Where to buy E0 stepping Q9550???

[NFSPD]

Does anyone know who is selling the E0 stepping Q9550

Newegg
Microcenter
Clubit
Tiger Direct

or any other place any info would be great thanks

 

[tallman45]

best bet is Microcenter as you can see the production label before you buy it as its in hand, then if its not E0 ask if they have there so you can pick one out

 

[PeteRoy]

What's so special about E0 stepping?

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: PeteRoy
What's so special about E0 stepping?

Better OCing.

(I ordered mine from Newegg, we'll see tomorrow if it's C1 or E0...)

 

[Foxery]

Have you tried putting those names in a web browser?

...

They're selling the E8600 and Q9650, which only come as E0. I don't know if any of those companies can tell you which to expect if you order a model that comes in both steppings.

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: Foxery
Have you tried putting those names in a web browser?

...

They're selling the E8600 and Q9650, which only come as E0. I don't know if any of those companies can tell you which to expect if you order a model that comes in both steppings.

also, I'm not sure intel has even shipped any E0 stepping Q9550s, at least, thats what their product finder says.

 

[NFSPD]

let me know what you get from newegg


thanks

 

[NFSPD]

anyone seen one yet??

 

[AleleVanuatu]

Intel's processor finder has been wrong on occasion, they keep shut sometimes till product hits the stream.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: videogames101

Originally posted by: PeteRoy
What's so special about E0 stepping?

Better OCing.

(I ordered mine from Newegg, we'll see tomorrow if it's C1 or E0...)

what sort of OC are you expecting ?

i saw Q9550 for $329 shipped from the 'egg and i am considering it as best bang-for-buck in a Quad core.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16819115041

i am running HD4870 and i expect to CrossfireX-3 it with 4870x2 .. so i need as fast a Proc as possible; probably 3.6Ghz as a minimum

is there anything wrong with this $200 after MiR MSI x48 MB? It looks like i am stuck with only 2 DDR2 or DDR3 slots but it looks like it is fine for CrossfireX's 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x max performance.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16813130157

 

[imported_dalemccl]

My Q9550 from Newegg was delivered 2 days ago (Aug. 14). It was a C1.

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: apoppin

is there anything wrong with this $200 after MiR MSI x48 MB? It looks like i am stuck with only 2 DDR2 or DDR3 slots but it looks like it is fine for CrossfireX's 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x max performance.

Unless you are hell bent on DDR3 you can get ASUS P5E Deluxe and put the bios for the ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA on it. Works like a charm.

Originally posted by: apoppin

i am running HD4870 and i expect to CrossfireX-3 it with 4870x2 .. so i need as fast a Proc as possible; probably 3.6Ghz as a minimum

Since you are looking at 4870x3 I presume you are using the system for gaming, have you considered the e8600 running at, a pretty easy, 4.3? Probably higher....

 

[Tempered81]

Originally posted by: sgrinavi

Since you are looking at 4870x3 I presume you are using the system for gaming, have you considered the e8600 running at, a pretty easy, 4.3? Probably higher....

+1 thank you. this is an obvious one.

 

[videogames101]

My Q9550 from the egg was a C1.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: sgrinavi

Originally posted by: apoppin

is there anything wrong with this $200 after MiR MSI x48 MB? It looks like i am stuck with only 2 DDR2 or DDR3 slots but it looks like it is fine for CrossfireX's 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x max performance.

Unless you are hell bent on DDR3 you can get ASUS P5E Deluxe and put the bios for the ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA on it. Works like a charm.

Originally posted by: apoppin

i am running HD4870 and i expect to CrossfireX-3 it with 4870x2 .. so i need as fast a Proc as possible; probably 3.6Ghz as a minimum

Since you are looking at 4870x3 I presume you are using the system for gaming, have you considered the e8600 running at, a pretty easy, 4.3? Probably higher....

no, i am not hell-bent on DDR3 .. not at all

however, pardon my ignorance, but what makes the Asus x48 board better?
- for Over-clocking? Both MSI and Asus have 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x for CrossfireX

Yes, i am using my system for gaming but i want the highest overclocking clocked Quad-core i can afford; which appears to be Q9450
--if i can get 3.7Ghz, it appears that bottlenecking will not be an issue at 19x12.

 

[OLpal]

So apoppin, your doing video encoding or some other demanding graphics program that requires or utilizes quad cores then ????
Which is why you have to have a Quad for right ????

+3 as Originally posted by: sgrinavi
Since you are looking at 4870x3 I presume you are using the system for gaming, have you considered the e8600 running at, a pretty easy, 4.3? Probably higher....

You might want to diddy-bop over to the video section of this forum & have them explain the importance of X48 over P45 & P35 in multi PCIe 2.0 video cards !!

