Post your recent Q6600 purchases here (The Lookout for g0)

[synergy]

No good news yet on the G0s, but here's a status update
for those who are looking around.

I just called ClubIT because I saw that their web site
had gone from 'out of stock' to 'in stock' status on the
Q6600; they confirmed they do NOT have G0s, and
HAVE NOT YET had any, but they're willing to take
preorders specifically for guaranteed G0 parts
via phone and a waiting list.

They say they're expecting them in sometime before
or during the first part of August.

[tam2]

Why don't buy a Q6700 instead? Definitely a G0

-tam2-

[nicepun]

Why don't buy a Q6700 instead? Definitely a G0

-tam2-

Price homie!!! You're paying twice the price.

[synergy]

Price homie!!! You're paying twice the price.

Exactly. I'm after the best compute power for the dollar.
If two dual core machines were significantly cheaper
than one quad, I'd do that.

It's a shame that nobody seems to have commonly
available at attractive prices cases that hold two
ATX motherboards and PSUs, or a single motherboard
that'll take two S775 CPUs and two sets of 4 sticks
of RAM.

Yeah they have server stuff like that but usually it's
several hundred dollars more than just buying a
couple of desktops would be. Doh.

[louie101086]

man i have given up searching and waiting i think i will have to go the e6850 route

[synergy]

man i have given up searching and waiting i think i will have to go the e6850 route

I'd be very surprised if by Friday of this week you
don't see several retailers selling guaranteed, in stock
G0s for $280 to $305.

Most everyplace has started getting at least some G0s
in, and most places that are out of stock are expecting
more within the next 4 days which will likely be
90% G0 parts for every retailer that restocks.

You can do the TankGuys thing for $299 + shipping
guaranteed G0 delivered by the start of the 2nd week
in August, not a bad deal at all.

Or do the ClubIt G0 preorder for $295 shipped.

I'm sure in another week some places will even be
down to $280 to $290 with G0s.

[Bamboo]

A bit more patient, there will be G0 everywhere soon anyway.

My second order got the Q6600 got a G0, from the same store.

New stock keep coming out, just matter of time, those B3 will be gone.....

[Charloz24]

Place an order tonight at directcanada.ca because of this:
http://www.directcanada.com/products...ufacture=INTEL
(notice the ***SHIPPING SLACR STEPPINGS ONLY***)
for 330$ cdn...not that bad.. needed a mobo so I choose the P5K premium as it was cheaper than NCIX...so for relatively the same price for my order, I'm sure I'll get the G0 stepping.

[turtletrax]

Place an order tonight at directcanada.ca because of this:
http://www.directcanada.com/products...ufacture=INTEL
(notice the ***SHIPPING SLACR STEPPINGS ONLY***)
for 330$ cdn...not that bad.. needed a mobo so I choose the P5K premium as it was cheaper than NCIX...so for relatively the same price for my order, I'm sure I'll get the G0 stepping.

Seems like they hike the price every second day or so. I got mine for $319 and it was as low as $289.

Oh well, definate G0 so worth it.

[sofarfrome]

Just cuz we own guns doesnt mean we cant still kick yer ass with our fists.

I with ya on that one dude...I have had that confrontation before and it was fun spanking that boys a$$.

Guess I should add that I am still up in the air over whether the G0 is really anything special. Except for xtremetiramsu (sp?) I haven't seen anything earth shattering when it comes to these chips. At the end of the day it is a crap shoot a to whether one will get a clocker.

[icon57]

^^^ agreed, i will play the waiting game for the G0, and wait for more people to post results, and prices to stabilize.

[rdmty]

*sigh* tankguys ETA has been pushed back to 8/10+ :/

[sofarfrome]

There must be a good reason, they are standup guys

[rdmty]

There must be a good reason, they are standup guys

Well it's not really their fault, the suppliers. I'm not blaming them or anything, I just hate waiting :X

[0rion]

I got a preorder at ClubIT for the G0 on the 20th I believe.. Got in for $280 shipped. I called 10 minutes ago, and they still have no word on them yet, despite going out of stock, then changing the status back to "in stock". Whatever that means. Hopefully they start shipping in the next couple weeks...

[GripS]

Wow! Still not many results from actual 'G0' Q6600's yet. I'm still in line @ tankguys (#359 i think). We'll see. I can totally wait as i have to wait for the weekends for any chip swapping anyway.

