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b3rt_d4ni3l · 12-21-2007, 04:39 PM

If you want a guaranteed Q6600 G0, buy it from clubit.
They guarantee that the one you are buying is the G0 stepping.
Here: Q6600 G0 Retail or this one Q6600 G0 OEM

The difference between this G0 stepping and the B3 stepping (previous one before G0) is that the B3 runs hotter than G0. Not by a whole lot and it will only affect performance if you will be OC-ing it. Otherwise with a good heat sink, it should perform well enough for normal usage.

12-21-2007, 04:39 PM	#4 (permalink)
b3rt_d4ni3l Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Milwaukee Posts: 946	If you want a guaranteed Q6600 G0, buy it from clubit. They guarantee that the one you are buying is the G0 stepping. Here: Q6600 G0 Retail or this one Q6600 G0 OEM The difference between this G0 stepping and the B3 stepping (previous one before G0) is that the B3 runs hotter than G0. Not by a whole lot and it will only affect performance if you will be OC-ing it. Otherwise with a good heat sink, it should perform well enough for normal usage. __________________ The Rig: Intel Q6600 G0 Stepping \|\| Arctic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro MSI GeForce 8800GTX OC \|\| GIGABYTE GA-P35-DS3R Rev. 2.0 Corsair XMS2 2x1GB 4-4-4-12 \|\| 2 x Western Digital SataII 500GB Lite-On w/ LightScribe \|\| Creative X-Fi XtremeGamer ASUS PhysX Physics Card \|\| PC Power & Cooling Silencer Quad 750W Black XION Onyx XON-301 Black \|\| Microsoft Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit