Intel is initiating a C0 to D0 stepping conversion for Core i7 920

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01-31-2009, 10:54 PM
onethreehill

Intel is initiating a C0 to D0 stepping conversion for Core i7 920

Intel also announced a C0 to D0 stepping change for Intel's Core i7 Model 920 only (low end, 8M L3 2.66 GHz 4.8 GT/s LGA1366). This update is fully electrically and mechanically compatible, but will also require a new BIOS update.

http://www.tgdaily.com/images/storie...0_stepping.jpg
The readable ink swatch is now removed in D0 stepping Core i7 CPUs.

From the announcement PDF:

"Intel is initiating a C-0 to D-0 stepping conversion for the Intel® Core™ i7-920 processor where it will undergo the following changes:

o New S-spec and Material Master numbers for the converting products.
o CPUID will change from 0x000106A4 to 0x000106A5.

o The electrical, mechanical and thermal specifications remain within the current specifications. Intel anticipates no changes to customer platforms designed to previous Intel guidelines.

o Readable serial number will be removed from the package ink swatch to fully mitigate the potential risk of the IHS cosmetically overlapping a marked serial number. There is no change to the ULT matrix content which continues to contain the serial number."

Source: http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/41273/139/]TGDaily[/url]
01-31-2009, 11:02 PM
zanzabar

so are they removing ocability or do they have a bug fix that they are testing
01-31-2009, 11:17 PM
Zytek_Fan

Quote:

Originally Posted by zanzabar

so are they removing ocability or do they have a bug fix that they are testing

I'm betting a bug fix, because early steppings are going to always have bugs. (with the severity of these bugs always varying)
01-31-2009, 11:23 PM
Warboy

Hmm, I wanna keep tabs on how these develops because I have a 920.
02-01-2009, 12:13 AM
metro.cl

*i hope for higher overclocks :)
02-01-2009, 12:18 AM
eva2000

pretty happy with my current i7 920s but interesting to see what D0 brings :)
02-01-2009, 12:19 AM
mikeyakame

By sound of PDF Intel's new stepping is more environmentally friendly than anything else exciting! Halide free :D
02-01-2009, 12:21 AM
safan80

somebody needs to get their hands on one.
02-01-2009, 01:45 AM
Bo_Fox

I heard that there will be a 925 that is rated at 75W, compared to 120W for the 920. Also heard that it would be much more expensive for a while.. Maybe I'm getting carried away by the rumors???
02-01-2009, 03:33 AM
azza21

Interesting. So how long does it normally take for a new stepping to filter through into the market? Also would they start showing up on retail or OEM versions first?

Reason i'm asking is because i'm getting one in the next 2/3 weeks.
02-01-2009, 03:49 AM
Shintai

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bo_Fox

I heard that there will be a 925 that is rated at 75W, compared to 120W for the 920. Also heard that it would be much more expensive for a while.. Maybe I'm getting carried away by the rumors???

Its just a regular stepping change plus halide removal from the package. There will be no change to numbering or anything else.

Quote:

Originally Posted by azza21

Interesting. So how long does it normally take for a new stepping to filter through into the market? Also would they start showing up on retail or OEM versions first?

Reason i'm asking is because i'm getting one in the next 2/3 weeks.

About 1-1½ month. Specially longer now when inventory moves slower due to recession.
02-01-2009, 04:19 AM
gOJDO

It would be great if they can reduce power consumption. Current 920's are great OC-ers but once you boost them to 4GHz, they are warming up like a nuclear reactor.
02-01-2009, 04:20 AM
mikeyakame

Intel has set date to customer ~ 2nd march 2009. What that probably means is when wholesale customers start receiving chip shipments.
02-01-2009, 09:40 AM
T_Flight

This is a great news! New steppings! :clap: Let 'em fly Intel. Keep pumping those babies out they rock! :yepp:
02-01-2009, 09:51 AM
BlueAqua

They're probably making them not as overclockable. Seeing all the 920's overclocking as well as the 965's is probably irritating the people who spent 5 times more.
02-01-2009, 09:53 AM
sabermetrics

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueAqua

They're probably making them not as overclockable. Seeing all the 920's overclocking as well as the 965's is probably irritating the people who spent 5 times more.

