kmo_9000

Because they are fucking dumb.

I understand they really want it and are willing to pay double retail or more for it. That doesn't mean it isn't a really dumb choice. 

I don't think anyone who reads these forums is buying from scalpers. It's most likely upper middle class parents who want one to give to their kid on Christmas morning.

Here is the current overclock of the Q9300

Multiplier: 7.5
Buss Speed: 450
Core Speed: 7.5 x 450 = 3375 MHz

I had to boost up the voltage a lot to get stable for this. But it seems stable at 1.36875v. Temps stayed around 50C to 55C.

The problem with the Q9300 is the low multiplier and high starting FSB of 1333. I think the Q6600 would overclock better, but might be a bit hotter.

I received my Q9500 in the mail today though so I will overclock that once I get the CPU's changed.

In Linus's last video he said their next project would be "building a 10 year old PC" and seeing how it holds up today. This build is the result of me collecting parts from that era and finally buying an overclocking motherboard.
 
Here are the specs:
Motherboard: GA-EP45-UD3L (rev. 1.0) (70 CAD including shipping, came with a E7500 C2D, Intel stock cooler, and 4gb kit of OCZ PC8500 DDR2 ram) Ram: 8gb 4x2gb of Crucial 800mhz sticks (was maybe 15 to 20 dollars per stick) CPU: Q9300 currently at approximately 3.4ghz (was around 12 dollars on ebay) Cooler: Thermaltake Ultra Extreme with a Scythe  Slip Stream 120mm fan (already owned) SSD: 128gb Goldenfir SSD I got from Aliexpress (less than 20 CAD) GPU: Asus 7870 Ghz Edition (already owned) PSU: Kratos M1-600W that was cheap on sale(20 to 30 dollars) Case: no case yet  
I also have a 500gb HDD and a DVD drive that I salvaged from an old thinkcenter (free) and a Lexar 240gb SSD that I picked up on sale from Canada Computers a while back.

Additionally, I also have a Q6600 that I bought for 10 dollars off ebay, I ordered an E8400 C2D for 9.99 CAD, and a Q9500 that was 20 USD. So I can swap out the CPU's to overclock and see how they perform.
 
I will post overclocking screenshots in a subsequent post.
 

Obligatory linus tech tips review here.

Three months ago, I purchased this model of the Dell G3.

With a quad core 4c/8t i5 and a 1050 Ti, it's had more than enough power to handle everything I've been able to throw at it. I believe the Acer laptop talked about in the video was the other laptop I was considering, but I went with the G3 as it had the Ti version of the 1050, which meant about 10% more GPU performance. 

I love the look, the keyboard, and the touch pad isn't that bad either. USB C would be nice but it doesn't impact me as I don't have anything that uses that anyway.

But what I love most about this laptop is the upgradability. The back snaps off and gives you easy access to the HDD slots (2.5 and M.2) and the ram. So as it stands now, it has a 1tb Samsung Evo, 16gb of G-skill ram, and a 1tb Intel 660p M.2 drive. 

Any other G3 owners out there want to report in and show off your upgrades?

Obligatory linus tech tips review here.

Three months ago, I purchased this model of the Dell G3.

With a quad core 4c/8t i5 and a 1050 Ti, it's had more than enough power to handle everything I've been able to throw at it. I believe the Acer laptop talked about in the video was the other laptop I was considering, but I went with the G3 as it had the Ti version of the 1050, which meant about 10% more GPU performance. 

I love the look, the keyboard, and the touch pad isn't that bad either. USB C would be nice but it doesn't impact me as I don't have anything that uses that anyway.

But what I love most about this laptop is the upgradability. The back snaps off and gives you easy access to the HDD slots (2.5 and M.2) and the ram. So as it stands now, it has a 1tb Samsung Evo, 16gb of G-skill ram, and a 1tb Intel 660p M.2 drive. 

Any other G3 owners out there want to report in and show off your upgrades?

I say go for the FX-8320 with the Gigabyte GA-990FXA-UD3. The UD3 mainly because it has a great power design and a bunch of other features such as the 990FX chipset. And it's only around 130$ last I checked. Quality overclocking boards on the Intel side only get down that low if you count mail in rebates.
As far as Intel vs AMD goes, I have a i7 3820 and have built computers for friends with 2500k's, 3570k's, 2600k's and so on. Really, these AMD piledriver chips are priced very well and should give you all the power you could need in a system right now. And I know people are quick to say "you only need 4 cores right now" but lots of programs will be multi-threaded in a short time (lots are now in fact such as BF3). Also, I don't know about you but when I'm gaming I usually have lots of other programs running in the background. Personally I would go with an AMD 8-core if I were building now.