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"3.0Ghz Versus 2.6Ghz CPU"

Ok Ive got a little problem;

My 2.8 P4 will only hit 230 fsb ~ 3.2GHz , but I've got RAM capable of hitting ~277 fsb.

I know it means spending more money, but it keeps me happy and therefore worth it...

I want to replace it with either a 15 multiplier (3.0 GHz) or a 13 multiplier (2.6 GHz).

The 2.6 has advantage of being renowned for bad boy overclocks in the region of 1GHz and the bandwidth that would come with such an overclock would be awesome.

The 3.0 has the advantage of being able to achieve close to 4GHz but with limited bandwidth, the prices of both chips are fairly low.

Any thoughts on the better OC path to go down??

Depends on if we are talking about AMDs or P4s here :D

Hyper threading is cool, I'd like a P4 with hyper threading.

*Happy

I did some research, (thank you Google) and came across the magic number SL6Z5 <- the 2.8 MO stepping processor code!!

This version is apparently a stripped down xeon chip.

Went through individual boxes at a local comp. shop until I found one with that code!! (till man wasnt that pleased about it)

AWESOME!!

booted at default voltage at 250 FSB and now running stable at 255 FSB (ok I had to shock it slightly to get it stable) impressive

aiming for the 260s...

heat no problem:- 53C highest Ive seen running sandra's stress test

Oh Ive got a perfectly good 2.8C up for grabs... :-)

tigamilla wrote:

> Oh Ive got a perfectly good 2.8C up for grabs... :-)

How much mulah?

Well how does £65.00 sound + brand new Intel heatsink?

tigamilla wrote:
> Well how does £65.00 sound + brand new Intel heatsink?

Pritty good. What version, the 800Mhz FSB?

Yep... never had thermal paste on it either. :-)

tigamilla wrote:
> Yep... never had thermal paste on it either. :-)

I just checked my Motherboard, and it doesn't support 800Mhz FSBs. Shame, otherwise I would have probably gone for it.

Sigh!! Ebay it is unless anyone shouts stop!! before mid-day tomorrow :-(

o well just as long as it aint a celeron and is the 800mhz version you should have no need to worry

I'm happy for you. Temp isn't too bad, I see you ending up with watercooling in the next few months though.

Here's your challenge: to become the king of SL6Z5 overclocers, beat 3.8 GHz on 1.60 Volts. It's been done. Abit IC7, watercooled.

Allegedly the best O/C on one is 4191 MHz, 1.71 Volts, watercooled, on a modded P4P800.

Go tig!