OK, I don't know if this has been discussed or what it means. Let me first preface this with the fact that I ordered 2 OEM 6700's from clubit.com. Second, I have no idea if this is an OEM thing or includes retail CPU's as well. My 2 6700's have DIFFERENT IHS's. The codes for each CPU are very similar and come from the same plant. Here are the codes for each CPU:
SL9S7 L624A584 - Very sharp EDGED IHS and looks wavy near the edges
SL9S7 L624A586 - Very beveled EDGED IHS and looks very flat, like every RETAIL Intel CPU I have ever owned - this is my first buy of Intel OEM's.
It would be interesting to see if any RETAIL Conroes have this 'sharp' edged IHS. Is the beveled edge CPU a Retail reject? This could mean nothing, but I do find it odd for intel to clearly be using 2 different style IHS's especially with one being flatter. My gut feeling is that most OEM's will have the sharp edge to the IHS while the beveled edge will be for retail. Maybe I'm just insane too, IDK! Anyway, here are some pics to show what I am talking about. It is hard to see the non-flatness of the sharp edged CPU in the pics but believe me, it looks like a rippled pond
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