Help with Decision 6600 or E4300 to buy for O/C

[imported_burningrave101]

Originally posted by: DPOverLord
I ordered the 6600 and debating on that cooler you mentioned and the Thermalright Extreme

The Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme with the right fan combo will by far offer the best cooling. In Anandtech's review it even bested the Tuniq Tower by a fair margin under load at high clocks. I received mine yesterday.

 

[imported_burningrave101]

Originally posted by: yuppiejr
According to Intel's processor finder, all e6600's belong to the B2 stepping family:

http://processorfinder.intel.com/List.aspx?ProcFam=2558&sSpec=&OrdCode=

Mine arrived from ZZF, it's a 4/12/07 pack date - L649G979 - I'll have to put it through some paces tomorrow night when my RAM & mobo arrive to see how far her legs will stretch. I wish I'd noted the eSpec ID off of the box (it's at home, I'm at work)since I'm curious if it's one of the two identified on Intel's site or if there is truly a new version of the processor out there to go with the April 22 price cuts.

I believe the L/A/G indicator in the 5th position of the model number has some other relevance though I'm still searching for an explanation.

Have you had a chance to test your chip yet? I received the same stepping/week from ZZF today but won't be able to test until I get a graphics card for my new system.