THE Q6600 G0 STEPPING (SLACR) THREAD: Where to shop/not to shop

Post here if you know of a reputable retailer that guarantees G0 stepping.
Post if you know of a scam.


There seem to be some “reputable” retailers surfacing that will “guarantee” the G0 stepping despite their previous reluctance to do so. Let's hear about it.

Fry's Electronics does NOT have G0's. Atleast, the one in Irving, TX doesn't, but I'm sure the other stores don't either.

ClubIT clearly lists the Q6600 that they're selling for $295 (free ship) is the GO stepping version.

I dunno...looks like a GO to me. I gotta check their return policy and stuff like that, but I think I may jump.

I contacted Frys and they said:

"Dear valued Frys.com customer,

Thank you for contacting Frys.com.

We are sorry but because our current inventory is composed of more than
one shipment we cannot advise you with any degree of certainty which one
you would receive.

Please let us know if we can be of further assistance.

Sincerely,

Larry B"

I assure you that it does.

TankGuys sent out an email to all the people who pre-ordered the G0 Q6600s that they have 150 and will ship them on Monday. As well, they should have enough to fill the other 200 some pre-orders that were made.

Now I'm waiting to see if they actually ship it.

Considering, I should have ordered from ClubIt or somewhere else that has shipped them by now, I feel slightly cheated, but hey, i KNOW i'm getting one....

For anyone asking if the G0 is worth it........

If you're on air on a p35, I've seen 3.8ghz STABLE for this processor. Throw it on water and 4.0 is doable. Even 3.5 ghz will be insanely fast enough for anyone....

If you're not Ocing, buy any version if you need it asap.

I bought one from clubit.com about a week ago. G0 stepping like they claimed. 'cept now it's 295 while I got mine for 286. imo clubit is better than newegg, if you don't mind slower shipping (up to 7 days shipping)

Genored and Alabama,

Here are the specs for both the B3 and the G0 version changes (empty fields indicate no change):

Note: I don't have time to format this correctly but hopefully you can make sense of it.
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Sorry, I was in a hurry when posting this and had to run. This might be easier to read...or not---we'll see.

Anyway, I noticed a post below asking how to tell what the venders are selling. I've only been to one site so far that didn't have enough information to tell which stepping they were selling; just refer to the designations below.

I think another post alluded to Newegg not identifying the stepping one way or the other. I've heard reports of them selling both but the only one you can hold them to is the one listed in the manufacturer's product link and that is currently the SL9UM.

Go here:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115017

Then scroll down and click on the "Manufacturer Info" tab.
Hover your pointer over the "Manufacturer Product Page" and you'll see a link on you task bar. At this time, the end of the URL reads SL9UM (B-3).

And finally, here is what I've attempted to fix. If I botched it up then it will have to stay that way since each edit gets more difficult to backtrack and fix (I don't know if I'm the only one who experiences this or not).

Stepping-->-->-->-->-----B3-----------------G0
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sSpec Number:*********SL9UM**********SLACR
CPU Speed:-----------------2.40 GHz
PCG:******************05B************05A
Bus Speed:-----------------1066 MHz
Bus/Core Ratio:-------------9.0
L2 Cache Size:--------------8 MB
L2 Cache Speed:------------2.4 GHz
Package Type:---------------LGA775
Manufacturing Technology:-65 nm
Core Stepping:**********B3************ G0
CPUID String:***********06F7h*********06FBh
Thermal Design Power:****105W*********95W
Thermal Specification:*****62.2°C********71°C
Core Voltage:---------------1.100V-1.372V
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If Intel’s Product Notification comes back online again you can read about it here:
http://intel.pcnalert.com/content/ [...] 463-00.pdf

Here is a brief article on the change:
http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/31822/135/

Hope that helps.

GO Go
g0 or is it G0?

if you go with a big seller and wait a few weeks u get what u want!

anyone that guarantees it, will no doubt charge $100 more

they sell the chips at cost - like they are going to pick one out for u!

ClubIT has it on their site they are shipping G0 SLACR Q6600's.

I ordered yesterday, 8/4, and will now wait the long shipping time from Fedex. If it gets shipped today, I may have it by next weekend.

I'll stop back in and let you guys know if/when I get it and if it is truely a SLACR..

Here is an interesting twist, pick your choice of stepping and pay the extra $10.00. http://www.infonec.com/site/main.p [...] catID=1558

Nice, considering Intel dropped the price to $266 on the 22nd of July!

Bahh.. ordered mine the 5th and it is still pending approval.

Tried calling the 877 number and got their voicemail box was full.

Makes me wonder about ClubIT. Never bought from them before and now they don't answer their phone, nor the email I sent, so far.

Anyone bought anything from them and actually received it?

