E6600 G Batch (or rev G whatever)

[FireChicken]

Just saw these on the shelves the other day.

Does anybody know how these perform?

 

[allies]

No idea, why don't you test em out for us

 

[Kromis]

Originally posted by: allies
No idea, why don't you test em out for us

Owned!

Well...is it possible for them to get worse as they progress in stepping?

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Kromis
Well...is it possible for them to get worse as they progress in stepping?

Yeah, it's definitely possible. The F steppings are even worse than the A steppings, and the A steppings hardly compare to the B steppings.

 

[GFORCE100]

Originally posted by: myocardia

Originally posted by: Kromis
Well...is it possible for them to get worse as they progress in stepping?

Yeah, it's definitely possible. The F steppings are even worse than the A steppings, and the A steppings hardly compare to the B steppings.

Aren't you mixing up production batch codes with stepping codes?

 

[n7]

A & B were both usually good.
B generally has lower VID though, which is good if you want to run with low vcore.

F doesn't seem to OC as well, but runs very cool from what i found, at least compared to my B.

G = unknown :Q

 

[GFORCE100]

Originally posted by: n7
A & B were both usually good.
B generally has lower VID though, which is good if you want to run with low vcore.

F doesn't seem to OC as well, but runs very cool from what i found, at least compared to my B.

G = unknown :Q

There is no F stepping.

 

[Shimmishim]

yes, i think people are getting confused with stepping and batch

all the newer production chips are B2 stepping with A, B, F, or G batch.

the older chips are B1 stepping with A (possibly B) batch.

not sure when the transition from b1 to b2 occurred.

 

[GFORCE100]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
yes, i think people are getting confused with stepping and batch

all the newer production chips are B2 stepping with A, B, F, or G batch.

the older chips are B1 stepping with A (possibly B) batch.

not sure when the transition from b1 to b2 occurred.

All public versions of the Core 2 Duo were originally B2 stepping, L2 was introduced as a die with only 2MB L2 cache, instead of 2MB enabled of a 4MB L2 cache stepping (cheaper production).

 

[The Sauce]

Well, nomenclature aside, I got an "F" and it's a bad batch.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: GFORCE100

Originally posted by: n7
A & B were both usually good.
B generally has lower VID though, which is good if you want to run with low vcore.

F doesn't seem to OC as well, but runs very cool from what i found, at least compared to my B.

G = unknown :Q

There is no F stepping.

I never said anything about stepping.
Batch, whatever, you wanna call it, there are "F" ones out there; i own one.

 

[wxman44]

I just recieved a E6600 "G" batch processor from NewEgg this week. In a week or two, I'll have some overclocking results. I'll keep my fingers crossed hoping this performs better then the "F's" did.

 

[nealh]

what about the Xenon 3060= e6600 but server grade???

how are these doing

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: nealh
what about the Xenon 3060= e6600 but server grade???

how are these doing

Very well.

They are pretty comparable to the "B" batch E6600s.
Generally regarded as slightly better than normal E6600s.

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: nealh
what about the Xenon 3060= e6600 but server grade???

how are these doing

it appears though that the recent batches haven't been as good.

the older ones (of course) were darn sweet.

i'm kind of mad i got rid of my L628B 3060. should have kept it.

 

[n7]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim

Originally posted by: nealh
what about the Xenon 3060= e6600 but server grade???

how are these doing

it appears though that the recent batches haven't been as good.

the older ones (of course) were darn sweet.

i'm kind of mad i got rid of my L628B 3060. should have kept it.

Did the batch type change on them too?

 

[aspmsAT]

Originally posted by: wxman44
I just recieved a E6600 "G" batch processor from NewEgg this week. In a week or two, I'll have some overclocking results. I'll keep my fingers crossed hoping this performs better then the "F's" did.

Waiting for your results with impatience! Because I have chance to replace my Xeon 3060 29A with this one- E6600 46G! my xeon has fsb wall @ 480! but I need at least 520 and 4mb cache!

 

[FireChicken]

Originally posted by: aspmsAT

Originally posted by: wxman44
I just recieved a E6600 "G" batch processor from NewEgg this week. In a week or two, I'll have some overclocking results. I'll keep my fingers crossed hoping this performs better then the "F's" did.

Waiting for your results with impatience! Because I have chance to replace my Xeon 3060 29A with this one- E6600 46G! my xeon has fsb wall @ 480! but I need at least 520 and 4mb cache!

I think it will be difficult to hit 520 with ANY batch of E6600. maybe with a 7x mutliplier but not with an 8 or 9.

 

[JEDIYoda]

Is "F" code for something secret??

 

[mercanucaribe]

I don't understand how to decipher my codes. This thread has some unintelligible garbage:
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=127379

Conroe Stepping Info---Conroe Week------Conroe Code (The Week and Code are found on the CPU box and on the CPU itself.)
A-1 = stepping 1-------------In form of L6##----In form of A###
B-0 = stepping 4-------------Example: L617A846= Week L617 Code A846
B-1 = stepping 5
B-2 = stepping 6

WHAT DOES THAT MEAN???

My unopened CPU says:
6600 SL9S8 MALAY
2.4GHZ/4M/1066/06
L639F024

Does that F mean that it will suck at OCing or will require high voltage?

 

[Sparta]

I have a "G" batch(L644G247) E6600 and I can tell you flat out it can't be overclocked for anything.



The highest overclock I could get, and this is no joke : 3.2Ghz
To get that I had to use, again no joke, 1.5375v(vcore). Yes, 1.5375v.

I basically resigned myself to seeing just what I could "get", even if it meant burning the stupid thing up. It booted into windows, orthos died in under 2 seconds. 3dmark puked out as soon as it loaded and it would randomly crash/hang.


If I set it to ANYTHING higher than about 1450 fsb it simply won't post.
Anything over 2.9ghz and orthos will fail in under 10 seconds.
I spent 10 hours tweaking EVERYTHING...
memory on stock, low multiplier, stock multiplier, FSB increments of 10mhz (yes ten), unlinked fsb/mem clock, linked, linked & synched, disable EVERYTHING spread spectrum related, twiddle with FSB voltage, twiddle with vcore voltage, twiddle with memory voltage...10 hours with 6 pages of setting/frequency/test combinations.

I dug around and found more people with "F" and "G" batch processors with similar dismal results.

I almost wish I had kept the first system I built for a friend (had a "B" batch 6600) as that could overclock to 3.6 ghz with zero problems.

 

[defiantsf]

I run my 44G E6600 now at 3.45GHz with 1.49V. To get to 3.6GHz, I'd need to set the Vcore very close to 1.55V. That last extra 150MHz isn't worth it.

 

[lavaheadache]

i just got my e6600 (l629f117) stable @ 3.6 1.45v. I didn't need to bump the volts until just past 3.4

 

[gramboh]

I've got a L646G (Week 46 2006 "G") which runs at 3.2GHz at 1.4V in BIOS, 1.37V actual reported, and 3.4GHz at 1.525V BIOS, 1.475V actual. I'm running at 3.2 because 3.4 doesn't feel any faster and increases temperatures.

 

[nealh]

Originally posted by: lavaheadache
i just got my e6600 (l629f117) stable @ 3.6 1.45v. I didn't need to bump the volts until just past 3.4

F batch has been very hit or miss..the worst I have seen is 44G s...but that said there are several that are doing very well