Quote Originally Posted by cincyrob View Post
the Q819 batch is what i just got in my RMA. it runs cooler than my previous E8400... i can only get mine upto 4.0 stable but i think my lack of knowledge and know how with my board is holding me bac
k. plus my mem ddr2 800.. its rock stable at 4.0im sure you can get higher with it.. so with itbeing Q817 batch its not the E0 stepping so thats going against it there.... but for $145 that is sweet.
Thanks for your comments.
I'm looking for a 4.0GHz chip with resonable volts. It will be air cooled so stellar clocks are not to important. My son needs a new rig and this chip comes at the right time. As long as it will hit 4.0 I'll be happy.
Think I'll pull the trigger on this chip