Intel Price Drop at OcUK & new CPU's now available!!

eracer2006 · 29 Jun 2007 at 18:48

my s3 on ds3 isnt a 3.3 afaik and its compatable with quad cores aswell on the latest bios.

Cob · 29 Jun 2007 at 18:50

dokko said:
So the 3.3 is compatible with quad cores?

If i went for the 965P-DS3 & its a 3.3 it will do what i want, the P35C-DS3R is basically £25 more expensive for DDR3 support then?

You won't be able to go over a 330mhz FSB with the P965 Gigabytes (just like 95% of the other P965 boards). You'll still get near 3ghz, but probably not over it.

dokko · 29 Jun 2007 at 18:52

Cob said:
You won't be able to go over a 330mhz FSB with the P965 Gigabytes (just like 95% of the other P965 boards). You'll still get near 3ghz, but probably not over it.

So its worth the extra £25 for the P35C-DS3R then?

Admittedly i'm a total novice to overclocking, but i know someone who bang into it and i'm going to get him to do mine once its arrived.

Cob · 29 Jun 2007 at 18:56

Yeah it's worth it. You'll regret it if you don't go for a P35 board.

Sean_UK · 29 Jun 2007 at 18:59

melbourne720 said:
I'd say the Q6600 @ £176.25 (roughly), followed by the e6600 @ £145.

Agree, tempted by Quad options now although think i'll hang on till the real deal chips show up next Jan/Feb.

dokko · 29 Jun 2007 at 19:01

Cob said:
Yeah it's worth it. You'll regret it if you don't go for a P35 board.

Ok sold.

I've seen plenty of people talking Gigabyte up these day, i know they've been around for ages and have been solid, but you get companies going through tough times and good times, 2007 seems a good year for Gigabyte.

I think this is the one for me (good, honest price, decent spec, future upgrade abilities and solid build quality), can't wait till the price drop.

Sean_UK · 29 Jun 2007 at 19:05

dokko said:
Ok sold.

I've seen plenty of people talking Gigabyte up these day

Yeah good boards, however the heatsinks are huge and couple of aftermarket cpu coolers wont fit easy, if at all. Hence why i opted for a diff P35 board.

dokko · 29 Jun 2007 at 19:14

Sean_UK said:
Yeah good boards, however the heatsinks are huge and couple of aftermarket cpu coolers wont fit easy, if at all. Hence why i opted for a diff P35 board.

Really?

I was thinking about going for the Freezer, its £15 and the pro 64 got such good reviews, is this a compatible one?

Ta.

Devious · 29 Jun 2007 at 19:44

I've been holding out for a cheap quad but Its going to take some price cut to make me change from my E2160 @ 3.6Ghz

Then again ... if 4Ghz is easy with air I amy be tempted

Sean_UK · 29 Jun 2007 at 21:21

dokko said:
Really?

I was thinking about going for the Freezer, its £15 and the pro 64 got such good reviews, is this a compatible one?

Ta.

That one fits fine, i was refering to the £30 to £45 heavy duty high overclocking coolers, been a few problems reported.

Vertigo · 29 Jun 2007 at 21:23

Gibbo said:
The Q6600 as of 23rd July will drop to around £150+VAT region, give or take a few quid dependent on dollar rate.

The the Q6600 and E6850 are going to be the same price though, aren't they? So the Q6600 should be £200 inc VAT.

Azza · 29 Jun 2007 at 22:34

Vertigo1 said:
The the Q6600 and E6850 are going to be the same price though, aren't they? So the Q6600 should be £200 inc VAT.

Gibbo said in some thread that the price of the E6850 is most likely to drop £10 - £20.

robg1701 · 29 Jun 2007 at 23:25

Azza said:
Gibbo said in some thread that the price of the E6850 is most likely to drop £10 - £20.

Thatd be this thread, and of course it will...youd think people would have cottoned onby now that ocuk always overcharge when things are on pre order before launch...

Azza · 29 Jun 2007 at 23:27

robg1701 said:
Thatd be this thread, and of course it will...youd think people would have cottoned onby now that ocuk always overcharge when things are on pre order before launch...

So it was.

I couldnt be bothered looking for it.

JediFragger · 29 Jun 2007 at 23:32

robg1701 said:
Thatd be this thread, and of course it will...youd think people would have cottoned onby now that ocuk always overcharge when things are on pre order before launch...

Yup, gotta hover up those suckers b4 launch

melbourne720 · 7 Jul 2007 at 15:01

Cob said:
Rev 1.0 of the DS3 DOES support Quads. I had my Q6600 running at 330x9 in my old one.

Apologies.

Good support from Gigabyte, that board has been out for ages.

Cob · 7 Jul 2007 at 15:24

It is.

Tho I'd still highly recommend getting the P35 version if you intending taking a Quad over a 333/1333mhz FSB.

Gerard · 7 Jul 2007 at 15:26

What exactly is so special about this G0 stepping everyone seems to be going on about? All ive read is it runs a bit cooler and thats it. :confused:

Deluxe1 · 7 Jul 2007 at 15:35

Gerard said:
What exactly is so special about this G0 stepping everyone seems to be going on about? All ive read is it runs a bit cooler and thats it.

and lower wattage? which should make them better overclockers.

Cob · 7 Jul 2007 at 15:35

It's just an update to the core. Tho lower temps will be a godsend to those running Quads on air.