I do not think that it is 100% absolute that you will get a broke chip, however the likely hood of getting a higher VID or poor overclocking chip may have been increased. To me I do not think Intel cares weather or not the chips overclock well, but during the tail end of a chips production I do believe that the quality of the chip gets worse. With my last 2 Q6700's they were max VIDS and crappy overclockers both bought last summer right when Intel quit making them.
So if Intel plans or already has stoped production of the Q9650 then I think they will begin to ship more and more poor overclockers and less "golden" chips
Originally Posted by PortCitySlim
I do not think that it is 100% absolute that you will get a broke chip, however the likely hood of getting a higher VID or poor overclocking chip may have been increased. To me I do not think Intel cares weather or not the chips overclock well, but during the tail end of a chips production I do believe that the quality of the chip gets worse. With my last 2 Q6700's they were max VIDS and crappy overclockers both bought last summer right when Intel quit making them. So if Intel plans or already has stoped production of the Q9650 then I think they will begin to ship more and more poor overclockers and less "golden" chips
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