This is proof of what getting carried away means. Many of us upgraded to this new CPU thinking it would make a difference but it really was not worth it especiall for users like me that already had an E6600 @ 3.6Ghz 450FSB 1066 strap. I am now running 4Ghz @ 1333 strap and really it is just bragging rigths. Ofc Orthos does not run more than 2-3 hours stable but games play fine which is the main use of this PC.

I will probably sell my older CPU or this one since it was ultimately a waste to get it now. Instead I bougth myself new a pair of new KEF IQ9 speakers a a 300Watt RMS 12" KEF SUBWOOFER (piano Black) and a new KEF IQ6 CENTRAL Speaker to ease the dissapointment and stop myself from buying a not needed Q6850 with a new motherboard.

My 2 cents (Euro ones)