Name your favourite P4....

Iridium · Nov 10, 2004, 07:45 PM

For OC'ing. I am sure to draw a couple of "None of them" in this thread..

When I bought the P4 2.4B I have now, I was limited by the FSB speed of my old mobo. I have since replaced that mobo with one that can accommodate the 800 MHz FSB and have thought about getting a little faster processor. When I decided to purchase the 2.4B eveyone said that the it was a great little OC'er. Only thing is, it's a 533MHz and not and 800MHz. Soooo tell me what you are thinking...and I am not wanting to spend 500 bucks on one either.

drakesteakn · Nov 10, 2004, 07:52 PM

the 2.8 or 3.2 P4s are nice OC'ers. i'm not much of a Intel fan but i'm sure they are good

riles9262 · Nov 11, 2004, 08:28 PM

The 2.4c was a good one for oc'ing.

Zardon · Nov 11, 2004, 08:29 PM

Any gallatin core.

EDIT: just saw you are asking to get one for overclocking and under 500.... so ignore that above.

Personally id pick up a 2.8 or 3.0 P4 Northwood and overclock the hell out of it. well within your budget and much lower temps than any of the E's (prescotts).

Asmoday · Nov 11, 2004, 08:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zardon

Any gallatin core.

EDIT: just saw you are asking to get one for overclocking and under 500.... so ignore that above.

Personally id pick up a 2.8 or 3.0 P4 Northwood and overclock the hell out of it. well within your budget and much lower temps than any of the E's (prescotts).

agreed! i used to have a 3.0c an got it very high....on water i got it to 3.9ghz, and on the prommie i squeezed 4.35ghz out of it...

(only for a short while, before it died

)

Nacht · Nov 11, 2004, 11:25 PM

the 2.4c's are great...thats what i have. i bought it used off of a friend and have been running it at 1000fsb/3.0 ghz without a hitch. it even had a couple of bent pins when it arrived, nothing some tweezers couldnt fix!

Zardon · Nov 11, 2004, 11:50 PM

the 2.4c's are great, very good value too, only problem is for a little more outlay you are almost certainly guaranteed with a 3.0c an overclock of at least 600mhz with decent air cooling, very few 2.4s will hit 3.6ghz unless you have some seriously high end vapo cooling and then you would already want a 3.2 or 3.4 to get it past 4 ghz without too much effort. I guess we should go into stepping information in this thread, but Im not sure if thats overboard for the thread starter.

pr0digal jenius · Nov 12, 2004, 12:26 AM

definately a northwood core, and I'd also say it depends on what northbbridge you have. WHat mainboard are you using for this project? If it is a 875p board...you can probably overclock the chip untill it catches fire

Iridium · Nov 12, 2004, 01:12 AM

Check the sig for system specs, however not sure how dated those benchies are. I am planning on cleaning and re-benching tomorrow so they should be updated mid-afternoon. Stepping info would be great, the more info the better when I purchased my 2.4B (limited FSB with my old MOBO) they even told me where the one I bought should have been made at. I used to frequent these boards often a yr or so back, since then I have kind of fallen off but thanks to a new job $$

I am trying to get back into the game. I have pretty good air cooling on it, and I am not ready to make the jump to liquid cooling yet.

Iridium · Nov 15, 2004, 09:13 AM

I didn't forget about this thread, I would be greatly appreciative if you all could through me some stepping info and specifics on the CPU's. Prescott/Northwood/0.13 0.09 micron/3.0C 3.0E/cache levels... yikes!

Danhill · Nov 15, 2004, 09:22 AM

But if you have poor mem and stock cooler you won't make it too far I belive, just look at me.

Iridium · Nov 15, 2004, 09:29 AM

An SLK-900U used to be one of the top of the line full copper P4 heatsinks, that I have paired with a 120mm fan. At this point in time, i never get over 46C under full load. I have a Vantec tornado if I ever have to break that beast out to cool down whatever I get.
My ram on the other hand, yes it will need to be changed out too. But now that I have the actual power for these pieces to run off of, I am thinking a new proc with hyperthreading first and then memory in another couple of weeks.