True, though its completely opposite to what Intel has done in the past couple years... a couple examples like

Q6600 B3 -> G0

Q9550 C1 -> E0

E8500 C0 -> E0

It would be strange for Intel to lower performance with a revision of a chip...
02-01-2009, 10:03 AM
T_Flight

Quote:

Originally Posted by BlueAqua

They're probably making them not as overclockable. Seeing all the 920's overclocking as well as the 965's is probably irritating the people who spent 5 times more.

Really? I've seen an awful lot of problems from people trying to get over 4GHz with 920's. Turbo mode and 20x Multi's are problematic with them. With the right cooling the 965's are much easier to OC...much much easier. See my sig, that was my last OC on stock air. System is currently down while I'm working on the watercooling.

The 965's do have their benefits. Being fully unlocked really makes it nice. I love mine. Wouldn't trade it for the best OC'ing 920.
02-01-2009, 10:30 AM
Frodin

If it's a new stepping, why is it only for the 920 model?
02-01-2009, 10:40 AM
Ozzfest05

Quote:

Originally Posted by sabermetrics

True, though its completely opposite to what Intel has done in the past couple years... a couple examples like

Q6600 B3 -> G0

Q9550 C1 -> E0

E8500 C0 -> E0

It would be strange for Intel to lower performance with a revision of a chip...

Yeha thats true But remember one thing Intel made the Q6600 too good and when they released the 45NM quads they started to produce lesser quality Q6600 chips because they were outdoing the 45nm parts a q6600 last year smokes a q6600 from this year both GO steepings
02-01-2009, 10:45 AM
Zucker2k

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ozzfest05

Yeha thats true But remember one thing Intel made the Q6600 too good and when they released the 45NM quads they started to produce lesser quality Q6600 chips because they were outdoing the 45nm parts a q6600 last year smokes a q6600 from this year both GO steepings

It's all about binning, lesser quality chips will always end up in lower parts.
02-01-2009, 01:17 PM
ColonelCain

If this is simply a removal of halide from the package, then why does it require a BIOS update? :confused:

Also, you'd think that they wouldn't need to change the stepping, if it is the same die, just different package.
02-01-2009, 01:32 PM
Charles Wirth

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Core to core transactions and multithreaded applications will get the largest gain over C stepping, cores are equal clock for clock as C stepping.

These will show up as stepping 5.

D stepping runs at lower thermals, much lower from what I have seen.

920 is the first announced, not sure why but other models will also arrive as D stepping.

D stepping is capable of a much higher clock frequency, it will get easier to find a 5Ghz chip and we should see a lot more around 5.5Ghz on average.
02-01-2009, 01:34 PM
CmB

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

Core to core transactions and multithreaded applications will get the largest gain over C stepping, cores are equal clock for clock as C stepping.

These will show up as stepping 5.

D stepping runs at lower thermals, much lower from what I have seen.

920 is the first announced, not sure why but other models will also arrive as D stepping.

D stepping is capable of a much higher clock frequency, it will get easier to find a 5Ghz chip and we should see a lot more around 5.5Ghz on average.

Thanks for the clarification, I'll definitley wait out for this one :up:
02-01-2009, 02:12 PM
STEvil

increase in bclock limit I hope.
02-01-2009, 02:25 PM
T_Flight

If they come out with another 965 or 975 and get the temps down some I might do some horse trading. I want it fully unlocked though. Those multi's being unlocked sure help matters. 200 at 25 is 5.0GHz and I don't see that happening on water. hehe Maybe on Fuggers phase setup, but not for me. Heck if I got 4.5GHz I'd be counting my blessings. I got 160x25 on stock cooling with my 965 and I know the board is good for 200 BCLK. It's down right now because I'm installing my watercooling. We'll see what it gets on that. If the new ones were noticeably higher and cooler I would probably do some trading, or sell and buy a new one outright. We'll see. I've got some real good watercooling stuff now. It would have to be an Extreme though. No standard versions for me. I'm totally spoiled now. :)

I cannot empahsize enough how much I love these new chips. They really are awesome.
02-01-2009, 02:47 PM
FischOderAal

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

D stepping is capable of a much higher clock frequency, it will get easier to find a 5Ghz chip and we should see a lot more around 5.5Ghz on average.

