INTEL G0 stepping?!

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Evilonigiri

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Okay so I bought the Intel Q6600 at clubit.com on the 23 of July. I got it today!

I opened the box and verified that it is indeed the Q6600, however something caught my eye. SLACR?...Sounds familiar. So I checked online and lo and behold, it's the rumored G0 stepping!!! Did I get lucky or what?!?!

Go clubit.com!!! My new place to shop 😀
 
I didn't even think they would be shipping for another week or 2 with the G0 stepping, gratz to you on that, very cool.
 
From what I gather (and I have been surfing a lot to find GO) that shippments of the G0 came in to a lot of places. But a lot of the places had both for a while (and probably still are getting shippments of both) so it was lucky you did got one. I know they were taking pre-orders (at Clubit) for G0 and the guy didn't think they would get them until end of the month, so I went else where and now I have to wait and see if I get a G0. (I ordered yesterday seeing what happens when they feel the order).
 
Go stepping - you really think go stepping is going make that big of difference long term? Every other intel throttle control just causes pc's to lock up after sleep or lower power mode. Time will tell - go "go"!
 

I don't understand your post. :heink:
 
for years the correct way to build a overclocked computer - i have sold them for years - is to dial in the voltage and turn off the intel speed control and slap a huge heat piper cooler on the system.

Go chips are new and they do run faster then the old chips - but it may not be due to Go stepping - time will tell!

i.e where as an unlocked qx6700 runs 3.3ghz the qx6850 runs 3.5ghz - the multiplier is the same - 10 - it be go - it could other improvements unseen and unknown in the microarchitecture

secondary: all stepping, or voltage control (the lower of voltage when no needed) or multipliers tend to cause problems with locking up systems. i sell xtreme systems (dumb name i know i been using for 4-5 yrs its way over used now) - overclocked screeming gamers - what people do not want is issues such as freezing or locking up at all! So i doubt go is any better the speedstept T... or b... etc!
 
I got my G0 Quad today. Ordered from ncix.com.
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When did you order from them? Reading on there site it seemed like the first batch was G0 and then like Monday and Tuesday they sent out B3. I ordered on Weds and Haven't heard anything yet (I guess waiting for the next shipment). So I'm kind of just up in the air, but I'm more trying to figure out how long it took them from the time you placed the order to the time it shipped out. (not sure where you are at?) Mine was $320 with Shipping and insurance. (which at the time I thought would be a bad deal but now looking at most sites that isn't to bad). I'm hoping for G0, but really I only plan to minor OC so A B3 well be fine.
 


The G0 only dissipates 95W, 10 less than B3. This is the major reason for its desireability, nothing to do with the way it throttles. It's just a much more efficient chip with likely much greater overclocking potential due to reduced heat production.
 
Ooohhh, that is why I couldn't figure out what dragonspra yer was talking about. I was trying to figure out why he was talking about speedstep in relation to the G0 stepping, lol.
 


:pfff: Sounds to me like you don't know what you are doing, If you have been building OCed systems for years you would know how to get the max OC out of a CPU and keep the system stable. BTW speedstep has nothing to so with stepping. :lol:
:bounce: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stepping_(version_numbers) :lol: :lol: :lol:
 


:pfff: Dude you just lost any creditability you ever gained on these forums.
:non: Remember Google and Wiki are your friends. :lol:
 


Aww, cut the dude a little slack, he's still learning, no need to be too harsh!
 


Bios readings are very inaccurate. Use TAT or Coretemp or SpeedFan to get a better idea what your actual temps are.
 

I would but I'm having trouble getting in to Windows XP. Atm I only can see the bios stuff.
And thanks for telling me that :)
 

He has been building desktop "overclocked" systems for years, and selling them with a "locked" bios. :lol:

 
Ya i type crappy - stality means os stablity. If you own an overclocked game computer (if your e6600 is set to 2.8ghz then its oc - low but still an oc system) you do want max overclock - you want to max the speed of the chip until the temps start to raise! I am talking about a 3.4ghz e6600 system not a 4.1ghz system to run orthos for fun.

you right i do not build max overclocking computers - i have for sale - a phasechange thing ma jobbie!


any offers? lightspeed phasechange unit like new attached to a thermal take case with 775 bracket.

this unit will oc to a qx6700 to 4.8ghz it will run stable at 3.8ghz - but why would want such a unit? when you water cool at 3.5ghz or air cool at 3.25ghz.

a qx6700 at 3.25ghz is good overclocking gaming computer that will last for years not max overclocking chip burner.

GO is most likley the same old junk! if you want stablity - i mean stablity for use all day every day - for years. I when I say stability i that means no os crashes that does not mean you can run orthos for 15mins, 1ghz longer then your best buddy.

i doubt GO will make any difference in stability of oc high end gamers.
 



i only lock the bios for idiots - like um.....(see above) - lol
 
ya thats what you turn off in the cpu section
this is what wiki says:
Running a processor at high clock speeds allows for better performance. However, when the same processor is run at a lower frequency, it generates less heat and consumes less power. In many cases, the core voltage can also be reduced, further reducing power consumption and heat generation. This can conserve battery power in notebooks, extend processor life, and reduce noise generated by variable-speed fans. By using SpeedStep, users can select the balance of power conservation and performance that best suits them, or even change the clock speed dynamically as the processor burden changes.

For example, a Pentium M processor marketed at 1.5 GHz can run at speeds between 600 MHz and 1.5 GHz, in 300 MHz increments using SpeedStep III. Older processors, using older versions of the SpeedStep technology, have fewer increments, such as the Pentium 4-M. For example, a 1.7 GHz Pentium 4M can run at 1.6 GHz, at 1.2 GHz, and at 786 MHz.

SpeedStep technology is partly responsible for the reduced power consumption of Intel%u2019s Pentium M processor, part of the Centrino brand
 
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