MiDKnYtE · Nov 15, 2004, 06:58 PM

The 2.8 or 3.0 would be the best bang for the buck now. It has a low enough multiplier that you can crank the FSB. I got a 3.2, and it tops out at around 3.8 (237fsb).

Nov 10, 2004, 07:45 PM	#1
Iridium DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 402 Rep Power: 0	Name your favorite P4.... For OC'ing. I am sure to draw a couple of "None of them" in this thread.. When I bought the P4 2.4B I have now, I was limited by the FSB speed of my old mobo. I have since replaced that mobo with one that can accommodate the 800 MHz FSB and have thought about getting a little faster processor. When I decided to purchase the 2.4B eveyone said that the it was a great little OC'er. Only thing is, it's a 533MHz and not and 800MHz. Soooo tell me what you are thinking...and I am not wanting to spend 500 bucks on one either. __________________ [color=navy]Win XP-Home Sp 2[/color] [color=blue]P4 3.2c @ 3.52 @1.6v w/SLK-900U[/color] [color=royalblue]Abit IC7-G BIOS Rev. 27[/color] [color=deepskyblue]1GB Corsair XMS XL Pro @ 2.5/3/2/6 1:1 @ 220FSB[/color] [color=lightblue]XFX 6600GT @ 585/1175 w/Stock Cooling[/color] [color=lightblue]74gb Raptor/40gb WD Caviar[/color] [color=lightblue]Ultra-X Connect 500w[/color] [color=white]3DMark03[/color],[color=white]PCMark04[/color] Last edited by Iridium; Nov 10, 2004 at 07:50 PM.

Nov 10, 2004, 07:52 PM	#2
drakesteakn boo!!!! Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Ft. Meyers, FL Posts: 2,041 Rep Power: 0	the 2.8 or 3.2 P4s are nice OC'ers. i'm not much of a Intel fan but i'm sure they are good __________________

Nov 11, 2004, 08:28 PM	#3
riles9262 Driverheaven brewmaster Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: British Columbia, Canada Posts: 4,842 Rep Power: 72 System Specs	The 2.4c was a good one for oc'ing. __________________ A beer a day keeps the doctor away.

Nov 12, 2004, 01:12 AM	Thread Starter #9
Iridium DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 402 Rep Power: 0	Check the sig for system specs, however not sure how dated those benchies are. I am planning on cleaning and re-benching tomorrow so they should be updated mid-afternoon. Stepping info would be great, the more info the better when I purchased my 2.4B (limited FSB with my old MOBO) they even told me where the one I bought should have been made at. I used to frequent these boards often a yr or so back, since then I have kind of fallen off but thanks to a new job $$ I am trying to get back into the game. I have pretty good air cooling on it, and I am not ready to make the jump to liquid cooling yet. __________________ [color=navy]Win XP-Home Sp 2[/color] [color=blue]P4 3.2c @ 3.52 @1.6v w/SLK-900U[/color] [color=royalblue]Abit IC7-G BIOS Rev. 27[/color] [color=deepskyblue]1GB Corsair XMS XL Pro @ 2.5/3/2/6 1:1 @ 220FSB[/color] [color=lightblue]XFX 6600GT @ 585/1175 w/Stock Cooling[/color] [color=lightblue]74gb Raptor/40gb WD Caviar[/color] [color=lightblue]Ultra-X Connect 500w[/color] [color=white]3DMark03[/color],[color=white]PCMark04[/color] Last edited by Iridium; Nov 12, 2004 at 01:18 AM.

Nov 15, 2004, 09:13 AM	Thread Starter #10
Iridium DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 402 Rep Power: 0	I didn't forget about this thread, I would be greatly appreciative if you all could through me some stepping info and specifics on the CPU's. Prescott/Northwood/0.13 0.09 micron/3.0C 3.0E/cache levels... yikes! __________________ [color=navy]Win XP-Home Sp 2[/color] [color=blue]P4 3.2c @ 3.52 @1.6v w/SLK-900U[/color] [color=royalblue]Abit IC7-G BIOS Rev. 27[/color] [color=deepskyblue]1GB Corsair XMS XL Pro @ 2.5/3/2/6 1:1 @ 220FSB[/color] [color=lightblue]XFX 6600GT @ 585/1175 w/Stock Cooling[/color] [color=lightblue]74gb Raptor/40gb WD Caviar[/color] [color=lightblue]Ultra-X Connect 500w[/color] [color=white]3DMark03[/color],[color=white]PCMark04[/color]

