Quote Originally Posted by FUGGER View Post
Francois has made good on his statement, after some discussion today Intel will prevent future cherry samples from being seeded.

I spoke to early, samples to me are not binned in any way, much like review samples.
That's the official message. Allow me (and others) to have some doubts about this statement.

Furthermore, these cherry samples will find their way to the scene much like they already did. The easiest way to ban the 'unfair advantage' is not to ban the chips, but make sure everyone knows it's a cherry chip.

Quote Originally Posted by FUGGER View Post
If there is a clock limit imposed it will be very difficult to prevent down clocking for screen shots. This needs to be addressed and resolved.
Clock limitations are complete BS for this and every other overclocking event ... or am I just confused by the term 'overCLOCKing'.

It's about the fastest platform in this league, not the most efficient or whatever.