Quote Originally Posted by dnottis View Post
Bah - this is an E0 E8500 with 1.25v vid.

Lapped it so that I now get good contact with my block, before was spoon shaped. Never been a fan of judging a chip by the vid, imo vid doesnt mean . Its the hardware and skill of the overclocker, not the vid.
OK, wanna swap? Let's see what you can do with this difficult bastard of an E8600!

What was your max clock before you lapped it?

EDIT! Oh wait -- you are on water. What does your chip do on air? It's a totally different ball game.