Quote Originally Posted by PortCitySlim View Post
Edit: I want to point out that the chip I had to RMA not only had stuck sensors but would not boot at > 450FSB no matter the volts. My motherboard/bios/ram should not be the problem because as we speak my Q6700 is running rock stable at 460FSB.
This is from one whose 9650 has stuck temps at 32/32/37/37. I think this rumor about overclockability is nothing but a rumor. My chip, which has a vid. of 1.250v overclocks like any other; on x48 mind you. There are too many variables when it comes to people's results that it is a mixed bag of chips when user tries to duplicate the results of another user; eg. user, cpu+board combo, ambient, rams, etc.

About your result, I believe you gave that pc too much volts; at least you may have gotten the voltages messed up somewhat. These chips without exception will do 450 fsb on the right board and with the right combination of volts. The stuck temp sucks, but the load temp is what matters. I never thought I'd see the day when a 4Ghz easy chip will get RMA'ed for being a poor clocker.