My eyes must be tricking me. 5.5 GHz on average?! Or did you mean 4.5?

€dith: 4.5 seems more reasonable for me, taking the first part of the sentence into account.

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_Flight

I cannot empahsize enough how much I love these new chips. They really are awesome.

There's a point where opinion is glorification above reasoning. Do you need to write such things under nearly every of your posts? Don't you think we know now? *sigh*

Sorry, I don't mean to offend you but I can't help myself.
02-01-2009, 03:03 PM
ColonelCain

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

Core to core transactions and multithreaded applications will get the largest gain over C stepping, cores are equal clock for clock as C stepping.

These will show up as stepping 5.

D stepping runs at lower thermals, much lower from what I have seen.

920 is the first announced, not sure why but other models will also arrive as D stepping.

D stepping is capable of a much higher clock frequency, it will get easier to find a 5Ghz chip and we should see a lot more around 5.5Ghz on average.

Ahh, so this is like a C0>E0 stepping sort of thing.

Too bad I'm probably going to wait until the refresh comes out. :(
02-01-2009, 03:11 PM
STaRGaZeR

Quote:

Originally Posted by FischOderAal

There's a point where opinion is glorification above reasoning. Do you need to write such things under nearly every of your posts? Don't you think we know now? *sigh*

Sorry, I don't mean to offend you but I can't help myself.

Put him on ignore and case solved.
02-01-2009, 03:15 PM
FischOderAal

Quote:

Originally Posted by STaRGaZeR

Put him on ignore and case solved.

It needs much more than that before I put someone on ignore. ;) It was more meant as an information, it doesn't bother me that much. If he keeps on doing this, it's his choice. Damn, it's hard to express myself in english. I just hope nobody gets me wrong.
02-01-2009, 03:16 PM
T_Flight

Quote:

Originally Posted by FischOderAal

There's a point where opinion is glorification above reasoning. Do you need to write such things under nearly every of your posts? Don't you think we know now? *sigh*

Sorry, I don't mean to offend you but I can't help myself.

Oh boy...another smart allic that's compelled to let verbal diahreah fly out. :rolleyes: Do YOU need to write such things? No need to show your personal problems. I'll write praise when it's deserved, and yes, it might just be in every post. Who is "we"?

Edited: BTW I also saw that stupid remark from stargazer. Quite ironic since he earned a spot in my Ignore list long ago...please don't quote him. I don't wanna see his ramblings.
02-01-2009, 04:15 PM
Vapor

Quote:

Originally Posted by FischOderAal

My eyes must be tricking me. 5.5 GHz on average?! Or did you mean 4.5?

€dith: 4.5 seems more reasonable for me, taking the first part of the sentence into account.

5.5Ghz under the cold stuff. And 5GHz on air for maybe some benching action (1M at least).

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_Flight

Oh boy...another smart allic that's compelled to let verbal diahreah fly out. :rolleyes: Do YOU need to write such things? No need to show your personal problems. I'll write praise when it's deserved, and yes, it might just be in every post. Who is "we"?

Edited: BTW I also saw that stupid remark from stargazer. Quite ironic since he earned a spot in my Ignore list long ago...please don't quote him. I don't wanna see his ramblings.

WTF? Chill out....

