ugafan
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i'm trying to hold out till then. right now all i have is one monitor, a raptor hard drive and another 500gb drive. although i think i'll be getting some ram soon as i'm worried the price will creep back up.
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i'm trying to hold out till then. right now all i have is one monitor, a raptor hard drive and another 500gb drive. although i think i'll be getting some ram soon as i'm worried the price will creep back up.
RAM will never creep up... RAM will continue to drop for at least an other 10 years...
you can take that to the bank... if prices creep up it is only momentary and only about $20... momentary as in they dropp back down and even past the original mart in less than 2 months guaranteed...
Same goes for HDDs
I'd get some G-Skill 800's right now only if you are worried about them switching the components... I got those puppies completely rock solid stable up to 4-4-4-12-2T @ 1100MHz but I am running them at 4-4-4-12-1T @ 950MHz because they are actually faster that way... I belive you can get a pair for $80 at the Egg
you can take that to the bank... if prices creep up it is only momentary and only about $20... momentary as in they dropp back down and even past the original mart in less than 2 months guaranteed...
Same goes for HDDs
I'd get some G-Skill 800's right now only if you are worried about them switching the components... I got those puppies completely rock solid stable up to 4-4-4-12-2T @ 1100MHz but I am running them at 4-4-4-12-1T @ 950MHz because they are actually faster that way... I belive you can get a pair for $80 at the Egg
I agree with you... we have to wait and see... BTW the E4300 rocks... I actually found a guy that clocked one to a ludicrous 3.7GHz!!! now THAT is the best buy ... sorta...
I am hoping the Q6600 revision will be sold at the same price since the stepping is not specified when re-sellers buy from Intel... now you can go to TankGuys and they'll tell you what stepping they have and if they can they'll give you what you request from them... I already talked to them about putting money down to get first dibbs on the QT3 Q6600s...
have you heard specifics about pricing?
I am hoping the Q6600 revision will be sold at the same price since the stepping is not specified when re-sellers buy from Intel... now you can go to TankGuys and they'll tell you what stepping they have and if they can they'll give you what you request from them... I already talked to them about putting money down to get first dibbs on the QT3 Q6600s...
have you heard specifics about pricing?
ugafan
Looking for a woman
check out this crucial ballistix ram for $69.99 after rebate. i'm thinking about getting it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820146565
ugafan
Looking for a woman
i read $266 for the current q6600.
I think everyone contacted them about G0 Stepping Q6600's. =P Good thing I want a QX6850 and that unlocked Multi. If I can get a G0 Q66 then cool.
July needs to come by!
yea... hopefully they'll remember I asked about 2 months ago...
Ugafan, I keep saying G.Skill because it is proven to OC like crazy... nobody has problems with it and it is arguably the best bargain out there period... can't go wrong with it... I even got the second pair just to be safe in case they replaced the modules on them so I have them for when I get Vista and Vegas 8.0
Kholi will tell you that you can't go wrong... now I am affraid to tell you one way or an other about other memory because I'd have to research on OC forums about other people's experience and double check that their claims are proof as opposed to simply claims...
however... those are very popular sticks... I know they are worth the money... especially so little of it!!! what a DEAL!!! but... I do know that the HZs are better... or so seems to be the consensus... so... if you can catch the G. Skills for $80 then I'g go that way... but if you want a deal for whatever great memory you can get your hands on... they I would say jumping on those RIGHT NOW (before the deal goes away) might in fact be the best thing to do for you!
nice deal!!!
but we might have to trash talk eachother if you get those
HZ are still king
Ugafan, I keep saying G.Skill because it is proven to OC like crazy... nobody has problems with it and it is arguably the best bargain out there period... can't go wrong with it... I even got the second pair just to be safe in case they replaced the modules on them so I have them for when I get Vista and Vegas 8.0
Kholi will tell you that you can't go wrong... now I am affraid to tell you one way or an other about other memory because I'd have to research on OC forums about other people's experience and double check that their claims are proof as opposed to simply claims...
however... those are very popular sticks... I know they are worth the money... especially so little of it!!! what a DEAL!!! but... I do know that the HZs are better... or so seems to be the consensus... so... if you can catch the G. Skills for $80 then I'g go that way... but if you want a deal for whatever great memory you can get your hands on... they I would say jumping on those RIGHT NOW (before the deal goes away) might in fact be the best thing to do for you!
nice deal!!!
but we might have to trash talk eachother if you get those
HZ are still king
Pierre Petit
Well-known member
Would anyone mind briefly explaining to me what is the g0 stepping problem?
