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[mewbysea]

Anyone looking to stave off Phoenix, Greg and/or just upgrade anything from the Pentium IV or older eras  might want to go to Dell Outlet and look over their XPS 420 offerings.   

Some good quad cores starting at about $600.   

Dell Outlet sales may be limited to US only, sorry I don't have a source for you folks in other countries.  HP's outlet has some comparable systems, but not nearly the volume and diversity of options to choose from.

[Phoenix]

Anyone looking to stave off Phoenix, Greg and/or just upgrade anything from the Pentium IV or older eras  might want to go to Dell Outlet and look over their XPS 420 offerings.   

Some good quad cores starting at about $600.   

Dell Outlet sales may be limited to US only, sorry I don't have a source for you folks in other countries.  HP's outlet has some comparable systems, but not nearly the volume and diversity of options to choose from.

Okay, how many did you get mew? 

[Sam]

Thanks Mew  That's about 380 euros... To put it in perspective C2Q6600 starts at 181 euros and C2 Q9450 start selling at 262 euros... And that's for the CPU only!!! I REALLY hate this legalized highway robbery here You guys are so lucky

Sam

[mewbysea]

Okay, how many did you get mew? 

Only one     So naturally today they send out an e-mail today offering 15% off! (Grrr -- I hate that kind of timing!)
The offer is good thru 1 MAY, via on-line purchases of refurbished Inspiron or XPS PCs (not good with other offers, etc.).

So if you are interested, the coupon code to use at checkout is  XVWZB0XMC4$N06. 

Figure that covers the taxes and leaves you some change for software or RAM upgrades.  Enjoy!

[Phoenix]

Okay, how many did you get mew? 

Only one     So naturally today they send out an e-mail today offering 15% off! (Grrr -- I hate that kind of timing!)
The offer is good thru 1 MAY, via on-line purchases of refurbished Inspiron or XPS PCs (not good with other offers, etc.).

So if you are interested, the coupon code to use at checkout is  XVWZB0XMC4$N06. 

Figure that covers the taxes and leaves you some change for software or RAM upgrades.  Enjoy!

Not me, but thanks...I still have two new quads coming that haven't even been shipped yet!

[Phoenix]

The two new quads were shipped today!    

[bob_bowen5]

Where did you get these two Phoenix?

[Phoenix]

Where did you get these two Phoenix?

buy.com.  They're not the same as the Intel-based ones we got previously:

description: HP Pavilion Elite m9077c Desktop Core 2 Quad Q6600 / TV tuner card / 3 GB DDR2/ 400 GB SATA/16X DVD( /-)R/RW 12X RAM ( /-)R DL LightScribe SATA drive/ Wireless LAN 802.11 b/g/ 15-in-1 Memory Reader / Vista Home Premium Windows Media - factory recertified

Each was $700.  ETA is Monday.

[bob_bowen5]

I found a quad on ebay for Sale price: $468.00

I had to buy it to keep up with the bird man!!!!   

BRAND NEW Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Desktop PC Computer

Dell Inspiron 530 - Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB),

Hardware:
-- Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
-- 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
-- Dual Drives: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive + 48X CDRW/DVD COMBO Drive
-- 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs (2 Empty Memory Slots)
-- Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
-- Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
-- Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse
-- Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
-- Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader

Software:
-- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
-- Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
-- Microsoft Works 8.  DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD

Service:
-- 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
-- 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
-- Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr

[Phoenix]

I found a quad on ebay for Sale price: $468.00

I had to buy it to keep up with the bird man!!!!   

BRAND NEW Dell Inspiron 530 Q6600 Desktop PC Computer

Dell Inspiron 530 - Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB),

Hardware:
-- Intel Core 2 Quad Processor Q6600 (8MB L2 cache,2.4GHz,1066FSB)
-- 320GB Serial ATA Hard Drive (7200RPM) w/DataBurst Cache
-- Dual Drives: 16X DVD+/-RW Drive + 48X CDRW/DVD COMBO Drive
-- 1GB Dual Channel DDR2 SDRAM at 667MHz- 2DIMMs (2 Empty Memory Slots)
-- Integrated Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100
-- Integrated 7.1 Channel Audio
-- Dell USB Keyboard and Dell Optical USB Mouse
-- Integrated 10/100 Ethernet
-- Dell 19 in 1 Media Card Reader

Software:
-- Genuine Windows Vista® Home Premium - English
-- Adobe® Acrobat® Reader 8.1
-- Microsoft Works 8.  DOES NOT INCLUDE MS WORD

Service:
-- 1Yr In-Home Service, Parts + Labor, 24x7 Phone Support
-- 6 Months of America Online Membership Included
-- Included 3 GB DataSafe Online Backup for 1Yr

Sweet    But dang it Bob, tell the truth, you didn't need that to keep up with me...I'm still trying to get in to your league!   

You bought it 'cause you wanted to further help Team-SciFi kick butt in R2, and because you got it on the cheap 

[Txakura]

Are these re-certified quads the GO stepping, the SLACR cores, or the original?

[Phoenix]

Are these re-certified quads the GO stepping, the SLACR cores, or the original?

Uh, what language are you speaking?    I haven't the foggiest idea what the answer is...

[mewbysea]

Are these re-certified quads the GO stepping, the SLACR cores, or the original?

Yes, these are the G0 stepping (aka SLACR) chips.   

[bob_bowen5]

Whats the difference? 

[mewbysea]

The folks who overclock swear by the G0 stepping version -- less power consumption and higher speeds. 

Yet one more way to get more bang for your DC buck -- if you can make a 2.4 GHz chip run like a 3.0 GHz chip without paying the $300 premium, why not?