Can I hope it will be a 30 caps??

I ordered a 3.0C SL6WU ...I will get it next week, and I really hope it will be a 30 caps..but on the order side, the only things I know except the stepping it's the packdate : 01/15/2004

I know it not the newer packdate so it will probably be a 12 caps...

What the heck are caps?

Charloz24 said:

I ordered a 3.0C SL6WU ...I will get it next week, and I really hope it will be a 30 caps..but on the order side, the only things I know except the stepping it's the packdate : 01/15/2004

I know it not the newer packdate so it will probably be a 12 caps...

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That's not really an indication of how many caps it will have. Mine has 30 caps and it's dated 1/31/04.

I think the 30 cap thing is just a myth. It doesn't guarantee you'll be able to overclock more. I've got last week an SL6WU with 30 caps and it's not a good overclocker at all (seems like I be stuck at 240MHz FSB). Others got an SL6WK with 12 caps that can overclock better and at lower voltages.

The caps are found at the bottom of the CPU, visible when it's outside the socket. They are usually 12 or 30.

betterlife18 said:

What the heck are caps?

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Look on the bottom of the cpu. The things in the middle are caps.

I also think its a myth. my 2.4c is a 12 capper and i've not had any problems.