received a Week 24 Chip.. im so dissapointed :( . Do you guys know if I can exchange it with them or refund it? I still havent even opened the box. I dont overcloak but I heard the week 27 was better even at stock.

thanks
09-02-2006, 09:40 AM
The Nemesis

Quote:

Originally Posted by faramith

I have a problem guys, I got my E6600 from New Egg yesterday BUT i ordered it on 8/29/06, I tought I would get the new stock they got but to my surprise I received a Week 24 Chip.. im so dissapointed :( . Do you guys know if I can exchange it with them or refund it? I still havent even opened the box. I dont overcloak but I heard the week 27 was better even at stock.

thanks

Newegg

Quote:

When and why are restocking fees applied? How much is deducted when a return is subject to a restocking fee?
There is a restocking fee of 15% on all returns for refund (RMA Refund), unless waived by a Customer Support Agent. We charge this 15% restocking fee for all returns for refund to encourage customers to purchase products they intend to keep. We offer RMA Replacement without any restocking fee to support customers who have received a defective product. For CPU and Memory refunds, any restocking fee we use will be a reflection on current market value for the same cpu item. Newegg.com does not support attempts to profit from CPU and Memory price fluctuations.

Copied from neweggYou can rma but you'll lose $55.50. You shouldn't return it as a defective product for full refund as you've not opened it and there's nothing wrong with it at this time. You should order one from tankguys, they have week 26's instock and mine is doing quite well. I would suggest selling the cpu on ebay or a forum. Its not opened so you could get close to $350 for it but not likely unless you sell worldwide. You could plead with the customer service rep, honestly explain your desire and ask for an exchange. They probably won't guarantee anything but you can tell them you're willing to chance it. Good Luck:)
09-02-2006, 09:50 AM
faramith

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Nemesis

Newegg

Copied from neweggYou can rma but you'll lose $55.50. You shouldn't return it as a defective product for full refund as you've not opened it and there's nothing wrong with it at this time. You should order one from tankguys, they have week 26's instock and mine is doing quite well. I would suggest selling the cpu on ebay or a forum. Its not opened so you could get close to $350 for it but not likely unless you sell worldwide. You could plead with the customer service rep, honestly explain your desire and ask for an exchange. They probably won't guarantee anything but you can tell them you're willing to chance it. Good Luck:)

Thank you very much :)
09-02-2006, 10:03 AM
Iconyu

Will this trend continue with 28 and 29 or is week 27 special?
09-02-2006, 10:57 AM
dr_sharp

Quote:

Originally Posted by syne_24

Can someone with a week 27 try 430 x 9 with 1.58v. I think the newer batch uses less power and should have a lot of potential. I finnally max my week 24 with 433 x 9 @ 3.9 but it needed 1.65v :(

this is currently my max overclock (the second of the two pics).

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...7&postcount=11
09-02-2006, 11:48 AM
nooh

nice
09-02-2006, 12:58 PM
mascaras

any results with E6400 L627 ????

regards
09-02-2006, 01:00 PM
fhpchris

Quote:

Originally Posted by faramith

I have a problem guys, I got my E6600 from New Egg yesterday BUT i ordered it on 8/29/06, I tought I would get the new stock they got but to my surprise I received a Week 24 Chip.. im so dissapointed :( . Do you guys know if I can exchange it with them or refund it? I still havent even opened the box. I dont overcloak but I heard the week 27 was better even at stock.

thanks

Why not test it? MY L623 does 3.7ghz?
09-02-2006, 03:34 PM
The Nemesis

Brahmzy,

If you put your chip in the P5B yet can you try that bios that allows you to change Multipliers & see if you can go up as well as down. I remember the review over @ Anandtech stating it will unlock certain chips upwards. What if these week 27 chips are clocking well because they were binned for X6800's, but were used as E6600's due to high Demand for them an not X6800's. AMD did that would be nice if Intel did too.:D
09-02-2006, 03:43 PM
fhpchris

The problem with unlocked upwards multipliers is that everything the same, a lower multi and a higher FSB will just be faster, unless you are running into a FSB wall on phase, a multi of 9 or 10 usually is fine.
09-02-2006, 05:04 PM
lawrywild

