Post your recent Q6600 purchases here (The Lookout for g0)

[hecktic]

No worries man. We're all doing our best over here to give the information we have when we have it. If they told you it was all G0 in the back, then it's very likely that that was the last they'd heard. They shouldn't have guaranteed it, but that's in the past now, and the appropriate people have been informed that they should only tell people the official company policy.

No offence taken. Don't worry

Yep. NCIX/NCIXUS is otherwise doing an excellent job on both pricing and customer service. Shipping express $9.99 is a nice offer to combine with a great selling chip. Hope it lasts for another few weeks.

I am just wondering why the people answering the phones said that they only had g0 steppings left over. I took a chance when it was first reported that all were g0's and I DID get a g0. I can understand the frustration with those that were expecting g0's and got b3's. I made my decision willing to take that chance. The only way to have been 100% sure would have been to have called and had them tell you they would have one shipped out to you.

As other have stated, GOOD JOB NCIX on representing on the forums and clearing up the issue.

Who knows... might have just been for that 1 day of stock.... Linus just said they will only be telling people company policy from now on, in regards to these kinds of questions/requests.

In another week or two all the B3 will be gone on the Q6600 anyways..

I'm wondering why are we still on this subject!!!!

My results with my G0 are nothing to get excited over. It's performing the same as my B3, just running cooler. I was able to boot @ 3.7Ghz which was Pi stable but not 3DMark06 stable. This was on the eVGA 680i T1. 400 X 9 on the eVGA is sometimes stable & sometimes not. It's always stable on the DFI P965-S though, but won't do 3.7Ghz. Because this chip is behaving so much like the other, I believe it's my motherboards. I have the DFI 680i on the way and will post back some better results then. It would seem if you're going after a G0 chip you need to have a P35 board to unleash its potential. Other wise its just a cool running Quad with similar performance to the B3.

Try 24 hr prime or orthos.. then compare with someone on the same oc results using G0.. you will see the difference is because mainly the TDP is rated lower on the G0 core stepping.

Temperatures will always be variable by the ambient, TIM type, etc...

newegg is now shipping the G0 out. I read the reviews and people are proclaiming this fact

With the price drop they did today to $339 then $329 I would not be so sure about that... plus why bother buying from them when there are dozens of the other places you can buy from cheaper and sometimes also free shipping.

Forget NCIX. ClubIT has the Q6600 for 305 with free shipping. They guarantee G0 but you have to call them to place an order.

Just ordered mine and there is a waitlist, but as of 2 hours ago, there was only about 24 people listed.

There is no pre-order charge, G0 is guaranteed, shipping is free. Can't beat that.

They can only gaurantee if they look at the side of each box and find the sSpec Number, which is the last part of the manufacturer model number; SL9UM is B3 core stepping and SLACR is G0 core stepping. Main concern for heavy ocers again is the TDP difference. Going from B3 rated at a TDP of 105w down to a G0 rated at only 95w. Theoretically lower temperatures are expected which can help overclocking performance almost always.

Got shipping confirmation from NCIXUS - BX80562Q6600SLACR

Ordered about 10AM this morning.

States it is going out today, Canada Express.

Anyone know what the typical transit time to USA is?

G0 core stepping there

NCIXUS.com Confirmed

BX80562Q6600SLACR

Arrives Fri Morn

G0 core stepping there

SL9UM here , I gotta say thou, SL9UM reminds me of SLUM, and SLACR makes me think of like a RAZR lol

What are the overclocks like on the B3's/SL9UM anyways?

Read above.

L723A765 here.

Ordered Tuesday afternoon and got it Wednesday morning.

Gigabyte needs to work on their next bios soon... for some reason whenever I go 1.4000 + vcore in bios... the system becomes really unstable.

Right now, I'm doing 1.3000 vcore in bios for 358x9 (3.222 Ghz) and CPU-Z shows 1.25 vcore at load. Vdroop is killing me.

Not too bad. Compare your batch with others to see how far you *should* be able to take your chip to in terms of overclocking.