Keep us posted; Ol'Pal Gary

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: sgrinavi

Originally posted by: apoppin

is there anything wrong with this $200 after MiR MSI x48 MB? It looks like i am stuck with only 2 DDR2 or DDR3 slots but it looks like it is fine for CrossfireX's 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x max performance.

Unless you are hell bent on DDR3 you can get ASUS P5E Deluxe and put the bios for the ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA on it. Works like a charm.

Originally posted by: apoppin

i am running HD4870 and i expect to CrossfireX-3 it with 4870x2 .. so i need as fast a Proc as possible; probably 3.6Ghz as a minimum

Since you are looking at 4870x3 I presume you are using the system for gaming, have you considered the e8600 running at, a pretty easy, 4.3? Probably higher....

no, i am not hell-bent on DDR3 .. not at all

however, pardon my ignorance, but what makes the Asus x48 board better?
- for Over-clocking? Both MSI and Asus have 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x for CrossfireX

Yes, i am using my system for gaming but i want the highest overclocking clocked Quad-core i can afford; which appears to be Q9450
--if i can get 3.7Ghz, it appears that bottlenecking will not be an issue at 19x12.

 

[OCGuy]

Can someone who recently got the old stepping of the E8400, E8500, or 9550 tell us the pack date? Maybe the switched the fabs all at once?

The pack date on my E8600 is 7/24.....does anyone have an older stepping packed after that?

 

[aigomorla]

the new Q9550's are also E0.

im looking at one right now. :T

*running to my sanctuary b4 i get mobbed*

and no i have no idea when they hit retail. Im looking at the ES and i can positively tell you its a E0, and i can tell you 100% that there will be Q9550 E0's.

Unless CPU-Z 1.46.6 is wrong.

 

[videogames101]

Originally posted by: aigomorla
the new Q9550's are also E0.

im looking at one right now. :T

*running to my sanctuary b4 i get mobbed*

and no i have no idea when they hit retail. Im looking at the ES and i can positively tell you its a E0, and i can tell you 100% that there will be Q9550 E0's.

Unless CPU-Z 1.46.6 is wrong.

damn you!

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: OLpal
So apoppin, your doing video encoding or some other demanding graphics program that requires or utilizes quad cores then ????
Which is why you have to have a Quad for right ????

+3 as Originally posted by: sgrinavi
Since you are looking at 4870x3 I presume you are using the system for gaming, have you considered the e8600 running at, a pretty easy, 4.3? Probably higher....

You might want to diddy-bop over to the video section of this forum & have them explain the importance of X48 over P45 & P35 in multi PCIe 2.0 video cards !!

Keep us posted; Ol'Pal Gary

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: sgrinavi

Originally posted by: apoppin

is there anything wrong with this $200 after MiR MSI x48 MB? It looks like i am stuck with only 2 DDR2 or DDR3 slots but it looks like it is fine for CrossfireX's 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x max performance.

Unless you are hell bent on DDR3 you can get ASUS P5E Deluxe and put the bios for the ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA on it. Works like a charm.

Originally posted by: apoppin

i am running HD4870 and i expect to CrossfireX-3 it with 4870x2 .. so i need as fast a Proc as possible; probably 3.6Ghz as a minimum

Since you are looking at 4870x3 I presume you are using the system for gaming, have you considered the e8600 running at, a pretty easy, 4.3? Probably higher....

no, i am not hell-bent on DDR3 .. not at all

however, pardon my ignorance, but what makes the Asus x48 board better?
- for Over-clocking? Both MSI and Asus have 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x for CrossfireX

Yes, i am using my system for gaming but i want the highest overclocking clocked Quad-core i can afford; which appears to be Q9450
--if i can get 3.7Ghz, it appears that bottlenecking will not be an issue at 19x12.

hi Gary

i *need* Quad-Core

actually i am doing reviews for my own site [coming up next month; see sig] and i want to have QC to be able to actually test the cores usage in Gaming. We are starting to see Cores 3 and 4 used in PC gaming and i simply need to be able to test and demonstrate it. i personally believe the Dual-core guys are going to be left in the cold with the newest crop of games coming shortly.

in looking at my own system - btw, i ordered q9550 from NewEgg along with Asus P5E deluxe x48 MB - i believe an OC to ~3.8Ghz should not hold back a 4870x3 at 19x12 although it would be a bottleneck at 25x16.