Quote:

Originally Posted by syne_24

Can someone with a week 27 try 430 x 9 with 1.58v. I think the newer batch uses less power and should have a lot of potential. I finnally max my week 24 with 433 x 9 @ 3.9 but it needed 1.65v :(

http://i55.photobucket.com/albums/g156/syne_24/3.jpg

hahaha nice, exact same time as my week24

http://img411.imageshack.us/img411/4632/13422jy0.png
09-02-2006, 05:26 PM
Brahmzy

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Nemesis

Brahmzy,

If you put your chip in the P5B yet can you try that bios that allows you to change Multipliers & see if you can go up as well as down. I remember the review over @ Anandtech stating it will unlock certain chips upwards. What if these week 27 chips are clocking well because they were binned for X6800's, but were used as E6600's due to high Demand for them an not X6800's. AMD did that would be nice if Intel did too.:D

Too late. I tried my week 24 in the P5B and it took slightly MORE VCore to be stable than in my P5W DH. While the P5B D seems to be a great board, and is...I'm keeping my P5W. After some Super Pi runs, the P5W beat it out only slightly, but beat it nonetheless. IN MY EXPERIENCE, the P5B D just didn't seem to be quite as stable as the P5W. So I built my Dad a kickarse OC'd E6600 "24", P5B D system. I just delivered it to him. He about crapped his drawers when he saw how fast it was. :)

Sorry I didn't do too much comparison testing - I should have. I let the "crew" down, haha. However, I may be convincing my wife she needs to upgrade her A64 box to an E6600 box. I'd definitely by another P5B D.
09-03-2006, 01:56 AM
nooh

just cant get enough of the core 2 duo
09-03-2006, 02:16 AM
Daveb2012

Quote:

Originally Posted by faramith

I have a problem guys, I got my E6600 from New Egg yesterday BUT i ordered it on 8/29/06, I tought I would get the new stock they got but to my surprise I received a Week 24 Chip.. im so dissapointed :( . Do you guys know if I can exchange it with them or refund it? I still havent even opened the box. I dont overcloak but I heard the week 27 was better even at stock.

thanks

Does any one have any guessed which week I will get on my E6400 from the Egg, I bought it 8/28/06 and it hasnt came just yet, its comming from there CA warehouse. I will post up what I get when I get it.
09-03-2006, 10:39 AM
Budwise

i ordered from Mwave the day after Brahmzy and my E6600 should come in tomorrow. Im crossing my fingers that i got one of the newer ones!
09-03-2006, 01:41 PM
Brahmzy

Good luck man! Hope it's a week 27. MWave does not BS with their shipping. If you order in the morning, it ships out that afternoon with a tracking number. Granted I paid about $20 more, but it's worth it when you're friggin' dyin' for the right week at the right time, hehe. :)
09-03-2006, 02:21 PM
roller11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Daveb2012

Does any one have any guessed which week I will get on my E6400 from the Egg, I bought it 8/28/06 and it hasnt came just yet, its comming from there CA warehouse. I will post up what I get when I get it.

Call them and give
a convincing sob story, like your 12 year old son ordered it on your credit card without your knowledge. If you don't open it, they will take it back.
09-03-2006, 02:34 PM
roller11

Quote:

Originally Posted by Brahmzy

Good luck man! Hope it's a week 27. MWave does not BS with their shipping. If you order in the morning, it ships out that afternoon with a tracking number. Granted I paid about $20 more, but it's worth it when you're friggin' dyin' for the right week at the right time, hehe. :)

Brahmzy,

I read your week23 > week 27 saga with interest cause like you,
I felt the disappointment of getting a dud E6600. So I considered my
two bad options:

1. Order a week 27 which means ultimately paying $750 for silicon that others got for $375, or
2. Live with an underperforming E6600.

Whereas you choose the former, I choose the later cause paying double would take all the fun out of the adventure of OCing.
The lesson to be learned here is don't be an early adopter. Let others figure
out which week is the "good" batch and get it right...the first time.
09-03-2006, 02:58 PM
ocZZZ

just sell you old one on ebay for 350 and grab a week 27 for 360 and call it a day.
09-03-2006, 03:42 PM
roller11

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocZZZ

just sell you old one on ebay for 350 and grab a week 27 for 360 and call it a day.