[jeffyjaixx]

Not too bad. Compare your batch with others to see how far you *should* be able to take your chip to in terms of overclocking.

Yeah... I have the same batch as XtremeTiramisu.

I'm thinking it's the motherboard.

Right now, I'm debating whether to wait for Gigabyte to come out with a newer bios or get the P5K Deluxe... but I'm not sure an extra 0.5 Ghz is worth the extra $250 for the new mobo

[LinusTech]

@ Hectic

The offer will not last for 3 weeks because we will not have stock of this chip for 3 weeks. It's very likely that once current suppy dries up it could be a LONG time before we get another large supply of them again...........

[The Nemesis]

Try 24 hr prime or orthos.. then compare with someone on the same oc results using G0.. you will see the difference is because mainly the TDP is rated lower on the G0 core stepping.

Temperatures will always be variable by the ambient, TIM type, etc...

My stability testing goes 3DMark06->OCCT->Prime. I run Pi just to get a quick idea, but 3DMark06 will normally fail @ the same settings Pi Passes. Prime is running @ 3.4 GHZ now. 1.4v set in bios 1.37v @ load. This is 100Mhz more than my other chip. I'm confident when I use a better board and water instead of air this chip will do Prime @3.6GHz same voltage & bench @ 3.8Ghz. I doubt my B3 can bench that high regardless of cooling, but for now I'm still questioning $300 for a mere 100 more Mhz.

[ChaosMinionX]

Received a B3 from the egg!

Stepping: B3
Lot: L645G233

The P5K has trouble with this chip at 500mhz on fsb, runs 450 like a dream as well as 475... the cooler is holding up quite well idle is aroun 60C load goes to about 71C on all 4 cores.... Need to get a new cooler, and lap this baby. Takes about 1.475v for 3.6ghz 450x8...Quite happy with it so far, I wish X38 was though hah.

[hecktic]

Yeah... I have the same batch as XtremeTiramisu.

I'm thinking it's the motherboard.

Right now, I'm debating whether to wait for Gigabyte to come out with a newer bios or get the P5K Deluxe... but I'm not sure an extra 0.5 Ghz is worth the extra $250 for the new mobo

ah lol 0.5ghz is worth the extra $250 IMO

@ Hectic

The offer will not last for 3 weeks because we will not have stock of this chip for 3 weeks. It's very likely that once current suppy dries up it could be a LONG time before we get another large supply of them again...........

So I take it current stock is running low?

My stability testing goes 3DMark06->OCCT->Prime. I run Pi just to get a quick idea, but 3DMark06 will normally fail @ the same settings Pi Passes. Prime is running @ 3.4 GHZ now. 1.4v set in bios 1.37v @ load. This is 100Mhz more than my other chip. I'm confident when I use a better board and water instead of air this chip will do Prime @3.6GHz same voltage & bench @ 3.8Ghz. I doubt my B3 can bench that high regardless of cooling, but for now I'm still questioning $300 for a mere 100 more Mhz.

$300 for an extra 100 Mhz is not worth it.

Received a B3 from the egg!

Stepping: B3
Lot: L645G233

The P5K has trouble with this chip at 500mhz on fsb, runs 450 like a dream as well as 475... the cooler is holding up quite well idle is aroun 60C load goes to about 71C on all 4 cores.... Need to get a new cooler, and lap this baby. Takes about 1.475v for 3.6ghz 450x8...Quite happy with it so far, I wish X38 was though hah.

It could also be the chip, remember the B3 core stepping has a TDP of 105w whereas the G0 core stepping is a much lower 95w.

For example figuring a 4.05Ghz with about 1.550 true Vcore the
heat dissipated goes up as follows.

105w x ((1.550v / 1.372v)^2) = 134.01w

134.01 x (4050mhz / 2398.5mhz) = 226.28w dissipated at 4.05Ghz with 1.550 Vcore.

This assumes you could hit 4.05Ghz at that temp which you may not be able too.