That goes for both sides of this :rolleyes:
02-01-2009, 04:32 PM
TurboDiv

New stepping is all nice and great but i really want better mobos for this platform. As of now there are only 2-3 mobos that are worth looking into and they all have some sort of BIOS issue or slot positioning that turns me away... :p:
02-01-2009, 04:59 PM
Solus Corvus

Something to look forward to.
02-01-2009, 05:41 PM
Utnorris

I don't think Fugger meant 5.5Ghz for a 920. That would have to be 275x20 unless we are talking about Turbo mode and it still would be a big jump in blck, 260x21. On a 965 I could see it since you can adjust the multi, but not on the 920. But we will see. I hope it's true as that would be a heck of a stepping revision.
02-01-2009, 06:12 PM
ap4lifetn

how are they improved over the C stepping if they're equal to clock for clock performance? and it'll run cooler?
02-01-2009, 06:24 PM
eva2000

hmmm wonder if there will be a revision of the x58 later too ?
02-01-2009, 09:27 PM
The[R]eaper

damn i was gonna order i7 setup this week but looks like im gonna have to wait for this and the ballistix tracer 3x2gb kits.
so about 1-2 months for it to hit retail channels?
02-01-2009, 09:38 PM
Vozer

I rewatched FUGGER and DrWho's Video of 5Ghz air cool Core i7 and discovered that the CPU was a Core i7 975 3.33GHz Stepping D0.

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...ore_i7_975.png

Considering Intel's latest roadmap, I think we may see this baby in April or May. :D :clap:

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...map_01_big.png
02-01-2009, 09:40 PM
highoctane

Quote:

Originally Posted by eva2000

hmmm wonder if there will be a revision of the x58 later too ?

Yeah, if they manage to tweak more clock potential into the 920's we're going to be wanting some boards that can really push the bclock as well.

I wasn't extremely happy with my first 920 chip since it was limited to 3.8ghz with HT on my 2nd 920 does 4ghz with HT on no problem at less voltage than the first chip at 3.8.

New stepping are always nice, bug fixes and more clock potential, win/win.
02-01-2009, 11:33 PM
Utnorris

Yeah, even with the new stepping I don't think we can expect to see more than 210-220 blck average since I believe it's the IMC that is holding us back and too high of a blck may be too much for the IMC to handle.
02-02-2009, 01:26 AM
FischOderAal

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vapor

5.5Ghz under the cold stuff. And 5GHz on air for maybe some benching action (1M at least).

Allright, thank you for clearing things up :up:

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_Flight

...

As I said, I didn't mean to offend you. I guess you are though, so I have to apologize. I hope you accept it, sorry!
02-02-2009, 06:48 AM
TheKarmakazi

This is exactly why I didnt go out and buy a i7 965.... the 975 will def be it :)
02-02-2009, 07:45 AM
Vinas

One thing is for sure, if the 920 starts getting higher clocks I might actually get one over the Q9650. For me though I'm not quite ready for a new motherboard and the Q9650 price drop is really nice!
02-02-2009, 07:49 AM
Charles Wirth

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=216495

i7 975 D0
02-02-2009, 08:19 AM
Hazzan

I hope we can reach higher BCLK with this new Stepping ...................:D:D
02-02-2009, 08:20 AM
G0ldBr1ck

I finely broke down and ordered a 920 yesterday. If I had a good idea of how long till we see these new chips I would probly return it and wait longer.
02-02-2009, 08:24 AM
adamsleath

920 d0 sounds tasty.
02-02-2009, 08:32 AM
duploxxx

Quote:

Originally Posted by Vozer

I rewatched FUGGER and DrWho's Video of 5Ghz air cool Core i7 and discovered that the CPU was a Core i7 975 3.33GHz Stepping D0.

http://i279.photobucket.com/albums/k...ore_i7_975.png

So that is how drwho was able to confirm his oc statement, he required a new i7 stepping that oc'd better :D

isn't that cheating according to him :rofl:
02-02-2009, 08:40 AM
Zucker2k

Quote:

Originally Posted by duploxxx

So that is how drwho was able to confirm his oc statement, he required a new i7 stepping that oc'd better :D

isn't that cheating according to him :rofl:

Better a new stepping than disabling sensors, don't you agree? Anyway, let's not derail this thread. The DO stepping looks promising, but I'm sticking to s775 for the foreseeable future.
02-02-2009, 08:49 AM
drifter

This is the very reason i did not go for the 965, i knew something better was round the corner. i'm hoping for some 4.5G on chilled water for 24/7.
02-02-2009, 08:53 AM
Vozer

Quote:

Originally Posted by duploxxx

So that is how drwho was able to confirm his oc statement, he required a new i7 stepping that oc'd better :D

isn't that cheating according to him :rofl:

It's just a newer stepping and the CPU is still unmodified, so I don't think that's cheating.

