should i get rid of my e6600 when july 22nd comes around?

[OneyedK]

i suppose with everyday applications it isn't going to be noticeable. i just thought for the money i spent on this e6600, it would of been great to clock it somewhere in the 3.5/3.6GHz range like most people, or 24/7 on 3.2GHz, but that doesn't seem possible with this batch i got (L707A). only thing i've found orthos stable is 2.8GHz(350x8) at 1.40v. 400 or higher CPU HTT's are just impossible to achieve.

perhaps my money would be spent getting a better video card (although i think my x1900xt is good enough)?

X1900XT is certainly good enough

What board and cooling are you using? (cpu/nb/sb)
100% sure it's the cpu that's holdin' you back???

[jasyn]

X1900XT is certainly good enough

What board and cooling are you using? (cpu/nb/sb)
100% sure it's the cpu that's holdin' you back???

well until dx10 games come out lol =P

i have a abit ab9 quadgt
cpu cooling: enzotech ultra-x (idle right now is 25*C (core #1), 21*C (core #2))
nb/sb cooling: stock whatever came on the mobo (the heatsinks) .. but i took them off and applied thermal paste to em.

all the tweaking i've done just an't getting me any stable results of anything even near 3.2GHz (without going over 1.5v).

[OneyedK]

cpu cooling: enzotech ultra-x (idle right now is 25*C (core #1), 21*C (core #2))

That is VERY cold for aircooling (if you used TAT to monitor the temp).
The coolest I can get my 6600 idling @ 1.325V (DMM measured) is around 38°C, at 3.2GHz, that is... (Coolermaster GeminII, with scythe infinity, it was around 40°C)
I use SilenX Ixtrema silent fans, like to keep the noice/performance ratio decent...

Could your board be undervolting like hell???
It's hard to believe that a cpu that runs so cold cannot clock high...

--> I don 't need DX10 yet

[jasyn]

That is VERY cold for aircooling (if you used TAT to monitor the temp).
The coolest I can get my 6600 idling @ 1.325V (DMM measured) is around 38°C, at 3.2GHz, that is... (Coolermaster GeminII, with scythe infinity, it was around 40°C)
I use SilenX Ixtrema silent fans, like to keep the noice/performance ratio decent...

Could your board be undervolting like hell???
It's hard to believe that a cpu that runs so cold cannot clock high...

--> I don 't need DX10 yet

i use coretemp & uguru since TAT gives a "error enumerating on demand clock modulation support". as far as undervolting like hell .. i wouldn't say like hell it is .. but it does undervolt .. when i set it to 1.50v, uguru is showing me only 1.48-1.47v. as for right now it's at 1.33-1.34v @ 25*c.