Oh sure, I can just see the listing:

"I'm selling my recently acquired E6600 because after testing it, I decided I didn't like it. But it isn't a dud, honest!"

You can't sell a used C2D on Ebay, especially a retail box that is no longer sealed.
09-03-2006, 03:46 PM
The Nemesis

Quote:

Originally Posted by roller11

Oh sure, I can just see the listing:

"I'm selling my recently acquired E6600 because after testing it, I decided I didn't like it. But it isn't a dud, honest!"

You can't sell a used C2D on Ebay, especially a retail box that is no longer sealed.

I Did, iin fact I sold the week 26 in my sig as well. Paid $369 for both on Newegg, sold em for $350:) showed results of poor clocking week 24 didn't give any results of the week 26.
09-03-2006, 04:58 PM
gelatinousfury

Another addition to the week 27's has arrived

I ordered from Newegg on 8-31 (UPS next day air), arrived 9-1

E6600: L627A795

Only have Intel stock cooler for now but will commence OC'ing once I grab some good cooling

:)
09-03-2006, 07:56 PM
Ron 61

Quote:

Originally Posted by ge|atinousfury

Another addition to the week 27's has arrived

I ordered from Newegg on 8-31 (UPS next day air), arrived 9-1

E6600: L627A795

Only have Intel stock cooler for now but will commence OC'ing once I grab some good cooling

:)

Which warehouse did it ship from, TN, NJ, or CA.
09-03-2006, 08:05 PM
Budwise

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocZZZ

just sell you old one on ebay for 350 and grab a week 27 for 360 and call it a day.

That would be a good idea if Egay didnt charge $30 of fees to sell your stuff.
09-03-2006, 08:11 PM
The Nemesis

My orthos testing on my week 27 has come to a halt. My motherboard simply will not pass prime very long @ anything over 400 Mhz FSB. I even tried enabling spd instead of manual for the memory but still no go. I can boot into windows and run Pi over 3.8ghz but no prime for me. I'm thinking of going to Fry's and grab a P5B in the morning. The $219 sale price on newegg is looking good right now, but I have absolutely no use for the board other than to set it up as a bench test rig. I won't waste space with screen shots, anyone interested in my results check my sig. :)
09-03-2006, 08:12 PM
gelatinousfury

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ron 61

Which warehouse did it ship from, TN, NJ, or CA.

L627A795 E6600 shipped from Newegg's NJ warehouse on 8-31
09-03-2006, 08:22 PM
Ron 61

Quote:

Originally Posted by ge|atinousfury

L627A795 E6600 shipped from Newegg's NJ warehouse on 8-31

Thanks and good luck. let us know how it clocks. I may go ahead and buy one if these wk 27 & 28 keep clocking well. I'l just have to hold on to it until there is a decent sli mb.
09-03-2006, 11:10 PM
Shark-357

We just got a few cpu-s week 27 ,alredy got one to test:banana:
Will report back when i get home from work ..(i get my new phase today also:woot:) )
09-04-2006, 05:21 AM
faramith

Quote:

Originally Posted by ocZZZ

just sell you old one on ebay for 350 and grab a week 27 for 360 and call it a day.

I sent newegg an RMA request for my week 24, I didnt open it and they gave me the authorization:

(CPU INTEL|CORE 2 E6600 2.4G 775 R) (Quantity: 1 )
RMAReason: Unsatisfied
Type of RMA: RMA Refund
Restocking Fee: No

so i guess i got lucky, but now Im having second toughts since I can get a crappy week 25, or an unlucky non flat week 27/28. =/
09-04-2006, 05:41 AM
jozzy

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tamerlane

Yeah, a shop near me has week 28. I'm ready to go for it if these are as good as week 27, but I might check around a bit and see if many have posted results yet.

how's the week 28 then bro?
09-04-2006, 06:12 AM
Hanu

I've got L627A133. I have only Tt Big Typhoon so temps in load are very high - for this test 60C.

http://img456.imageshack.us/img456/1166/3600514arc7.jpg

Today I'll try to break 3,65 GHz :D
09-04-2006, 06:48 AM
roller11

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Nemesis

My orthos testing on my week 27 has come to a halt. My motherboard simply will not pass prime very long @ anything over 400 Mhz FSB.