Like he said in the video, it's just FUGGER's (Wonderful) Secret Sauce. :D :up:
02-02-2009, 08:57 AM
highoctane

Yeah for the price of the 965 Intel should offer some sort of step up program with the new 975 coming on its heals already!
02-02-2009, 02:26 PM
RealTelstar

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

D stepping runs at lower thermals, much lower from what I have seen.

920 is the first announced, not sure why but other models will also arrive as D stepping.

D stepping is capable of a much higher clock frequency, it will get easier to find a 5Ghz chip and we should see a lot more around 5.5Ghz on average.

Good that i decided to hold on getting a nice batch. Gotta wait for this one :)))
02-08-2009, 11:43 PM
Blackbird_CaD_

Everyone is saying like "ohh i'm gonna wait for this new stepping", but how the heck can you know if you buy a C0 or a D0 stepping?
There is a big chance that you will get a C0 anyway.
02-09-2009, 12:50 AM
YukonTrooper

Quote:

Originally Posted by Blackbird_CaD_

Everyone is saying like "ohh i'm gonna wait for this new stepping", but how the heck can you know if you buy a C0 or a D0 stepping?
There is a big chance that you will get a C0 anyway.

What n00b hole did you crawl out of? :hm:
02-09-2009, 01:16 AM
VAdept

TankGuys has a pre-order page up with an estimated arrival date of 03/25 for the new stepping. Thats how I got my Q6600 G0 back in the day. Guess I will hold of my i7 build for a bit.
02-11-2009, 02:32 PM
TheScavenger

Quote:

Originally Posted by YukonTrooper

What n00b hole did you crawl out of? :hm:

Harsh...but very funny :clap:

I hope this makes me glad that I waited.

Here is the key to your troubles, blackbird.

920 C0 Stepping: SLBCH

920 D0 Stepping: SLBED

The "S-spec" is printed on the outside of the box.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/b...7/CIMG0380.jpg
02-11-2009, 04:32 PM
TankGuys

Quote:

Originally Posted by VAdept

TankGuys has a pre-order page up with an estimated arrival date of 03/25 for the new stepping. Thats how I got my Q6600 G0 back in the day. Guess I will hold of my i7 build for a bit.

I'm working with my contacts to get these in ASAP. In related news, we're also being elevated to preferred status with Intel, so we'll have pre-launch access to new parts in the future ;)
02-11-2009, 04:44 PM
T_Flight

Quote:

Originally Posted by YukonTrooper

What n00b hole did you crawl out of? :hm:

Which one did YOU crawl out of. Way to welcome a first poster! :shakes:
02-11-2009, 06:23 PM
Etihtsarom

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Originally Posted by STaRGaZeR

Put him on ignore and case solved.

Wow, I never thought about this feature. Thanks..

On topic, it's looking like 32nm might be too long, I was just about to pull the trigger on 920. Thanks for this news.
02-11-2009, 08:22 PM
YukonTrooper

Quote:

Originally Posted by T_Flight

Which one did YOU crawl out of. Way to welcome a first poster! :shakes:

Your hypocrisy is unbearable. How can you call someone out on being rough around the edges when you're calling people names and using terms like "verbal diarrhea" in the same damn thread? You even went far enough to have someone put you on their ignore list.

I thought old men were supposed to be wise?
02-11-2009, 08:30 PM
[XC] gomeler

Quote:

Originally Posted by TankGuys

I'm working with my contacts to get these in ASAP. In related news, we're also being elevated to preferred status with Intel, so we'll have pre-launch access to new parts in the future ;)

NICE! To me you guys are a freshface on the scene, glad to hear Intel has noticed your presence.

