The Specs:

Normal case ( will upgrade soon )
Intel P4 ( Northy ) 1.80A @ 2.40
Gigabyte GA-8l848P
256MB TwinMos PC-2700
WD Raptor X1 74GB 10,000 RPM
Philips CD-Rewritable
CoolerMaster Aero 4
MSI GeForce FX 5500 ( 256MB )
Savyy 300 Watt PSU

Just got the hard drive today plus the cpu cooler

BTW: The hard drives preformance kicks a$$ its the first time i own one of these Raptors

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Not bad, just make sure when you get the new case to sleeve and/or hide those wires.
It will look beter and provide for better air flow through your case.

Thanks i will get to that

BTW were do u live??

U.S. of A., Iowa to be precise..... but I have been to Dubai on a few occasions in the past, had lots of fun there, in fact.

im pretty sure theres no such thing as a 1..8ghz northwood core. The lowest is the awesome 2.4.

hope to see u in dubai and M.D.K i just dont know why do they sell 1.80 GHz in the U.A.E

Quote: Originally Posted by M.D.K. im pretty sure theres no such thing as a 1..8ghz northwood core. The lowest is the awesome 2.4.

Negative brother - Northwood core starts at 1.6 GHz......see linky.

http://www.sharkeyextreme.com/guides...le.php/1380951


What makes the Northwood version of the Pentium 4 so special for overclockers is both its smaller core and lower voltage requirements. The previous version of the Pentium 4 Willamette core was based on a 0.18 micron process, with only 256K L2 cache and a default voltage of 1.75V. The current Pentium 4 Northwood core is much the same except that it is based on a 0.13 micron process, has 512KB L2 cache, and uses a default voltage of only 1.5V. This doubling of L2 cache is an automatic performance booster, and the .13 micron process and lower default voltage is usually a good indication of serious overclocking headroom.

This potential is given a huge shot in the arm now that Intel has taken the Northwood core backwards as a redo of older models. Along with the new Pentium 4-2.2, 2.26, 2.4/2.4B and 2.53 GHz Northwood models, Intel has also transitioned this newer core to the Pentium 4-1.6A, 1.8A and 2.0A models as well. This is the veritable icing on the overclocking cake, as these lower-speed models seem to be clocked artificially low to fill market requirements of the various OEM and retail markets.

thats true

Ah. I must have been thinking of 800mhz bus/HT. IS that still socket 423? or is it 478 thats been slowed down? this doesnt make much sense.

Quote: Originally Posted by M.D.K. Ah. I must have been thinking of 800mhz bus/HT. IS that still socket 423? or is it 478 thats been slowed down? this doesnt make much sense.

Socket 478