[GameGuru]

Wow! Still not many results from actual 'G0' Q6600's yet. I'm still in line @ tankguys (#359 i think). We'll see. I can totally wait as i have to wait for the weekends for any chip swapping anyway.

I am #35 on the list at Tank Guys and when I receive mine I will post in hopes to enlighten folks who are on the list. I have no idea how many they are supposed to get in a single shipment, people down the list may be waiting awhile.

[synergy]

I am #35 on the list at Tank Guys and when I receive mine I will post in hopes to enlighten folks who are on the list. I have no idea how many they are supposed to get in a single shipment, people down the list may be waiting awhile.

I think I saw a message that said they were expecting
more G0's in the shipment than they had preorders,
the figure of more than 450 comes to mind from
a thread I read at one of these places:
http://www.overclock.net/intel-cpus/...thread-33.html
http://www.overclock.net/pre-sales/2...q6600s-21.html

Though I think they said it'd take them more than 1 day
to box the orders up and ship them when they do come
in, so I'm guessing anyone who's last on the list may
take a day or two longer, but probably won't have to
wait for re-stocking.

[synergy]

I got a preorder at ClubIT for the G0 on the 20th I believe.. Got in for $280 shipped. I called 10 minutes ago, and they still have no word on them yet, despite going out of stock, then changing the status back to "in stock". Whatever that means. Hopefully they start shipping in the next couple weeks...

Same situation here.

Funny thing is that I read online several days ago that
someone called in a preorder and said they were #24 on
the preorder list.

Yesterday several days after I read that,
I called and preordered and they said I was around
#24 on the list... unchanged from what the other guy
said several days before so that seems strange unless
virtually nobody has been preordering there over the past
few days.

Hopefully they get G0s soon.

[jkresh]

Tankguys sent an email today saying that they though the august 3rd shipment might be a little late and that they might not go out on the 6th (they are now saying the 9th or the 10th, though it could be faster or a little slower). Basically nothing can be said until they actually have the chips. Hopefully it will be soon.

[nicepun]

is NCIX still sending both steppings?

[Bamboo]

I ordered one on 7/27 from NCIX, my second one actually, first one is bad B3....

Order pocked on 7/28 PM, received today, a good G0. It seems still lots of people getting G0 from NCIX. But may be just because only those got G0 surface to post, the others were just too busy cursing, like my first B3......

[Emmett]

bamboo.

What was the batch of your B3 you got?

I got a B3 from NCIX also. L712A200

did you test your B3? how high did it go?

Emmett

[synergy]

Ok now I'm annoyed; ClubIT is losing credibility
with me. When I pre-ordered a G0 a couple of
days ago on the 30th the rep. told me there were
~25 standing preorders, and that they'd NEVER yet gotten in a G0 Q6600.

I asked if it was their standard practice to actually
physically receive / manage their stock of CPUs
when CPU orders were fulfilled, and that's how
they'd be able to tell when they got in G0
CPUs, and guarantee their shipment to people.
The rep. said yes, that's how they did it.

Now I find out that someone on another forum
ordered 6 CPUs from them on the 25th without
specially requesting any stepping and they got
5 G0 Q6600s and 1 B3 Q6600.

So obviously they *have* gotten in G0s in
the past contrary to what I was told.

If they weren't even aware they'd sold them
in the recent past (during which time people
HAD existing unfulfilled G0 specific preorders),
this leads me to question whether they even
physically receive / look at their ordered CPUs,
which also raises the question how they plan
to guarantee a G0 for the people who *do*
have G0 preorders. I suppose if they just sit
on the G0 preorders for a week or more they're
almost guaranteed to sell G0s since by that time
the supply of B3 will be dried up, but this is NOT
the plan/technique they led me to believe would
occur.

Has anyone recently ordered a Q6600 CPU from
ClubIT and received it? If so, what did you get,
when did you order, and did you express any
preference for one stepping or the other?

[lowdog]

Q6600 B3
FPO/BATCh# L647G373
Pack Date 05/31/2007

vid - 1.2750

Mobo P5K-Premium + wc D-Tek Fuzion

Ambient temps 22C

3.2Ghz with 1.3v real, load temps 48C

3.6ghz with 1.44v real, load temps 60C

Why bother hunting for GO when you get a B3 like this one.