got my monkey paws on an E8400

System:

Yes, I fixed the speghetti after the shot

Picture is from my MotoRokr Z6, so the quality sucks I sneaked away long enough to buy all the crap and put them together, but got 3 reports due soon so I won't bother trying to install OS or try to OC it yet

I wasn't even born then 0____0"

I really really want to OC with it, but don't have videocard yet, and I don't feel like tearing down my current box with the GTS, gotta work on the reports and all. Nor use the 76gt that is laying around. Ah well. So much for getting the E8400 early

Edit:

Look at how cute the boxed cooler is. Box of cancersticks for size reference.

Edit2: Dug out my old boxed cooler for my e6300
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Notice the of the new cooler base isn't copper 0___0

Awesome CPU! The new fan is interesting - it shows that the CPUs have a really low power usage. My E6300 came with the copper base fan, and my E2140 came with the same size fan -it had an aluminum base. This new fan seems to be a smaller version of the all aluminum fan.

Nice! Watch out for the people on this forum. They'll tell you that you don't in fact actually have the CPU yet because it's not officially released and so on..... Tell us how it all goes

The lazy bastard finally finished one report, so he puts the some xp x64 goodness on the pee see.

http://valid.x86-secret.com/show_oc.php?id=298018 More stuff later

^SpeedStep .Duh!!!

Freakin speedstep. It and beer dont mix.

Word of advice don't put the 8xxx CPU cooler on the E6xxx/Pentium 4/D (?) CPUs, the E6xxx will probably over heat. But you can use a E6xxx stock fan on the E8xxx.

holy crap!!! SWEET!!!!!!!!!!

I should get my grubby little paws on one on Wednesday. w00tsticles!

I tried using the latest version of CoreTemp, but it isn't reading the temperature correctly. I don't know whether it is X64 or it doesn't like the new stepping. It shows 35c/44c.When I load down the processor with some Winrar multithread benchies, the temperature doesn't change on the 2nd core. So I am gonna nuke and throw windows 32bit on it a little later. I don't have anything installed besides driver anyways. Running opera from thumb drive

That's the 2nd time I've read that people think its.... cute?

I can see it now... Hey, I just got my E8xxx... and it's idling at 65C.. is dat too hot? Could it be that my HSF is too small?

Man... wonder how hot that thing could get with a Tuniq on a E8xxx. o O (you got a blanket handy?)

speedfan needs a + 15c offset if the cpu has a Tjunction(MAX) of 100c

Unless you have the beta....it will be fixed in the next release

Coretemp says 40/41 for the cores. But it's running on a desk so I'll check again when I actually put it in my P180 tonight.

Rather. Not sure why I was so silly enough to believe that temp when there's a fire on in this room and the ambient temp is 21

As with the P5B in the other room it (speedfan) reports over 100 degrees for "aux"

306maxi:
Do you mind running something that loads down both cores?

I am still having trouble with CoreTemp. It is still reading 36/44. I tried loading the CPU down again for 30 minutes, it reads 42/44. Very odd. SpeedFan shows no core temperature for me. Color me confused

Using a weather station as well as one of those glass thermometers too.

I wounder if you need to now take 15c from it. I have a Q6600 OC'ed to 3GHz(finally just upped the FSB to 333MHz and the voltage to only 1.275 yay!!!! only cuz 1.235 wouldn't cut it) and its idle 40c CPU(core 0,1,2,3: 35c,35c,30c,30c respectively) and under load still doesn't hit much over 51c. And thats Prime95 for 1-2 hours straight.

Or maybe its just my roxor Zalman CPNS9700 LED. The LED adds uberness to it.

I just wanna see how well it OC's in comparison to the E6850.

thanks 306maxi and shadow.
I am not particularly worried about the temperature. I was just wondering why 1 core's temperature sensor reading doesn't change I almost want to suspect my CPU cooler mounting, but if that core's temperature doesn't change at all, it seems unlikely :\ May be it is just a borked sensor or CoreTemp doesn't like my CPU mobo combo

BTW, my B2 E6300 is cooler running than the E84 @ idle. I turned off the OC and turned on SpeedStep. Now E63 runs @ 34C, and 47ish under full load

Sooo they released an E8400... Cool.. WHEN ARE THEY RELEASING THE NEW Q9XXX CPU's I'm Dying waiting for thoes things lol.

I like the Q6600..... But I want a Q9XXX (Price and Multiplier Depending) I'm going to continue with my current watercooling setup and get that puppy into a happy place with 2 3870X2's WOOHOO!

Shadow: That is what I am concluding too, seeing that 306maxi isn't seeing a stuck temperature on the 2nd core. Ah well, I'll just stick this on my 2nd box when Yorksfield comes. This is just a stopgap anyways

On the Yorkies note, my retailers still doesn't have them. They had the Wolfies on sale since Jan8th... So it seems unlikely they are going to be released on the 20th.

The worst thing about that, is nobody seems to know when they will actually be released! I feel bad for everyone who is starving for the Q9's. Will they come out in early Feb? Late Feb? Late March?..... Sheesh, not gona be a fun wait at all.
Maybe intel will delay them until the 45nm Phenoms are almost apon us lol.

^ You're only about a week late

^^I Hope the Yorkies aren't delayed THAT much. I mean, if I have to wait two month, I may as well wait til 2H08 and go Nehalem Insta-gratification please
(Also wonder when Macbook Air with Penryn will ship... hmmmm )

Tomorrow.... They will be released.......... tomorrow...........

Unless yer a cheater like me and you scour the web looking for stores that are selling early! The store I purchased from only had 6 left in stock when I ordered on thrusday. Tracking # says it should be in monday-tuesday w00t! But since nobody ships on sundays, ya might as well wait until tomorrow, and go with the store that has the lowest prices.