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lols, arrived just after i left for work, so been on a 9hour shift all the time knowing this was waiting for me at home!!

the box is pretty damn big with that fancy new intel heatsink in.

gonna take pics now, and my TEC cooler aint arrived yet so ill try it on air first.

Pics wont be long :D :D
 
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Come on hurry.:D
 

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mmmmm.... cant wait for pics/benchies. Congrats on the new toy.
 

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I'm dying to see what its cooler looks like.

Append: ^Because there's a huge price-gap between the Retail and the OEM (chip-only) items. So is that the same Intel LGA775 cooler?
 
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OH i want one toooo.:eek:
What did you pay for it? If you don't mind to say that is.
@ my local hardware shop it goes for a mere €850.:rolleyes:
 
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whoa! im so excited for you!
 
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Ughhh dude, just say you are feeling under the weather and need to go home early. It's totally worth it.

oopsssss, misread. POST SOME PICS ALREADY!
 
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Well.. the cooler is pretty damn big, looks sweet tho! :)


umm... my cat got interested too lols

and the cpu...
 

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whoa thats hot :) cant wait for benches :D
 
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You lucky basteesh :p

We want benchies and we want 'em Now.
 

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LOL, coolers got a delta fan. That shouldnt be too loud now should it?!:)
 
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okay, shutting down now, just gonna use stock cooler as it is to see what temps i get, at least ill have a point of reference for when i install my TEC cooler
 
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LOL, coolers got a delta fan. That shouldnt be too loud now should it?!:)

it has a performance and a quiet switch ;) ill let ya know what its like
 
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It looks like its gonna be a bit of a beatch to get on and off too.It'll be a loud beatch:laugh:
 

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holy macaroni! :O :O :O :O :O :O :O
Good to see one of these in the hands of a seasoned overclocker, not some guy with all the sponsors and LN2 in the world
 
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Cooler looks nice for a stock one.

I wonder how far that baby will go with your new TEC installed.:D
 
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OMFG..........................................

i installed it, changed multiplier to 10, and fsb to 400... that was all & this was result..



look at the idle temperatures on the stock cooler!!

oh, the quiet mode is v quiet, the not so quiet mode is rather loud ;)
 
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oh, and here are pics of the cooler installed ;)

 
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WOW that is just to freakin good, I mean, 4GHz Quad on air!!! With Stock Cooler!!!

Thats really nice, great CPU, how much did you pay again??
 

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OMFG..........................................

i installed it, changed multiplier to 10, and fsb to 400... that was all & this was result..



look at the idle temperatures on the stock cooler!!

oh, the quiet mode is v quiet, the not so quiet mode is rather loud ;)

:twitch:
have you stress tested that bitch yet?
put it through its paces!
 
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Lets see a run of SuperPI.
Amazing btw. 4 ghz strait out of the box.:)

I wonder if the Q9450 performs also that nice.:rolleyes:
 
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WOW that is just to freakin good, I mean, 4GHz Quad on air!!! With Stock Cooler!!!

Thats really nice, great CPU, how much did you pay again??

I havent even tried anything higher, i have literally just installed it, and im paying £650 over 36months or something like that, dont care really i can afford the meager monthly payments.

im just shocked... i mean for the last 2 years ive barely been able to get 3ghz from my cpu's wewt!
 
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iam sorry...but when does the Q9450 come out?? and how much should it cost in Euros???
 
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Hey Technicks :p
Are you serious???? 240 Euros!!!!! seriously????
 
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