I placed an order with clubit on friday. I didn't receive an email with my invoice or order. This is the first time I purchase from them also. I was able to check my order on their website. I notice that from Friday-Monday it was pending shipment. Finally, yesterday I notice the Fedex shipping tracking number. I was able to track my shipment and it's on it ways!! I will post when I get the actuallly box which will take a few days here in the southern east coast.

Well I bought it on the 4th when it was "In stock" and I also paid $20 for 2 day shipping, if the product I bought that was in stock when I bought it and I paid extra for shipping for is no longer available, I will be pretty upset. If it's out of stock don't keep accepting people's money for it.

Vixer03, when did you notice that it was updated with your tracking number? I'm thinking they most likely ship stuff off at the end of the day, but its already 3:30 there and mine is still "Pending for shipment"

Ughhh I'm frustrated

I've bought two items (including my DS3 board) from them, and they were stright up with me. Seems this G0 stepping quad is hot, and lots of people are anxious to get their hands on it - so it doesn't surprise me that some etailers websites are out of sync with their warehouses. I'll wait the week or two - when things are pretty assured at 3 or 4 shops (Egg, ZZF, etc) then order. Till then, I have cold beer.

I actually didn't know until I check the order details and I notice Tracking information on the account information. I would say it was late in the afternoon. I'm looking at my tracking information and it was shipped on Friday 3rd, when i made the order. I just check the order just now and I was able to view the tracking progress. The package is coming within a day or so.

ClubIT seems OK. I am back to give an update on my situation with them.

Seems my Pending Approval was because my CC issuer didn't update their system with my new address. I used a different CC with my new address and went to Shipment Pending.

I'll give them till this afternoon when I get off work, then yeah, I am going to call again. Their Custome service seems more than happy to help you out and they seem to understand your nervousness about your online order.

I can see them being backed up on Orders. Guaranteeing G0 Q6600's I am sure they got more orders than they expected, especially at $295, which is cheaper than most who just offer you whatever they have.

I'll update my experience till i get my shipment. I'll say that so far things have gone well, but it isn't over yet, I still have not received what I ordered. So I'll keep you posted.

[quotemsg=1737369,34,122504]how do you know if the chips have G0 stepping?

I was looking at this one on newegg:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6819115017[/quotems g]

Honestly if they don't have it listed as G0, you need to contact them and ask. They are most likely going to say they don't know or they can't guarantee G0. It is a 50/50 crap shoot on you getting one.

Thus the best way to know for sure is look at the CPU specifications and look for the Stepping, either B3 or G0 or the thermal specification anything over 95W is the B3 stepping.

That is what I looked for when looking for a G0 Q6600.

ClubIT guarantees the G0 and says so on their website.

I'm a bit annoyed. I ordered my Q6600 from Mwave on Thursday last week. It shipped out Friday. Got it today and it's a PCG 05B (B3 stepping). They were out of stock for about a week before I ordered.

So Intel must still have B3 chips in a warehouse they're sending out for new orders.

The processor is stamped with the info on it. It will read SLACR or SL9UM. It's also printed on the box ie. BX80562Q6600SLACR (the product code and sSpec #).

lol you bastage. I ordered mine on Jul 24, and it is not G0, and it IDLES at 52-55 in the cores. Bios reads nice and cool 29C idle though, for whatever that's worth.

My saga continues.

Slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch......I ordered the Q6600 (GO) from ClubIT on the 4th. It hasn't shiped yet, but at least they responded to an Email inquiry. I was supposed to get free shipping on the chip, but not the Mobo I ordered. I pointed this out and they took all shipping charges out of it and gave me a 1 cent discount. Alright...I got a discount even....WOoohOooo!!!

This is what they sent for an Email:

"We apologize about the delay in processing your order. We received a large number of orders and we are still working on processing them. We are confident that we should be able to process all remaining Q6600 orders today. The shipping charge has been removed from your order.

Best regards, "

So far so good.... It hasn't shipped yet, they have 29 minutes to ship....

The last four digits in the product number will be SLACR for the G0 stepping and SL9UM for the B3 stepping. Look for either of those to tell you.

EDIT: lol way late on that one

gooman, today my order was updated to "Order Completed" on their site but no tracking number was given. I called them up and asked about it and the guy told me (after looking up my order) that the package was invoiced and ready to be shipped, just waiting for Fedex to come and pick it up, which would probably be around 6:30 PST. He said the tracking number would then be emailed out.

I agree with the above person who said their customer service representatives seem very friendly and glad to help you. Even though the package has taken longer to ship then I expected, thus far they have gained points back from me with there service. I'll update everyone and see what happens.

That's normal. You should receive a tracking number within 24 hours. Sounds like they were being straight up with you and you'll soon have it.