Quote Originally Posted by happ View Post
Ok guys, I am in dilemma. I want a Q6600 after price cutting but do not know what stepping. On the one hand this is B3 stepping available now and compatible with my current stable bios (1901). But this stepping seems not to OC as good as G0. On the other hand G0 require 2205 BETA bios which may cause problem with Vcore regulation. And for the time being, it is hard to get a G0 stepping. So what to do: get B3 now or wait for better bios and better Go availability?

Does somebody have some experience with B3, G0 and new bios? Any help appreciates.
Solving Vcore issue:

Disable EIST and all that junk, as per standard
Disable multiplier then re-enable it - vcore options will now be available
Set desired vcore
Save "overcloking profile"

On every entry to the BIOS load the "overclocking" profile you saved, go and disable multiplier, then re-enable it again, everytime you want to change vcore.

It works good that way. Oh, and it does not save a setting in the "onboard devices" section; onboard sound is disabled on each bios entry, so it has to be enabled too. Although, that will be solved when saving the profile.