this guys ships in less than a day 800.00 for a QX9650

[trt740]

this guy is just a unreal seller

http://cgi.ebay.com/CPU-intel-core-2-extreme-qx9650-3-0-GHZ-OEM_W0QQitemZ220214784751QQihZ012QQcategoryZ141323 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[JrRacinFan]

Wow! For what the item is, that sure is pretty cheap considering these retail for about 1k. Nice find!

[Paulieg]

Gotta love fast shippers like that. Man, if I wasn't buying a house, I'd have one of those chips. I....Have.....to.....resist...

[Kreij]

Trt740 ... You suck. Now I'm $800 poorer.

I will give you some credit for your avatar, though :D

Now ... off to get a new mobo, pair of 3780x2's etc.

[trt740]

Trt740 ... You suck. Now I'm $800 poorer.

I will give you some credit for your avatar, though :D

Now ... off to get a new mobo, pair of 3780x2's etc.

you will love it mines running at 4.1ghz now. This is the best item I ever bought.

[technicks]

Yeah what would you expect from such a high priced cpu.:)

[Azazel]

thats pretty sweet

[ElWapo973]

OMG! The temptation is hurting so bad right now. :respect:

[SK-1]

Gotta love fast shippers like that. Man, if I wasn't buying a house, I'd have one of those chips. I....Have.....to.....resist...

Hey, just add it to the new mortgage!! :laugh:

[Kreij]

Before I order it I check to see if it would work with my mobo.
Concensus was that it works better with Vista than XP with the 2406 BIOS.
Should be fun fiddling around with it for awhile until I get a new mobo.
You may see a QX6700 for sale soon in the FS section :D

[trt740]

Before I order it I check to see if it would work with my mobo.
Concensus was that it works better with Vista than XP with the 2406 BIOS.
Should be fun fiddling around with it for awhile until I get a new mobo.
You may see a QX6700 for sale soon in the FS section :D

I had trouble getting stable past 3.9ghz until the second day after it burned in now it's flying.

[technicks]

Well i'm not sure what I expected but it is certainly worth the money. Thx for those kind words :rolleyes: :wtf: Only three left some people seem to agree with me.

He man i did not mean to step on your toes. But you said this was the best cpu purchase you ever made. I also assume this is the highest priced cpu you bought. So the performance for this cpu comes with a high price tag. Not saying that the price of the one u showed isn't good.;)
As a matter of fact I envy u for having it.:)

[trt740]

He man i did not mean to step on your toes. But you said this was the best cpu purchase you ever made. I also assume this is the highest priced cpu you bought. So the performance for this cpu comes with a high price tag. Not saying that the price of the one u showed isn't good.;)
As a matter of fact I envy u for having it.:)

in that case my post is gone

[Paulieg]

He man i did not mean to step on your toes. But you said this was the best cpu purchase you ever made. I also assume this is the highest priced cpu you bought. So the performance for this cpu comes with a high price tag. Not saying that the price of the one u showed isn't good.;)
As a matter of fact I envy u for having it.:)

Agree completely here. The price is good for what it is, and I'm jealous. However, I don't think I will pay triple what I typically pay for one cpu. It's a great cpu, but $500 more for 400mhz more (in my case) seems like diminishing returns. I am looking forward to seeing how high you can OC it, Tom. :D

[trt740]

Agree completely here. The price is good for what it is, and I'm jealous. However, I don't think I will pay triple what I typically pay for one cpu. It's a great cpu, but $500 more for 400mhz more (in my case) seems like diminishing returns. I am looking forward to seeing how high you can OC it, Tom. :D


Paul I'm telling you this CPU is worth it, really it is, and for 500.00 after you sold your chip thats a great price. The unlocked mutipliers really make this chip zoom. The only thing that will beat it is the new stepping version of the Qx9650 and it's gonna end up costing 1600.00 watch and see it will be like the Q6600 B3 / GO. The Q9550 might come close but with the unlocked mutipliers you can almost alway max your ram speed, you can't with a 8.5 x multiplier and its 400mghz x4 cpus and 4 mbs of on chip memory. Thats gonna be about 30 percent increase.

[Grings]

Cool, its my birthday tomorrow, you can all chip in and get me one shipped in time!:laugh:

[Paulieg]

Paul I'm telling you this CPU is worth it, really it is, and for 500.00 after you sold your chip thats a great price. The unlocked mutipliers really make this chip zoom. The only thing that will beat it is the new stepping version of the Qx9650 and it's gonna end up costing 1600.00 watch and see it will be like the Q6600 B3 / GO. The Q9550 might come close but with the unlocked mutipliers you can almost alway max your ram speed, you can't with a 8.5 x multiplier and its 400mghz x4 cpus and 4 mbs of on chip memory. Thats gonna be about 30 percent increase.