Quote:

Originally Posted by YukonTrooper

Your hypocrisy is unbearable. How can you call someone out on being rough around the edges when you're calling people names and using terms like "verbal diarrhea" in the same damn thread? You even went far enough to have someone put you on their ignore list.

I thought old men were supposed to be wise?

t-flight is an old man? I always thought he was ~14 to 16 years old. :shrug:
02-11-2009, 08:32 PM
T_Flight

Quote:

Originally Posted by YukonTrooper

Your hypocrisy is unbearable. How can you call someone out on being rough around the edges when you're calling people names and using terms like "verbal diarrhea" in the same damn thread? You even went far enough to have someone put you on their ignore list.

I thought old men were supposed to be wise?

You thought right. When I posted about the verbal diarrhea that was in response to just that. No hypocrisy there at all.

As for the Ignore list, I have alot of people in mine too, and it looks like I'm gonna add another here in a second.

I wasn't the one in here blasting a brand new user with name calling.
02-11-2009, 10:26 PM
Leeghoofd

Keep it on topic lads... damn this news section is hard to read through lol
02-12-2009, 10:51 AM
TurboDiv

Yes, don't turn it into a big toilet with verbal diarrhea... :ROTF:
02-12-2009, 10:51 AM
askimo

Quote:

Originally Posted by YukonTrooper

What n00b hole did you crawl out of? :hm:

LOL
02-12-2009, 10:05 PM
Zorlac

Quote:

Originally Posted by TankGuys

I'm working with my contacts to get these in ASAP. In related news, we're also being elevated to preferred status with Intel, so we'll have pre-launch access to new parts in the future ;)

That is very cool that you guys advertise which stepping the CPU is. I have always wanted etailers to do this!

Would it be possible for you to do the same on your Intel motherboards?

For instance, the latest Intel DX58SO Motherboard "BOXDX58SO" is revision 502. I believe this is printed on the box as AA# E29331-502.
02-16-2009, 08:26 AM
Bei Fei

I want to wait for the new stepping but the end of march is a long time. Any firm release dates posted anywhere yet?
03-16-2009, 03:44 PM
azza21

Any news on these new D0 chips...
03-16-2009, 04:44 PM
IronWarrior

Also any news on the 975?
03-16-2009, 11:18 PM
gOJDO

I would replace my C0/C1 920 only if most of the D0 920's can work stable @ 21x215 or if a D0 950 with the same price as 940 C0/C1 can do 24x215 stable.
03-17-2009, 12:45 AM
nirvana_1911

The 920 D0's should be on shelves last week March or first week April I hear.
03-17-2009, 04:25 AM
zlojack

Quote:

Originally Posted by gOJDO

I would replace my C0/C1 920 only if most of the D0 920's can work stable @ 21x215 or if a D0 950 with the same price as 940 C0/C1 can do 24x215 stable.

:rofl:

"Stable" at over 5GHz?

Good luck with that one. I think your expectations are a little too high there.
03-17-2009, 06:38 AM
msgclb

Quote:

Originally Posted by TankGuys

I'm working with my contacts to get these in ASAP. In related news, we're also being elevated to preferred status with Intel, so we'll have pre-launch access to new parts in the future ;)

The future is here! I just made my final payment and I'm patiently waiting for the shipping notification.:D
03-17-2009, 08:15 AM
azza21

Quote:

Originally Posted by msgclb

The future is here! I just made my final payment and I'm patiently waiting for the shipping notification.:D

You wouldn't care to share where you brought the D0 from would you ;)
03-17-2009, 08:43 AM
msgclb

Quote:

Originally Posted by azza21

You wouldn't care to share where you brought the D0 from would you ;)

Since you're from Oxford I don't believe this will help you but here's my Intel Core i7 920 - D0 Stepping.
03-17-2009, 10:45 AM
gOJDO

Quote:

Originally Posted by zlojack

:rofl:

"Stable" at over 5GHz?

