I bought everything I have well except my F1EE. :confused4:

Will someone sponsor me, please. :clapping:

This is what we got. It ain't perfect but nothing in life is. You don't like it, go game or something!

Thank you Chuch and yes, our little crew does get after it from time to time. I will be going on another tear this weekend with my returned Classy...she has been gone too long for rma and I sorely missed her. I say let's break something! cool2

hahaha, now don't go have all the fun :rofl

I'm a little fuzzy on one aspect of this discussion. Who ownes these ES chips? From my understanding, the manufacturers retain ownership. Can someone clarify this for me? Thanks.

I get my 295 Friday. I'm wit ya. Lets break somethin!

I can send you some sata and ethernet cables Nip. :rofl

Hey! I still game too! :thumbsup:

Go to most HW forums and look for CPUs labelled "Extra Spicy" :)

I thought most of the e8600s on HWbot were ES's. But I will accept other's experience here, and guess they are retails?



The cooling thing interests me most, but the ES thing really makes a lot of sense for not allowing it, the more I read. It breaks HWBot rules. 'Nuff said.

How will that effect cherry review samples?

It won't.

As for sub ambient air and water cooling being a reason for not breaking up the cooling. I would rather compete with chilled air, than LN2 with my modded tuniq tower cooler. Plus pretty much everyone has access to an air conditioner if they want to duct some cold air in to their heatsink.

It would be great if we lived in a perfect world with honorable people competing in this sport. Unfortunately once money starts changing hands, morals seem to go out the window. I for the longest time thought benching a tweaked OS was "impure." Than again I still think that driving a car on a special track to determine it's performance is silly too. If it can not handle my local roads, what do I care?

this is 100% incorrect, i own everything i review. i receive brand spanking new retail samples and i keep them. i don't send them back. i don't send them on to another reviewer. i keep them and do with them as i please.

i refuse to be a part of a review process that is designed to provide a single sample with multiple reviews. it provides an inaccurate portrait for the general public of what a product is capable of, and i do not participate in this practice. ask Sascha. when he was working at Cell-Shock, this was their practice, does anyone recall me doing an OC Report on Cell-Shock memory...not because they didn't want me to.

i am done discussing any of these issues because my thoughts on the subjects involved are seen in my results. i simply don't talk, bytch, whine, or complain about HWBot rules. i simply employ the methods i have at my disposal to obtain hardware and follow the rules HWBot posts. i speak with my results i post, not my typing. i will however continue to read threads of this nature and correct wrong information as i have up until this point.

Very respectful actions :good: I stand corrected and will now eat crow :rofl

So is you keeping the samples something that comes with the territory, or do you have to purchase the product direct from the manufacturer? BTW, are you gonna be doing one of those killer OC reports on the new and improved dom gt's? :D

Why would you bytch when you are getting goodies for free? :shock:
You dont feel bad at all competing against people who have to buy their own stuff? :blink: I wouldnt want the rules to change either if I was in your position. And yes I am Def jealous.