With so many uncontrolled variables, it's hard to know just how good
a particular CPU is. For example, some guys use super pi, others use
Orthos. Some test at 1.65 vcore, others 1.4. Is a wk 27 E660 running
1.64 vcore passing super pi at 3.8 Ghz better than a wk 24 passing Orthos
at 1.4 v and 3.5 Ghz ? Not to mention various cooling solutions, and the
big one, cost.

We all agreed that the best chip is the one with the best A.C. characteristics,
but the only way we can rank chips is under controlled conditions where all
variables are kept constant. That means all CPUs are tested in the same
mobo, same ambient temp, same memory, same Vcore and other tweaks,
same cooling hardware, and same testing software.
09-04-2006, 07:17 AM
Shark-357

Well i got home and did a test with L627A090 and it sucks it sucks bad cant even do 3800mhz with 1.65V it BSOD`s right away ..To bad i was hoping for 4000mhz on water ...
I`m keeping my L624A767 which can do 3960mhz with 1.65V and 3600 orthos stable with 1.52V...

here is the pic of the boxes...

http://img463.imageshack.us/img463/6...ture008mn3.jpg
09-04-2006, 07:25 AM
Direwolf

Sorry to hear the bad news, that is pretty bad compared to the other chip.
09-05-2006, 07:00 AM
mascaras

guys what means the last 3 number of the batch :

L627A730 === im asking because on shop near my house they have two E6400 with same steping L27A730 even the last 3 numbers are the same .

i thought the last 3 numbers couldnt be the same cause they are de serial number , why are both of the E6400 same batch???

regards
09-05-2006, 10:13 AM
pee4

Someone else said it's a batch number. Many chips have the same batch number.
09-05-2006, 01:46 PM
Budwise

just got a L628A267 from Mwave! WOOT!

So far running 3.4Ghz 1.43v! Great chip so far. It got to windows at 3.6Ghz 1.43v but wasnt stable.

UPDATE: Running 3.5GhZ 1.47-1.48v now. 3.6Ghz may be reachable sub 1.5v, WOOT!

UPDATE: Found out that 3.6Ghz wont do. The good news is i know its my board not my CPU that is limited cuz 3.5Ghz 1.46v was rock solid. For now i put it back down to 3.4Ghz to enjoy the nice 1Ghz OC with low voltage. (1.43v)
09-05-2006, 02:14 PM
Brahmzy

Budwise,

Congrats! MWave hooked me up too, hehe. Nice voltage/FSB.
09-05-2006, 02:20 PM
Budwise

thanks Brahmzy! Im happy i decided to take the risk. Hopefully 1.43v is overkill for this chip. I didnt quite do it in increments as i should have, but now time to test a bit, drop it down, and test a bit more.
09-05-2006, 02:29 PM
The Nemesis

Budwise, set you vcore to auto and try 3.2ghz, then 3.3ghz. You should be able to hit one of them @ default volts. I was able to with a week 26 & week 27, haven't tried the week 28 yet for that particular senario.
09-07-2006, 10:00 AM
sinsinking

I got my C2D E6600 tray from outpost 3 days ago i ordered and receive L28A380
trying to get a P5W DH.... maybe i can test it around next week.
09-10-2006, 01:30 PM
MikeR397

I'm also thinking about getting on the bandwagon for a week 27/28 E6600 as my week 23 is not performing to my expectations. If I can sell it for a decent price, I'll do so. Any recommendations on where to buy my new E6600 from to get a week 27/28? I really want 3.6 ghz under 1.50v!!!
09-11-2006, 03:17 PM
MikeR397

Alight, somehow I managed to dump my week 23 E6600 for a solid price and just bought one today from Newegg (9-11-06). Brahmzy, could you please post your motherboard settings that you used to achieve 3.6 ghz as that is what i'm shooting for. I'll post results when I get them. Thanks!

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