Nov 11, 2004, 08:29 PM	#4
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	Any gallatin core. EDIT: just saw you are asking to get one for overclocking and under 500.... so ignore that above. Personally id pick up a 2.8 or 3.0 P4 Northwood and overclock the hell out of it. well within your budget and much lower temps than any of the E's (prescotts).

Nov 11, 2004, 11:25 PM	#6
Nacht ein Krieger Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Clemson Uni Posts: 3,127 Rep Power: 0	the 2.4c's are great...thats what i have. i bought it used off of a friend and have been running it at 1000fsb/3.0 ghz without a hitch. it even had a couple of bent pins when it arrived, nothing some tweezers couldnt fix!

Nov 11, 2004, 11:50 PM	#7
Zardon DriverHeaven Founder Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 32,480 Rep Power: 179	the 2.4c's are great, very good value too, only problem is for a little more outlay you are almost certainly guaranteed with a 3.0c an overclock of at least 600mhz with decent air cooling, very few 2.4s will hit 3.6ghz unless you have some seriously high end vapo cooling and then you would already want a 3.2 or 3.4 to get it past 4 ghz without too much effort. I guess we should go into stepping information in this thread, but Im not sure if thats overboard for the thread starter.

Nov 12, 2004, 12:26 AM	#8
pr0digal jenius Delete Me Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 14,648 Rep Power: 0	definately a northwood core, and I'd also say it depends on what northbbridge you have. WHat mainboard are you using for this project? If it is a 875p board...you can probably overclock the chip untill it catches fire

Nov 15, 2004, 09:22 AM	#11
Danhill DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Sweden Posts: 4,112 Rep Power: 0	But if you have poor mem and stock cooler you won't make it too far I belive, just look at me. __________________ MOBO: [color=white]ASUS A8N-SLI Premium[/color] CPU: AMD 64 3200+ (Venice) @ 2,50 Ghz MEM: 2 x 512 DDR 466, VGA: 2 x 6600 GT in SLI, HDD1: WD Raptor HDD2: Maxtor Diamond Plus 9, Case: Antec Plus View 1080, PSU: ThermalTake PurePower 500W, MX 1000, Dell 2001 FP, Aud. 2 SZ

Nov 15, 2004, 09:29 AM	Thread Starter #12
Iridium DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: St. Louis, MO. Posts: 402 Rep Power: 0	An SLK-900U used to be one of the top of the line full copper P4 heatsinks, that I have paired with a 120mm fan. At this point in time, i never get over 46C under full load. I have a Vantec tornado if I ever have to break that beast out to cool down whatever I get. My ram on the other hand, yes it will need to be changed out too. But now that I have the actual power for these pieces to run off of, I am thinking a new proc with hyperthreading first and then memory in another couple of weeks. __________________ [color=navy]Win XP-Home Sp 2[/color] [color=blue]P4 3.2c @ 3.52 @1.6v w/SLK-900U[/color] [color=royalblue]Abit IC7-G BIOS Rev. 27[/color] [color=deepskyblue]1GB Corsair XMS XL Pro @ 2.5/3/2/6 1:1 @ 220FSB[/color] [color=lightblue]XFX 6600GT @ 585/1175 w/Stock Cooling[/color] [color=lightblue]74gb Raptor/40gb WD Caviar[/color] [color=lightblue]Ultra-X Connect 500w[/color] [color=white]3DMark03[/color],[color=white]PCMark04[/color]

Nov 15, 2004, 06:58 PM	#13
MiDKnYtE Caffeine Machine Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Hell is empty. All the devils are here. Posts: 670 Rep Power: 0	The 2.8 or 3.0 would be the best bang for the buck now. It has a low enough multiplier that you can crank the FSB. I got a 3.2, and it tops out at around 3.8 (237fsb).