Quad Q6600 "G0 stepping" for July

EDC · 19 Jun 2007 at 09:25

Q6600 July 2007 changes from B-3 to G-0 steppings

http://intel.pcnalert.com/content/eolpcn/PCN107463-00.pdf

Deluxe1 · 19 Jun 2007 at 12:04

What advantages will this new stepping bring?

melbourne720 · 19 Jun 2007 at 12:07

I think it is less heat output, therefore more 'overclockability'

Justintime · 19 Jun 2007 at 12:24

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17743557
Seems the G0 stepping may be quality

Sparky · 19 Jun 2007 at 12:33

My mate has a G0 QX6850 and it does 3.7ghz quite easily on air.

PinkFloyd · 19 Jun 2007 at 12:35

CS||nuTs said:
My mate has a G0 QX6850 and it does 3.7ghz quite easily on air.

I want badly.

Is that an engineering sample?

krooton · 19 Jun 2007 at 12:39

Justintime said:
http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17743557
Seems the G0 stepping may be quality

Oh man, I wanna get my mates in the states to send me over this stuff, I'd get a uber machine for a pittance

Sparky · 19 Jun 2007 at 12:41

PinkFloyd said:
I want badly.

Is that an engineering sample?

Not as far as i know.

His system score on 3D06

http://service.futuremark.com/compare?3dm06=2237759

Azza · 19 Jun 2007 at 13:08

Deluxe1 said:
What advantages will this new stepping bring?

Basically they will run at a lower voltage so there is less heat. But becuase of the lower stock voltage there will be massize overclocking potential.

E6550 @ 3.5Ghz @ <1.3 V

waso_dude · 19 Jun 2007 at 13:35

that is crazy!! temps won't be a major problem again

Sparky · 19 Jun 2007 at 13:39

waso_dude said:
that is crazy!! temps won't be a major problem again

Actually when clocked these do run pretty warm even at idle.

dokko · 19 Jun 2007 at 15:27

Azza can i just ask it that desktop (icons) a set profile for overclocking and modding?

3d Mark 01/03/05x2/06

CPU-Z

Super PI x 4

Crystal CPUID

Clockgen

SIS

Orthos x2

Plus whatever else is hidden!

oweneades · 29 Jun 2007 at 17:12

dokko said:
Azza can i just ask it that desktop (icons) a set profile for overclocking and modding?

3d Mark 01/03/05x2/06

CPU-Z

Super PI x 4

Crystal CPUID

Clockgen

SIS

Orthos x2

Plus whatever else is hidden!

They look like normal short cuts to the programs to me. (I may be looking at something else though - I take it you mean the icons on the desktop from the screenshot)

dokko · 29 Jun 2007 at 18:07

oweneades said:
They look like normal short cuts to the programs to me. (I may be looking at something else though - I take it you mean the icons on the desktop from the screenshot)

Aye i do.

I meant was that a separate windows profile (like an admin account) or is he just totally mad and enjoys OC a bit too much

EDC · 29 Jun 2007 at 18:16

No that's what he does "overclocking" ... holds the world record for SuperPi in under 10 secs and various other overclocking feats,
I guess that's why his desktop is full of shortcuts to benchmark programs. You can check out his website below ... "coolaler.com" use google to translate.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=coolaler&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
.

Devious · 29 Jun 2007 at 18:23

Azza said:
Basically they will run at a lower voltage so there is less heat. But becuase of the lower stock voltage there will be massize overclocking potential.

If that E6550 is showing 52Deg in A.I booster then you can bet TAT would be showing the cores to be in the high 70's / 80's

Azza · 29 Jun 2007 at 20:21

Devious said:
If that E6550 is showing 52Deg in A.I booster then you can bet TAT would be showing the cores to be in the high 70's / 80's

Im pretty sure that A.I. booster is actually pretty decent at temp monitering. Also if it was rubbish i think he would use something different to show the temperature.

That is also a load temp that you can see.

dokko said:
Aye i do.

I meant was that a separate windows profile (like an admin account) or is he just totally mad and enjoys OC a bit too much

The latter.

Klo · 29 Jun 2007 at 20:45

Is there actually any advantage if you don't plan on overclocking, like the majority won't.

The Asgard · 29 Jun 2007 at 20:52

Klo said:
Is there actually any advantage if you don't plan on overclocking, like the majority won't.

Power consumption is lower, around 10%.

Devious · 30 Jun 2007 at 00:02

Azza said:
Im pretty sure that A.I. booster is actually pretty decent at temp monitering. Also if it was rubbish i think he would use something different to show the temperature.

Well, its not actually that decent which is why most people use TAT or Core Temp 0.95 rather than branded temp monitors which normally report the cpu area rather than the core temps.