over the last couple of days i've been playing with a e6550 on asus p5k and wondering whether to switch to this new "G0" steping from my trusty nine month old e6600 [9 x 400 on asus p5w]

when i saw the 7 multiplier I immediately thought of the e6300/6350.

it seemed to make sense seeing as the cpu sells for around the same price as them both.

the 6550 initially ran prime for a long time at 3.7ghz but later crashed and eventually i settled at 3.6ghz as the stable best "quickie overclock" result I could get.

i was considering two upgrades, A] the p5k [from p5w] and B] the 6550 from 6600.

naturally i LOVE the p5k but will probably pass on G0 stepping versus my antique e6600 because I still have hopes of hitting 4ghz on this fabulous new motherboard with my old processor, at least until the quads drop in price, whoot!!