Posts by brentpresley

Quote: Originally Posted by keyur Thanks brent...Thing is my situation has changed and can't build the monster PC I wanted to...so looking for a cheaper AMD based solution (don't want the crappy Pentium D's)...

Quote: Originally Posted by sithboy2001 Well, I definitely want that CPU but I don't know if it's worth it considering I can get it new for $388 plus tax Canadian (without any shipping fees). If you'd consider lowering...

They OC better than my week 24, but not good enough for me to justify getting it and trying to sell mine. Best of luck, and BUMP for an AWESOME chip. Someone should snatch this up soon.

Just click on the link you provided me. It asks what model Sony you bought. When you click on the pull-down menu there are a lot more than the BX series. Here is also a quote from the Trade Up 3 link page: Quote: Promotion...

Quote: Originally Posted by aintz brent i think hes talking to the seller LOL, my bad (16h days at work will do that). Hmmm, wk 29 eh? I'm going to do some research on that batch and see how well...

Quote: Originally Posted by hyogen The new $400 for any /$600 for Sony has officially started. sony.tradeups.com NICE! They expanded the program to some non-BX laptops (a few of them Core Duo systems -...

Quote: Originally Posted by Seufari I have a naked Opteron 165 CCBBE 0610 and DFI Ultra-D that'll do 2.95ghz stable at 1.475v. The chip was stable at 3.0ghz in a different board but, I can't seem to get the settings...

Please post the week/batch code. Also, any HEAT and eBay feedback you may have.

Well, technically ANY laptop using a Core Duo can run a Core 2, the just need to add support for it in the BIOS. Will they? Who knows.

What kind of deals (if any) on the BX6 series are coming up? I've got an ANCIENT Vaio that I would love to get the $600 out of, but don't want anything but a Core 2 system.