I do love the unlocked multiplier....just can't do it right now. Maybe after we close on the house. :)

[trt740]

I do love the unlocked multiplier....just can't do it right now. Maybe after we close on the house. :)

well the Q9550 is gonna come close thats why they re did the Qx9650. I bet that chip hits 470 to 500 FSB . I bet the new qx9650 hits 4.4ghz on stock voltage and will do near 5.0ghz on air. I say this because my chip will do everything Gaming , burn dvds etc, except prime at 4.4ghz at 1.48v, all the Qx9650 needs is a slight binning tweak and look out AMD. The new Qx9650 is cost crazy jack for sure and is supposed to come out next month.

[trt740]

well the Q9550 is gonna come close thats why they re did the Qx9650. I bet that chip hits 470 to 500 FSB . I bet the new qx9650 hits 4.4ghz on stock voltage and will do near 5.0ghz on air. I say this because my chip will do everything Gaming , burn dvds etc, except prime at 4.4ghz at 1.48v, all the Qx9650 needs is a slight binning tweak and look out AMD. The new Qx9650 is cost crazy jack for sure and is supposed to come out next month.

looka these bs prices thats like 250.00 more than it was supposed to be

http://www.directron.com/bx80569q9550.html

[DaMulta]

Should I buy this or wait for the QX9770?


Another week it should be here.

[trt740]

Qx9770 is going to be super expensive I would say get a QX9650 or Q9550 Intels suggested price has been listed as 1400.00 to 1700.00 so you know it gonna be 2000.00

latest price in this review http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/02/12/intel_core_2_extreme_qx9770/1

[DaMulta]

That's just way to much fucking money.

I was thinking 1400 tops 1500

AMD needs some super fucking fast chips in to bring the prices to bay.

[trt740]

That's just way to much fucking money.

I was thinking 1400 tops 1500

AMD needs some super fucking fast chips in to bring the prices to bay.

1400.00 was the orginal price it's at 1690.00 right now here . http://www.pcconnection.com/IPA/Shop/Product/Detail.htm?sku=8323795&oext=1038A&ci_src=14110944&ci_sku=8323795

here is one for 1500.00 http://www.shopblt.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi?action=thispage&thispage=0110030005017_BQ63228P.shtml&order_id=!ORDERID!

here is another 1588.00 http://www.buy.com/prod/qx9770-tray-3-2g-12m-1600mhz-trayfsb-lga775/q/loc/101/207542902.html

[DaMulta]

Can a 780i board even handle the 1600 front side bus?

[DaMulta]

FSB 1333/1066MHz

Nope so it would be no use then, and I don't want to go urber expensive DDR3.

[marsey99]

i would guess so, my 650 can do it and does 24/7.

[Kreij]

Should I buy this or wait for the QX9770?

Another week it should be here.

That's what I was thinking, then Trt had to post this thread. :p
Not sure if the 9770 will work in my "old" 975 mobo.

I figure I can always get a 9770 if it really rocks and sell the 9650 without too much of a hit, since the price was decent.

The cost is not all that big of a concern, my computer "account" has about $3K in it at the moment. I just don't want my hardware addiction to cause me to react too quickly.
I still want to get a new x48 mobo, RAM, and a pair of 3870x2s ... unless something better comes along before I get around to it.

[trt740]

2 left we are gonna be some benching mothers

[trt740]

I think after the new stepping Qx9650 comes out the new stepping will jump up like crazy in price like the G0 Q6600 did watch and see. Then these chips will be in big time demand if you want to sell them because of their cheaper price if you can believe that, (not that 800.00 is cheap) but half the price of a Qx9770

[Kreij]

I think after the new stepping Qx9650 comes out the new stepping will jump up like crazy in price like the G0 Q6600 did watch and see. Then these chips will be in big time demand if you want to sell them because of their cheaper price if you can believe that, (not that 800.00 is cheap) but half the price of a Qx9770

NewEgg still has the QX6700 for $985. I paid $999 when I built my system.
The prices on the Extremes seem to hold pretty well.
I will probably try to sell mine for $400 - $500, which I think is a pretty good deal.

[mrw1986]

I think the 780i will be able to handle 1600mhz FSB...at least sometime in a future BIOS update...if the 680i can do it I don't see why not

[Tatty_One]

I am going P3 350Mhz.......£10 shipping included, surely it's faster than the QX9650 :D, otherwise I am going back to my Old AMD Thunderbird :eek:

[OrbitzXT]

Are you allowed to link eBay auctions? I know you definitely can't link your own, I did once and got yelled at =p So maybe next time I'm selling something I can start a thread and say "look at this awesome seller!" hehe

[Kreij]

I was running XP Pro on P-166s/256M RAM at work before I upgraded them. Worked fine for biz apps.
Not what I would call fast, but it worked :D

[Kreij]

@ Trt

What kind of idle and load temps are you seeing with the nirvana?