Good luck with that one. I think your expectations are a little too high there.

0) 5GHz would be enough.
1) I said if. That doesn't mean I expect.
2)

Quote:

Originally Posted by FUGGER

D stepping is capable of a much higher clock frequency, it will get easier to find a 5Ghz chip and we should see a lot more around 5.5Ghz on average.

3) I consider using a good water cooling for that purpose.
03-17-2009, 10:54 AM
TankGuys

We've got chips on the way to us. Orders will ship by Monday 3/23 at the latest, maybe 3/20 if we're lucky. Either way, it's better than the original 3/25 ETA ;)
03-17-2009, 02:25 PM
gOJDO

Quote:

Originally Posted by TankGuys

We've got chips on the way to us. Orders will ship by Monday 3/23 at the latest, maybe 3/20 if we're lucky. Either way, it's better than the original 3/25 ETA ;)

Can you send stuff to Macedonia and if you can how much it will cost to send one i7 920 D0 to me?
03-24-2009, 09:08 AM
dirtypop

Quote:

Originally Posted by TankGuys

We've got chips on the way to us. Orders will ship by Monday 3/23 at the latest, maybe 3/20 if we're lucky. Either way, it's better than the original 3/25 ETA ;)

New ETA?
03-24-2009, 09:28 AM
Strafe

In another thread TankGuys has updated to a 4/1 ETA. Emphasis on the E.
04-21-2009, 02:28 PM
Bo_Fox

Is it now "safe" to assume that the major e-tailers (e.g., Newegg.com) are selling the newer D0 revision?
04-29-2009, 05:55 PM
villa1n

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bo_Fox

Is it now "safe" to assume that the major e-tailers (e.g., Newegg.com) are selling the newer D0 revision?

after seeing these ridiculous clocks coming out... 4.5+ on air... I would be very interested in knowing that too! :D
04-29-2009, 05:57 PM
Kensek

They're mixed in with the 3000 C0s still in stock. read the Newegg reviews. You Probably have a 1 in 8 chance of receiving a D0.
04-29-2009, 06:05 PM
villa1n

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kensek

They're mixed in with the 3000 C0s still in stock. read the Newegg reviews. You Probably have a 1 in 8 chance of receiving a D0.

Heh, true... I guess i ll wait it out a bit :)
04-29-2009, 06:06 PM
570091D

this isn't an option for everybody, but i always buy processors at fry's because they work with me checking the stepping and batch numbers to get the best they have available.
04-29-2009, 06:09 PM
Kensek

I have a MicroCenter and a Tiger Direct within 20 miles of me. They let me look thru their stock also. But No D0s yet.
04-29-2009, 06:26 PM
villa1n

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kensek

I have a MicroCenter and a Tiger Direct within 20 miles of me. They let me look thru their stock also. But No D0s yet.

Actually, i could check NCIX, thats what is closest to me :P
04-29-2009, 06:35 PM
ColonelCain

Kensek, is that just an exaggeration, or is there really that many C0's?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 570091D

this isn't an option for everybody, but i always buy processors at fry's because they work with me checking the stepping and batch numbers to get the best they have available.

Well, not in this case, considering Fry's is charging $330+, before tax.
04-29-2009, 06:38 PM
Kensek

There's about a 8 to 1 ratio of C0s to D0s.

It took Newegg 4 months before all the Q6600s shipped were G0s from B3s back in 2007.
04-29-2009, 08:27 PM
ColonelCain

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kensek

There's about a 8 to 1 ratio of C0s to D0s.

It took Newegg 4 months before all the Q6600s shipped were G0s from B3s back in 2007.

Thanks for the tip! :up:
04-29-2009, 08:39 PM
570091D

Quote:

Originally Posted by ColonelCain

Well, not in this case, considering Fry's is charging $330+, before tax.

ouch man! they're asking $280 over here, i wonder why so expensive in AZ? i have to say, the fry's in anahiem (if any of you happen to live near by) has some awesome deals on processors. i picked up my qx9650 for $600 NIB. :D

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