A CPU with a TDP of 95w (G0 core stepping on Q6600) would look like this:

95w x ((1.550v / 1.372v)^2) = 121.25w

121.25 x (4050mhz / 2398.5mhz) = 204.74w dissipated at 4.05Ghz with 1.550 Vcore.

Theoretically this is what it is... G0 B3

[Jonnio]

So what trumps what? I just got my chip from Tiger Direct

Lot Code L723A369 (others have reported G0 from this lot)
but it has SL9UM on the chip as well

I would plug it in and see, but NewEgg sucks and is taking a week longer than everyone else to get the rest of my parts to me.

[226]

Ordered from ncixus on 7/24 and it looks like I will be getting a g0.

Barcode: 22211 156996 442
S/N: BX80562Q6600SLACR

[easyrider]

anyone in UK ordered and recieved a G0?

[hecktic]

So what trumps what? I just got my chip from Tiger Direct

Lot Code L723A369 (others have reported G0 from this lot)
but it has SL9UM on the chip as well

I would plug it in and see, but NewEgg sucks and is taking a week longer than everyone else to get the rest of my parts to me.

I am sorry to tell you but you have B3
http://processorfinder.intel.com/det...px?sSpec=SL9UM

Ordered from ncixus on 7/24 and it looks like I will be getting a g0.

Barcode: 22211 156996 442
S/N: BX80562Q6600SLACR

Yep you got a G0

[purecain]

its not that bad if you get a B3.... i did and decided to keep it instead of returning it for a GO. there are good and bad and it doesnt matter which stepping you get. it is a given that the GO will be marginally better but you cant go further than that. after all it is essentially the same chip.

[easyrider]

its not that bad if you get a B3.... i did and decided to keep it instead of returning it for a GO. there are good and bad and it doesnt matter which stepping you get. it is a given that the GO will be marginally better but you cant go further than that. after all it is essentially the same chip.

Not if they scale much higher.

A difference between 3.2ghz or 3.6ghz is a biggy in my book.

[Xilikon]

Not if they scale much higher.

A difference between 3.2ghz or 3.6ghz is a biggy in my book.

That's true if you care about getting a high speed. If you don't care about that and the goal is 3.0 - 3.2 GHz then either one doesn't matter

[easyrider]

That's true if you care about getting a high speed. If you don't care about that and the goal is 3.0 - 3.2 GHz then either one doesn't matter

Agreed,

Most are happy with 3ghz.

However most people are running C2D @ 3.6ghz so they would want a 24/7 3.6ghz overclock with a quad I would of thought.

[ChaosMinionX]

@ Hektic -


So I could in theory use a better heatsink or water cooling? And get the thermals down a bit more it might be salvageable? It seems more like it is a chipset limitation or the board itself, because if i leave the cpu voltage alone, and crank out the NB to 1.7v it boots fine.

Well I will get a different cooler tonight, and check out if theres any progress.

[DaveXensen]

i ordered yesterday morning from NCIXUSA, still waiting on shipping conf.

this blows so hard

[Xilikon]

Agreed,

Most are happy with 3ghz.

However most people are running C2D @ 3.6ghz so they would want a 24/7 3.6ghz overclock with a quad I would of thought.

Personnally, my goal was 3.2-3.4 so upgrading from my E4300 @ 3.33 GHz is worth it. I would hate to get 2 more cores at lower speeds. Just think of what is the goal then ponder the need of getting a G0 or not...

[Jonnio]

Agreed,

Most are happy with 3ghz.

However most people are running C2D @ 3.6ghz so they would want a 24/7 3.6ghz overclock with a quad I would of thought.

I am mainly going for 3ghz, so I am not too worried about it. I will be really curious to compare my B3 stepping with the G0 though since they are in the same batch. I can't imagine Intel made any major changes mid batch.

[Andypro1]

Just got my Q6600 order from ZipZoomFly. It's a B3 and I ordered one week ago, just so you guys know.

However, I was pretty sure it was going to be B3 and I'm happy with that. I'll be using this for a server build anyway - I'll be fine w/ ~3GHz.

