Core i7 920?

[ncage]

At this point guys how likey is it that if you order a new i7 920 that your going to get a D0 Stepping?

 

[SSWilson]

May still be a luck of the draw. I bought one from Newegg last month and got a DO but looking at the so called reviews, it would appear that some are still getting CO's.

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

I'd guess there still is a decent chance... Do you have a micro center near by?

 

[ncage]

Unfortunately no. Cloest one i think is 4 hours away (chicago). I currently have an e8400 OC @ 3.6ghz and contemplating if i want to buy a core i7. I'm not a gamer but i'm a pretty heavy multitasker with VMWare, Programming Tools, and such. I think i want an i7 though rather than an i5 because of the limitation of 4 banks of memory on the i5. I currently have 8GB and i defintely want at least this much or more.

Ncage

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

A nice Q9550 with some OC will do you good. With some good cooling, you can get 3.8Ghz...

 

[ncage]

Originally posted by: BTRY B 529th FA BN
A nice Q9550 with some OC will do you good. With some good cooling, you can get 3.8Ghz...

Ya that sure is tempting. I'd only have to upgrade the processor then and i could use everything else. If i go the core i7 route i'm probably going to be spending 600-700 for CPU+MB+DD3RAM. So you would probaby recommend going the Q9550 route and holding off until everything drops in price?

 

[BTRY B 529th FA BN]

If you have a good OCing mobo, then i'd say yes. I have a nice little setup with a UD3R & Q9550

EDIT: it sucks that you don't have a micro C by you, the Q9550 is also going for cheap there too. I got a nice overclocker = 4Ghz within Intel's voltage specs for 45nm

 

[ncage]

Ya i have a pretty good OC board....Asus pq5 Pro.....i had no problem getting my e8400 to 3.6ghz. TO be honest i haven't tried beyond that

 

[ChaosDivine]

Friend of mine four unopened / sealed D0 i7 920s for sale and they were from the earlier batches that are supposed to OC better.

(See last post)
http://forums.anandtech.com/me...AR_FORUMVIEWTMP=Linear

I'm running a 3849B018 that has the same pack date as the ones she has for sale and am very happy with my OC results on an EX58-UD3R with a Xigmatek Dark Knight HSF :
http://i700.photobucket.com/al...disturb/Untitled-1.png