[trt740]

@ Trt

What kind of idle and load temps are you seeing with the nirvana?

with fan on at 2500 rpms or 90 percent load 65c ish idle 31c ish During game play never breaks 45c. I like this cooler and some reviews say it's as good as a TRUE but I had a TRUE and don't believe it is. Still it is on the level of a scythe infinity. I'm thinking of removing my side fan (as cool as it is) and getting as TRUE. I think it would keep this chip in the 55c range.

[trt740]

left!!!!!!

[trt740]

oops he has 9 more now leave the thread open . He must have gotten more in.

here they are http://cgi.ebay.com/CPU-intel-core-2-extreme-qx9650-3-0-GHZ-OEM_W0QQitemZ220213029411QQihZ012QQcategoryZ141323 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[DaMulta]

Anyone get any chips from him yet?

I hate buying from people I don't know on ebay LOL

edit went to pay, and paypal says page not found after I hit pay.

I guess they are down:( F@$@$

[DaMulta]

This is what I get after I hit pay

http://img.techpowerup.org/080318/untitled.jpg

I have tried 4 times now.....

[nflesher87]

that's pretty strange D, I've never had a problem like that before with PP and I use it quite regularly, I would say contact PP real quick first, if no luck there contact the seller directly

OR it's AMD preventing you from going to the dark side!

[DaMulta]

that's pretty strange D, I've never had a problem like that before with PP and I use it quite regularly, I would say contact PP real quick first, if no luck there contact the seller directly

OR it's AMD preventing you from going to the dark side!

That was my first thought(AMD has my system bugged). BUT the dark side is strong, so I contacted the seller just a sec. long ago.

When is the 790i release day?

The dark side caused me to do all sorts of things to my wallet today.......O man

[nflesher87]

That was my first thought(AMD has my system bugged). BUT the dark side is strong, so I contacted the seller just a sec. long ago.

When is the 790i release day?

The dark side caused me to do all sorts of things to my wallet today.......O man

lol you put AMD on the defensive by switching to NV, now it damn well won't let that happen again :p

[trt740]

Anyone get any chips from him yet?

I hate buying from people I don't know on ebay LOL

edit went to pay, and paypal says page not found after I hit pay.

I guess they are down:( F@$@$

I bought from him recieved my cpu in one day. Look at his feed back.

[Kreij]

I ordered on Friday. I received an e-mail saying he shipped on Monday (USPS).
(Fair enough, he was probably out enjoying the weekend)

Was not here yesterday. Not surpising as we live a little off the beaten path, and sometimes the guy pulling the mail rickshaw gets a little tired.

[trt740]

I ordered on Friday. I received an e-mail saying he shipped on Monday (USPS).
(Fair enough, he was probably out enjoying the weekend)

Was not here yesterday. Not surpising as we live a little off the beaten path, and sometimes the guy pulling the mail rickshaw gets a little tired.

or not?

[Kreij]

Yup, it was here yesterday, but I was not there to sign for it. DOH!

Got it today, though. Now I just have to find some time to put it in. :toast:

Poor DaMulta ended up paying $1059 for his. I'm glad I jumped on it when you originally posted this.

[DaMulta]

I could never pay on ebay paypal would error every time. I tried and tried, and then I sent him a message, but he never responded back to me.

[zOaib]

I could never pay on ebay paypal would error every time. I tried and tried, and then I sent him a message, but he never responded back to me.

paypal does that sometimes , when your security level on IE is at medium or max settings , choose to accept all cookies and bring the settings down to minimum risk , and u should be able to pay through paypal , happens to me all the time , but do remember to set your settings back =)

[Kreij]

I could never pay on ebay paypal would error every time. I tried and tried, and then I sent him a message, but he never responded back to me.

Oh, that sucks. I thought it was just something that was down for a little while and you were waffling about buyind from a unknown e-bay source.

[trt740]

I could never pay on ebay paypal would error every time. I tried and tried, and then I sent him a message, but he never responded back to me.

well it's a great chip and I'm kinda eyeing a E8500. I'm gonna compare them and decide which one I want to keep. Either way I get to play if anyone sees a e8500 in stock around, let me know

[Wetbehindtheears]

ebay.co.uk has 2 listed - both ADMI ltd one says 5 in stock ready to ship £198.50 (397 USD ?) the other just 1 awaiting delivery £199.95 (400 USD?) good luck hunting

[Grings]

lots of places seem to have 8500's in the uk now, still hard to find 45nm quads

http://www.cclonline.com/product-info.asp?product_id=19782&category_id=249&manufacturer_id=0&tid=bx80570e8500
http://www.aria.co.uk/Products/Components/CPUs+%2F+Processors/Intel/Core+2+Duo/Intel+Core+2+Duo+E8500+3.16GHz+%28Retail+775%29+?p roductId=30244
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CP-193-IN
http://www.tekheads.co.uk/s/product?product=608543