P4 Overclocking Results/Tips/Tricks/Complaints

Kgentatszu] · May 23, 2003, 05:02 PM

no, no, i was talking 'bout the CPU arith.... score, sorry to mislead you...

Don_1 · May 23, 2003, 05:33 PM

Yep I just reran cpu arithetic and got 6511\3983

Don_1 · May 23, 2003, 05:54 PM

My Bad, I didn't have the latest version of sandra.
Downloaded latest version.

Redid the tests:
CPU Arithmetic 8194/3954
CPU multimedia 11920/15216
Memory Bandwidth 2973/2968

Kgentatszu] · May 23, 2003, 06:01 PM

hmmmm.......that's more like it.

by the way, what fsb are you on again???

Don_1 · May 23, 2003, 06:12 PM

150

Kgentatszu] · May 24, 2003, 02:09 AM

so, that's 600MHZ for your fsb

Don_1 · May 24, 2003, 02:21 AM

Yep, I believe it is.

HardWired · May 26, 2003, 08:36 AM

While I didn't read every single post line for line in this thread, one thing that may help prospective buyers of P4 CPU's looking for a great overclock is to know about the multiple VID chips Intel came out with earlier this year. It is a C1 stepping and runs at a lower default voltage (1.475) than the standard P4 Northwood which is 1.525.

Here's an old but still viable link regarding the C1 stepping multi-vids.

Multiple VIDs Show Up With A Bang

To sum it up, multi-vids are almost exclusively sold as OEM, not retail boxed. They're also referred to as "tray" CPU's, and the best place to buy them is at Fry's (if you live near one) or Fry's online site www.outpost.com. (look for the 2.4 and 2.53 533 FSB tray processor)

Right off the bat with no extensive tweaking other than boosting the FSB and slight vcore bumping, many are able to get these well up past 3.2, 3.3GHz and beyond.

Hope this helps some of you considering a P4 upgrade.

A 2.53b multi-vid and the Radeon 9800 Pro got me the avatar you see to the left...for the short while it'll take for someone to boot me aside

May 23, 2003, 05:33 PM	#92
Don_1 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 134 Rep Power: 0	Yep I just reran cpu arithetic and got 6511\3983 __________________ MSI K8T FIS2R AMD64 3200+ 1GB Geil GD PC 3500 Radeon 9800 PRO WD Raptor 10,000 rpm goodness 160GB Seagate SATA

May 23, 2003, 06:12 PM	#95
Don_1 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 134 Rep Power: 0	150 __________________ MSI K8T FIS2R AMD64 3200+ 1GB Geil GD PC 3500 Radeon 9800 PRO WD Raptor 10,000 rpm goodness 160GB Seagate SATA

May 24, 2003, 02:21 AM	#97
Don_1 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 134 Rep Power: 0	Yep, I believe it is. __________________ MSI K8T FIS2R AMD64 3200+ 1GB Geil GD PC 3500 Radeon 9800 PRO WD Raptor 10,000 rpm goodness 160GB Seagate SATA

May 23, 2003, 05:02 PM	#91
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	no, no, i was talking 'bout the CPU arith.... score, sorry to mislead you...

May 23, 2003, 05:54 PM	#93
Don_1 DriverHeaven Lover Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 134 Rep Power: 0	My Bad, I didn't have the latest version of sandra. Downloaded latest version. Redid the tests: CPU Arithmetic 8194/3954 CPU multimedia 11920/15216 Memory Bandwidth 2973/2968

May 23, 2003, 06:01 PM	#94
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	hmmmm.......that's more like it. by the way, what fsb are you on again???

May 24, 2003, 02:09 AM	#96
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	so, that's 600MHZ for your fsb

May 26, 2003, 08:36 AM	#98
HardWired DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Rocky Mountains Posts: 61 Rep Power: 0	While I didn't read every single post line for line in this thread, one thing that may help prospective buyers of P4 CPU's looking for a great overclock is to know about the multiple VID chips Intel came out with earlier this year. It is a C1 stepping and runs at a lower default voltage (1.475) than the standard P4 Northwood which is 1.525. Here's an old but still viable link regarding the C1 stepping multi-vids. Multiple VIDs Show Up With A Bang To sum it up, multi-vids are almost exclusively sold as OEM, not retail boxed. They're also referred to as "tray" CPU's, and the best place to buy them is at Fry's (if you live near one) or Fry's online site www.outpost.com. (look for the 2.4 and 2.53 533 FSB tray processor) Right off the bat with no extensive tweaking other than boosting the FSB and slight vcore bumping, many are able to get these well up past 3.2, 3.3GHz and beyond. Hope this helps some of you considering a P4 upgrade. A 2.53b multi-vid and the Radeon 9800 Pro got me the avatar you see to the left...for the short while it'll take for someone to boot me aside