Now i AM in video and PCIe 1.0 practically is no major disadvantage to not having pciE 2.0 - not even for 4870x2. However, my P35 MB's 2nd 4xPCIe slot will hold back my HD4870's performance, which is why i am upgrading to a x48 MB for 16x + 16x CrossfireX3 performance. Even most p45 MBs are 8x + 8x pciE and a few are 16x + 8x - that would be OK, imo but i am spending a few bucks more for x48. WtH

 

[aigomorla]

Originally posted by: videogames101

Originally posted by: aigomorla
the new Q9550's are also E0.

im looking at one right now. :T

*running to my sanctuary b4 i get mobbed*

and no i have no idea when they hit retail. Im looking at the ES and i can positively tell you its a E0, and i can tell you 100% that there will be Q9550 E0's.

Unless CPU-Z 1.46.6 is wrong.

damn you!

lemme get permission to post a screenie.

 

[sgrinavi]

Originally posted by: apoppin

Originally posted by: sgrinavi

Originally posted by: apoppin

is there anything wrong with this $200 after MiR MSI x48 MB? It looks like i am stuck with only 2 DDR2 or DDR3 slots but it looks like it is fine for CrossfireX's 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x max performance.

Unless you are hell bent on DDR3 you can get ASUS P5E Deluxe and put the bios for the ASUS RAMPAGE FORMULA on it. Works like a charm.

Originally posted by: apoppin

i am running HD4870 and i expect to CrossfireX-3 it with 4870x2 .. so i need as fast a Proc as possible; probably 3.6Ghz as a minimum

Since you are looking at 4870x3 I presume you are using the system for gaming, have you considered the e8600 running at, a pretty easy, 4.3? Probably higher....

no, i am not hell-bent on DDR3 .. not at all

however, pardon my ignorance, but what makes the Asus x48 board better?
- for Over-clocking? Both MSI and Asus have 2.0 PCIe 16x + 16x for CrossfireX

Yes, i am using my system for gaming but i want the highest overclocking clocked Quad-core i can afford; which appears to be Q9450
--if i can get 3.7Ghz, it appears that bottlenecking will not be an issue at 19x12.

I am ignorant when it comes to the electronics on a MB and I am not a Asus fan-boy. When I went looking for an x48 board the appeal of being able to use the BIOS from a $300 made sense. I have found Asus products to be solid, well supported and long lasting. I found many people that praised their DFI's and Asus x48's, but not much on the MSIs or Asrocks.

Also, that memory configuration seems strange, how does it work? Can you have 2 sets of ddr3 memory on it or just one set of 3?

I like quads too, if I could only have one system I would have done the same thing.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: aigomorla

Originally posted by: videogames101

Originally posted by: aigomorla
the new Q9550's are also E0.

im looking at one right now. :T

*running to my sanctuary b4 i get mobbed*

and no i have no idea when they hit retail. Im looking at the ES and i can positively tell you its a E0, and i can tell you 100% that there will be Q9550 E0's.

Unless CPU-Z 1.46.6 is wrong.

damn you!

lemme get permission to post a screenie.

so what is NewEgg selling now?

should i wait?

what kind of difference in OC is expected?

i hate spending $300 on something that is eclipsed the next week

I am ignorant when it comes to the electronics on a MB and I am not a Asus fan-boy. When I went looking for an x48 board the appeal of being able to use the BIOS from a $300 made sense. I have found Asus products to be solid, well supported and long lasting. I found many people that praised their DFI's and Asus x48's, but not much on the MSIs or Asrocks.

Also, that memory configuration seems strange, how does it work? Can you have 2 sets of ddr3 memory on it or just one set of 3?

I like quads too, if I could only have one system I would have done the same thing.

i like Gigabyte for OC'ing generally. My P35 is solid. MSI seems to have issues with their x48 that involve DDR3. You can use 2 sticks only of DDR3, i believe or 4 or DDR2. The ASUS P5E appears to be 4 slots for DDR2 only - which is fine with me

My Asrock was OK but not much in the way of O/C'ing. Since Asus is only $220 it is not such a huge premium over p45. i do not want 8x

 

[aigomorla]

http://i125.photobucket.com/al...gomorla/460x853910.jpg

Spanked. Old screenie tho. But you guys get the point.

wait about next month for the cpu.

I know its hard. But you really dont want a C1. Its like night and day.


ROFL videogames is probably in the corner kicking the can.

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: aigomorla
http://i125.photobucket.com/al...gomorla/460x853910.jpg

Spanked. Old screenie tho. But you guys get the point.

wait about next month for the cpu.

I know its hard. But you really dont want a C1. Its like night and day.

OK, so we are on the same page .. you say i should cancel my NewEgg order for Q9550 and wait for a month?

i can do that and just play with my HD4870s in my P35 board. Or just upgrade the MB - but then, i would prefer to do them together as often MBs will also go on sale if i have patience.

what is "night and day" in terms of heat and oc'ing a q9550?