Thanks,
-Pierre
Thanks,
-Pierre
not a problem.. just a different version of the Q6600 chip that is being put out soon which should require lower voltages and handle higher temps which should be an indicator of higher OC potential...
if anything the problem will be getting your hands on one of them due to popularity
if anything the problem will be getting your hands on one of them due to popularity
Pierre Petit
Well-known member
Thanks, I got the q6600 already. It just got me worried i bought a lemon. I got it to 3.4 stable..... I does get pretty hot tought so now im down to 3.2. Im using a thermaltake bi typhoon. I was thinking of moving to water cooling but it looks very expensive....
Thanks a lot for the info.
BTW Kholi have you ever considered a 4u rackmount case? I switched to those since already had a rack for them because of my audio equipment. You have much room inside and its good for ventilation.
-Pierre
Thanks a lot for the info.
BTW Kholi have you ever considered a 4u rackmount case? I switched to those since already had a rack for them because of my audio equipment. You have much room inside and its good for ventilation.
-Pierre
Hey Pierre,
I actually went with the Centurion for portability. It's a smaller ATX case, one of the more reasonable sized cases, and something I could definitely port on set and will be doing very very soon.
I also sold my Q6600. I was able to get 3.6ghz out of it with my board, I know that Asus boards are having much more luck than Gigabytes with Quads so that's something to look into.
I ended up ordering an E6600 in a fit to prove that my cooler, the Enzotech Ultra-X, might be better than all of the rest, even more so with w Silverstone 120mm fan mated to it. And, I think I might actually KEEP the E6600 until Penryn is released instead of going to a G0 Stepping Quad Core.
Remains to be seen.
Glad ya got your Quad!
I actually went with the Centurion for portability. It's a smaller ATX case, one of the more reasonable sized cases, and something I could definitely port on set and will be doing very very soon.
I also sold my Q6600. I was able to get 3.6ghz out of it with my board, I know that Asus boards are having much more luck than Gigabytes with Quads so that's something to look into.
I ended up ordering an E6600 in a fit to prove that my cooler, the Enzotech Ultra-X, might be better than all of the rest, even more so with w Silverstone 120mm fan mated to it. And, I think I might actually KEEP the E6600 until Penryn is released instead of going to a G0 Stepping Quad Core.
Remains to be seen.
Glad ya got your Quad!
Pierre Petit
Well-known member
I see what you mean about portable. I used to do recording studio work and i always dreamed of a computer roadcase with somekind of lid with an lcd and another with mouse and keyboard. Just plug it in and voila...
i love my quad, its like the hvx it blows me away everytime i use it.
I found the Enzotech Ultra-X at my store i might pull the trigger when i get my next pay check.
i love my quad, its like the hvx it blows me away everytime i use it.
I found the Enzotech Ultra-X at my store i might pull the trigger when i get my next pay check.
ugafan
Looking for a woman
centurion 5 is a girly case, made of aluminum. you need something made of steel, that you can run over with a car, like the antec 900.
just kidding. :thumbsup:
if you don't mind, i'd love to see some benchmarks comparing the q6600 with the e6600 when you get it. is there a substantial dropoff in performance or does it hold up fairly well?
Jared Meyer
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Were you ever able to get Final Cut Pro working on the pc? That was the plan, right?
Drew Ott
Wish I were banned.
Hey guys sorry I forgot to check this thread.
My current overclock is 2.9. I overclocked the RAM, voltages, FSB and everything.
I have an Asus P5K motherboard. I need to find some BIOS profiles of people that also have a similar set-up and try those out but I can't find any.
My current overclock is 2.9. I overclocked the RAM, voltages, FSB and everything.
I have an Asus P5K motherboard. I need to find some BIOS profiles of people that also have a similar set-up and try those out but I can't find any.