Hmm which northwood to choose...

TiDude · 06-January-03, 01:41 AM

After I sell my 1.6ghz williamette and chaintech mx 440 Ill have around $150 total to spend on a CPU and I need to choose; 1.6A, 1.8A, or 2.0A?
All three of the chips have proven 600mhz overclocks with default voltage and the beauty of that 600 mhz overclock is that you up the fsb from 100 to 133, and its perfectly stable (longterm)
Anyway the pricing is
1.6A - $160 (wtf?)
1.8A - $123
2.0A - $146
Just wanted to see personal opinions on which is the best chip...
Peace Out

Coelacanth · 06-January-03, 04:03 AM

Ti, they're all great chips, with only 200 MHz differences between them. I think the 1.6's were the cheapest, and most popular, but most places I know don't stock them anymore (sold out). Any of those 3 is functionally the same, so there's no major difference except for price & availability. Buy the best one you can afford, I guess.

TiDude · 06-January-03, 04:10 AM

In your opinion, OEM Or should I pay the retail premium?

TiDude · 06-January-03, 04:31 AM

Ok for $146+$7 2-day shipping: I've ordered an OEM p4 2.0Aghz.....2.6GHZ and 133fsb HERE I COME

TiDude · 06-January-03, 04:41 AM

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TiDude Banned	Hmm which northwood to choose... After I sell my 1.6ghz williamette and chaintech mx 440 Ill have around $150 total to spend on a CPU and I need to choose; 1.6A, 1.8A, or 2.0A? All three of the chips have proven 600mhz overclocks with default voltage and the beauty of that 600 mhz overclock is that you up the fsb from 100 to 133, and its perfectly stable (longterm) Anyway the pricing is 1.6A - $160 (wtf?) 1.8A - $123 2.0A - $146 Just wanted to see personal opinions on which is the best chip... Peace Out Attached Thumbnails

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06-January-03, 04:03 AM		#2 (permalink)
Coelacanth Apex Tech God	Ti, they're all great chips, with only 200 MHz differences between them. I think the 1.6's were the cheapest, and most popular, but most places I know don't stock them anymore (sold out). Any of those 3 is functionally the same, so there's no major difference except for price & availability. Buy the best one you can afford, I guess.

06-January-03, 04:10 AM		#3 (permalink)
TiDude Banned	In your opinion, OEM Or should I pay the retail premium?

06-January-03, 04:31 AM		#4 (permalink)
TiDude Banned	Ok for $146+$7 2-day shipping: I've ordered an OEM p4 2.0Aghz.....2.6GHZ and 133fsb HERE I COME