Seller Listing of D0 Stepping Core i7 920's

[Kougar]

Thread updated to note TankGuys has them in stock again.

FYI, the Ebay seller that had the DO's for $300 - $42 live cash back, he will have more next week. The guy is very popular on overclock.net and I have not seen a negative comment on him. At $257 it is only about $10 (after tax) more than the best price which is Microcenter. So if you want one and cannot find one at your favorite shop try here.

I saw that but I'm not aware of any ebay-specific live cashback promotions, those ended last year? How do you get the $42 off?

[Alchemy1]

Sign into your MSN live account, search live for something like accessories, and you should get a link to ebay showing a certain percentage off. During checkout it should show you that you are getting a certain dollar amount back. It may take up to 2 days for the cash to show as pending in your live account, but you should see it and it should be accessible in 60 days.

[Kougar]

Okay, I figured out why it wasn't showing up for me. It's still odd Live's cash back page doesn't mention or list ebay as one of the partner sites. Anyway, Live's ebay cashback is 8%... that is $24 off, not the $42 off people are mentioning here.

[Alchemy1]

Well, I'm glad I got in when I did then. It was 13% a few weeks ago and it was 14% for the past two weeks or so. I can confirm that I got $42 back from my D0 purchase.

[roller11]

Yes indeed. I purchased the DO from him several days ago and it arrived today. Guranteed DO for $257 (no tax, no shipping fee) cannot be matched by anyone!

Has anyone tested a CPU from his batch? As we've all seen with the C0s,
the quality of chip is on a batch by batch basis. Tank Guys seemed to get a good batch, I've seen other results that indicate some D0s are equal to just a pretty good C0. Before I jump on this deal I want to hear from someone who has tested a sample from his batch. Of course he no longer has any, so it is a moot point, at least for now.

[chuxle]

Got 14% ($42) back also from Ebay (purchased date was April 23)

[raptord]

Has anyone tested a CPU from his batch? As we've all seen with the C0s,
the quality of chip is on a batch by batch basis. Tank Guys seemed to get a good batch, I've seen other results that indicate some D0s are equal to just a pretty good C0. Before I jump on this deal I want to hear from someone who has tested a sample from his batch. Of course he no longer has any, so it is a moot point, at least for now.

I will report my result of the D0 I got from that ebay guy tomorrow.

[mngdew]

Thanks for reporting! Is it possible for you to get max oc tests result with HT on and OFF on air?

Also what is the batch number?

I think 4.2 with HT off is pretty much the limit for me. I have H2O set up and core temperatures are already at 70's. If I turn HT on, the Core 0 hits mid 80's. (There's about 7C difference between Core0 and Core3)

3849A895

[raptord]

I think 4.2 with HT off is pretty much the limit for me. I have H2O set up and core temperatures are already at 70's. If I turn HT on, the Core 0 hits mid 80's. (There's about 7C difference between Core0 and Core3)

3849A895

if that's the case for me, then I just made a big mistake by selling my 38441A361 i7 920. On that 920 I could do 4.4g Linx stable with HT off on air.

[raptord]

If the tendency of random correlation ( or no correlation) of D0 i7 oc potential with batch number continues, then this whole D0 is better in oc than c0/c1 idea might be a big joke and misleading.

[chuxle]

I will report my result of the D0 I got from that ebay guy tomorrow.

received from the ebay guy April 23, so far in my early testing, 4.2 with HT ON with bclk 200. Load temp under LinX high 70's-low 80's (a bit high for me)
cooling with Coolit Elite ()

My C0 max out at 3.8 (HT ON) under the same hardwares. So. so far, I'm pleased but need more tweaking and new cooler.

I'll post some screens when I have the time.

[raptord]

received from the ebay guy April 23, so far in my early testing, 4.2 with HT ON with bclk 200. Load temp under LinX high 70's-low 80's (a bit high for me)
cooling with Coolit Elite ()

My C0 max out at 3.8 (HT ON) under the same hardwares. So. so far, I'm pleased but need more tweaking and new cooler.

I'll post some screens when I have the time.

what is Vcore you are using?

[Orangeblast]

So, after waiting about a 7 business days, I finally get my Compumusic.com order for my D0, yea...............its a C0.

After reading about 2 or 3 other people on here getting the same C0 issue I just got, I was almost positive I too would be receiving a CO stepping, and sure enough, I was right

I already emailed to ask for the D0 I was guaranteed. Pretty lousy business or pretty bad communication between their warehouses or something. Maybe they couldn't handle the load of customers and thus confusion came in to play.

So bummed and disappointed. Now I have to ship it back...wait for it to be back in stock....then wait for them to ship me a new one....what a headache.

If they would have just packaged the right one and done their part this headache wouldn't have happened.

Their customer service is top notch, I just wish they could keep it consistent through out their departments.

Oh well, perhaps taking a breather and staying away from my time consuming habit of computerness is a good thing ...yes, that's right, I said computerness.

[chuxle]

what is Vcore you are using?

1.35 Vcore

pll 1.80

QPI /Dram 1.35

Dram 1.64

everything else auto.

[raptord]

1.35 Vcore

pll 1.80

QPI /Dram 1.35

Dram 1.64

everything else auto.

