I couldn't hold out any longer with a dual core, and have finally given in to the temptation of a quad core Q6600 G0 CPU.

Just finishing a clean software build and then will see what I can get out of that compared to the E6600 I was using before.

Still going to stay with F3 until an obvious replacement BIOS makes sense to use.

Got the OEM CPU for £153 all in as the retailer is up the road from me (no postage to pay) Its a L724B3 batch so not sure how that will compare to other batches.

Also thinking of changing my 8500 C5 Dominator memory as well, as no matter what config's I try I can never get the memory much over 900 flat, even with slack timings and higher voltages, and thats on a P5WDH, P5B Deluxe, Striker Extreme and now an X38 DQ6, I'm convinced I've got a bit of a dud set here.

Depending on how well I get on with the new CPU, my trusty E6600 will go on ebay to help pay for the new one.

Managed to get it up to 9x450 last night on water on this DQ6 I've yet to rig the phase cooler up to the new board, as I bought it pre-order at £187 its been hard to take the risk with killing the board if I get the mounting wrong, my P5B got condensation on it and is now dead.

Will post some results as soon as I get a stable OC worth noting.