[ChOmP]

Ordered mine from NCIXUS on 7/25 and got the shipping email yesterday. It's a G0. And it should be here in a few hours.

[Retro]

NCIXUS.com Confirmed

BX80562Q6600SLACR

Arrives Fri Morn

Good for you I live 4 hrs away from the NCIX warehouse and they haven't even shipped my E6850 which I ordered last Wednesday

[purecain]

i agree 3.6ghz is far better than 3.2ghz for the same money. but thats what makes this discussion interesting. we just dont know how the new stepping is going to clock. we have some good results but i'm still forming an oppinion. a few more days of testing G0's and we should know whats what with this new stepping....

[UnknownZA]

Q6600 B3 @ 3.3 Ghz 367x9 Can't hit 377 though .. almost boots at 3.4Ghz(378) but then reboots.

3.3Ghz is stable though.

ASUS P5W DH Deluxe.

US

[hecktic]

@ Hektic -


So I could in theory use a better heatsink or water cooling? And get the thermals down a bit more it might be salvageable? It seems more like it is a chipset limitation or the board itself, because if i leave the cpu voltage alone, and crank out the NB to 1.7v it boots fine.

Well I will get a different cooler tonight, and check out if theres any progress.

Yes in theory.

I dont know which board you are using, but you should first focus on vCore of the cpu and try and get the chip to boot with a low vFSB like in my case on the very cpu I am using at the momment, an e6300; I can get it to boot at 1.20 vCore and 1.20 vFSB. Didnt touch any of the other voltages on the MCP or SPP yet. Been playing around with this chip for the past month and all I had to do to reach 357fsb was increase the Vcore just a notch up to 1.208.

Lowering voltage will almost always result in a couple degrees being shaved off.

So try that first and then after you find the wall to where you can no longer be stable at X voltage core and X voltage FSB you should then consider work around methods like maybe a new bios or maybe unlinking the RAM or at that point touching the MCP or SPP voltages.

My chip has been able to go 500fsb at just 1.36vcore and 1.3v FSB. HAve not even touched the MCP or SPP voltages yet. Im sure if I did I could boot up and run prime or orthos stable for 24 hours at around 600fsb.

Sometimes it can be the board that blocks you from going further but on a C2Q I would recommend water cooling at the least.

i agree 3.6ghz is far better than 3.2ghz for the same money. but thats what makes this discussion interesting. we just dont know how the new stepping is going to clock. we have some good results but i'm still forming an oppinion. a few more days of testing G0's and we should know whats what with this new stepping....

Exactly!

[TankGuys]

They simply don't. Who do you think we order from? We're not some little Mom 'n Pop shop. If we were, we wouldn't have any Q6600s at all right now... *snip*

Linus makes some good points here guys, and he's right - the disties don't care to take the time to separate them out, for the same reason most retailers won't, as outlined in his post.

A company like NCIX buries us in revenue, and turns over far more product than we do. This reflects the general markets we each focus on - they offer a broad range of products for most every use, we tend to focus more on the specific needs of you guys on these forums.

Because our focus is a lot more targeted, and because we don't do the same volume, it's easier for us to be a bit more "maneuverable" (for lack of a better word) on what items we stock.

Since I'd seen this G0 rush coming from a mile away, and knowing that our core market, you overclockers, were going to hold off on purchases until the G0's launched, I stopped buying B3's a few months back, to ensure they'd be cleaned out by now. NCIX, on the other hand, caters to a much broader audience, so it was a much smarter move for them to continue stocking large numbers of parts, since the majority of their customers aren't quite as picky as those of us on the enthusiast forums, and so will be happy with anything By the same measure, I've held off on taking my allocation until I could be certain of G0's, where that move wouldn't have made sense for NCIX, as that would have cost them a lot of lost sales from the people who didn't care either way.

With all of that in mind, it seems they've done a bang-up job of doing what they can to get many chips into many hands at a reasonable price. While I know it's frustrating to get a B3 when you were hoping for a G0, keep in mind these guys are likely pulling some insane hours, and busting their humps, to do the best they can, I know we are.