Well, it’s little bit worse than my c0/c1 3844A. For 4.2g HTT off on air LinX stable, I only need 1.32Vcore. But I use Vqpi=1.375, which is greater than your 1.35.

[chuxle]

Well, it’s little bit worse than my c0/c1 3844A. For 4.2g HTT off on air LinX stable, I only need 1.32Vcore. But I use Vqpi=1.375, which is greater than your 1.35.

What are your stats with HT On? My D0 is with HT On.

[Utnorris]

Ordered mine on Saturday and got it today, pretty fast. This was from Pao_Revolt on Ebay. So far this is where I am at:

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=555012

vcore is 1.39v 220x19 with Turbo and HT on.

[raptord]

What are your stats with HT On? My D0 is with HT On.

I remember I can do 4.3g HT on @1.4v with 3844A

[raptord]

Ordered mine on Saturday and got it today, pretty fast. This was from Pao_Revolt on Ebay. So far this is where I am at:

http://valid.canardpc.com/show_oc.php?id=555012

vcore is 1.39v 220x19 with Turbo and HT on.

Ut, you have the same batch number with mngdew, he also got his D0 from Pao? You r results appear a lot better than mngdew's, is that because the mobo you are using?

[tripgood]

So, after waiting about a 7 business days, I finally get my Compumusic.com order for my D0, yea...............its a C0.

After reading about 2 or 3 other people on here getting the same C0 issue I just got, I was almost positive I too would be receiving a CO stepping, and sure enough, I was right

I already emailed to ask for the D0 I was guaranteed. Pretty lousy business or pretty bad communication between their warehouses or something. Maybe they couldn't handle the load of customers and thus confusion came in to play.

So bummed and disappointed. Now I have to ship it back...wait for it to be back in stock....then wait for them to ship me a new one....what a headache.



If they would have just packaged the right one and done their part this headache wouldn't have happened.

Their customer service is top notch, I just wish they could keep it consistent through out their departments.

Oh well, perhaps taking a breather and staying away from my time consuming habit of computerness is a good thing ...yes, that's right, I said computerness.

Like your word computerness
My D0 will be here tomorrow from compumusic and I bet it will be a C0 also. Oh well, win some--lose some. I still have one of the first D0's from Tank and it rocks in my Classified!

[Kougar]

So, after waiting about a 7 business days, I finally get my Compumusic.com order for my D0, yea...............its a C0.

After reading about 2 or 3 other people on here getting the same C0 issue I just got, I was almost positive I too would be receiving a CO stepping, and sure enough, I was right

Yeah, it sucks. The (I presume) owner that answered the phone seemed to have been down this road before. All I did was mention it was the incorrect stepping and he took care of the rest pretty quick. I bet what happened was they still had old C0 stock left sitting at the bottom of the Core i7 920 pile and the warehouse they source from simply used those as they ran out of stock. Pretty expensive mistake though, now they're out next day air shipping + return shipping costs for my order, along with everyone else that returned it.

[Orangeblast]

Their customer service is excellent, Robert is the rep that I have dealt with so far. Super fast email responses and crystal clear instructions on what needs to be done to guarantee I get my D0.

I am able to fully exchange my order so that I get my D0. He understand the situation and understands that they did guarantee a D0 when I ordered it so...they are living up to their listing. Much respect on their part.

I was also told that their new shipments of D0s should be in by end of week and I should have mine by next week.

Either way , my Mushkin memory is currently going through RMA so.....either way....I can wait it out.

EDIT: Yea, Robert told me that the distributor made the mistake of shipping the wrong stepping out. Damn shame....but....I know this kind of mis-communication can happen. At least they are taking care of it and I'm still promised a D0 Can't ask for anything more....other than....ship it right the first time lol.

[Utnorris]

Ut, you have the same batch number with mngdew, he also got his D0 from Pao? You r results appear a lot better than mngdew's, is that because the mobo you are using?

That was my initial run, I could do a PI run but it's not stable yet. So far I have taken vcore to 1.46v and vtt to 1.42v (I think). I have to work so I will play with it more tonight. I am close, so very close, but I may have to back it down to 215BCLK for a daily use, not that I am worried about temps, that I can control.

[roller11]

If the tendency of random correlation ( or no correlation) of D0 i7 oc potential with batch number continues, then this whole D0 is better in oc than c0/c1 idea might be a big joke and misleading.

Yeah, some of the latest numbers on the D0 are disappointing. Ben805, chuxle, and mngdew are getting only 4.2Ghz. Utnorris is at 4.623, which is
better but not the 4.7xx to 4.9xx we've come to expect. Then again, the really good results (over 5.000) seem to be coming from the non-USA sources which was the case with the C0s. Looks like I'll be passing on the Ebay guy since so far, his batch of D0s looks worse than my current C0. Maybe TankGuys will get us USA folks back in the game when he gets more D0 stock.

[Utnorris]

Please do not base it on my overclock. I have had only an hour to play with it while watching my 8 month old son. Tonight when I get home I will really be able to play with it. Also, I think what everyone is starting to see is that the Classified is the motherboard to have for these, not sure if they are the x58 B3 stepping or not, but they seem to be able to get way past the BCLK wall all other boards seem to be stuck at. Anyway, I will post my final over clock tonight after work. Also, if my CO was doing 220x19 then I wouldn't have bothered either, so if that is what yours is doing then sweet.