Are all remaining Northwood chips 30 cap ?

Xphobe · 25-July-05, 12:17 AM

It seems as if the only Northwood chips left is the 3.2 and the Extreme edition chips. Are they makeing all of them with 30 caps or is it still random (6 - 30).

Another words, is it worth upgrading my P4 2.8@3.4 Northwood 6 cap to a better overclocking chip, or am I still gambling ? (hopeing to something I can OC to 3.8+ on liquid cooling)

$SOLID$ Necro · 25-July-05, 12:31 AM

Hmm, they still list plenty of Northwoods on pricewatch...

$204	-	Pentium 4 3.2GHz 800
$629	-	Pentium 4 3.2GHz 800 2MB Extreme
$168	-	Pentium 4 3.0GHz Prescott
$168	-	Pentium 4 3.0GHz 800
$289	-	Pentium 4 3.0GHZ 533
$498	-	Pentium 4 3.0Ghz 400MHz
$216	-	Pentium 4 3.06GHz 533
$146	-	Pentium 4 2.8GHz Prescott
$155	-	Pentium 4 2.8GHz 800
$154	-	Pentium 4 2.8GHz 533
$178	-	Pentium 4 2.8GHz 400MHz
$134	-	Pentium 4 2.6GHz 800
$118	-	Pentium 4 2.6GHz 533
$179	-	Pentium 4 2.6GHz 400MHz
$121	-	Pentium 4 2.53GHz
$125	-	Pentium 4 2.4GHz Prescott
$124	-	Pentium 4 2.4GHz 800

http://www.pricewatch.com/

Xphobe · 25-July-05, 12:44 AM

Ok, well, are all 3.2+ Northwoods all 30 caps ? I asume they would have to be to achive those speeds at stock voltages, but im not sure.

$SOLID$ Necro · 25-July-05, 01:05 AM

I wish I could be of more help, I am an AMD guy, I don't know all the specifics of Intel's cores, just some things.

I do know its very hard to reach 4ghz with a Northwood of any kind, the Prescotts with serious watercooling are doing 4.2-4.5GHZ on socket LGA 775.

I have been watching the Pentium D's lately..there are pertty impressive for an INTEL

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=67891

http://www.ocxtreme.org/forumenus/showthread.php?t=558
A Prescott with a newer stepping that fits your socket might do the trick..if you can cool it

4rm4g3dd0n · 25-July-05, 01:12 AM

the highest overclocking northys tend to top out at 3.9-4ghz (think 3.2c), the lower ones (2.4c, 2.6c) will reach 3.4-3.6 on air or water. my 2.6c tops out right at 3.55 on water (actually it will boot windows and run cpuz at 3.61 but its not totally stable so i dont count it)

25-July-05, 12:17 AM		#1 (permalink)
Xphobe Apex Techie II	Are all remaining Northwood chips 30 cap ? It seems as if the only Northwood chips left is the 3.2 and the Extreme edition chips. Are they makeing all of them with 30 caps or is it still random (6 - 30). Another words, is it worth upgrading my P4 2.8@3.4 Northwood 6 cap to a better overclocking chip, or am I still gambling ? (hopeing to something I can OC to 3.8+ on liquid cooling)

25-July-05, 01:05 AM		#4 (permalink)
$SOLID$ Necro Mastah Overclocker	I wish I could be of more help, I am an AMD guy, I don't know all the specifics of Intel's cores, just some things. I do know its very hard to reach 4ghz with a Northwood of any kind, the Prescotts with serious watercooling are doing 4.2-4.5GHZ on socket LGA 775. I have been watching the Pentium D's lately..there are pertty impressive for an INTEL http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...ad.php?t=67891 http://www.ocxtreme.org/forumenus/showthread.php?t=558 A Prescott with a newer stepping that fits your socket might do the trick..if you can cool it Last edited by $SOLID$ Necro; 25-July-05 at 01:14 AM..

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25-July-05, 12:44 AM		#3 (permalink)
Xphobe Apex Techie II	Ok, well, are all 3.2+ Northwoods all 30 caps ? I asume they would have to be to achive those speeds at stock voltages, but im not sure.

25-July-05, 01:12 AM		#5 (permalink)
4rm4g3dd0n Apex Elite Tech	the highest overclocking northys tend to top out at 3.9-4ghz (think 3.2c), the lower ones (2.4c, 2.6c) will reach 3.4-3.6 on air or water. my 2.6c tops out right at 3.55 on water (actually it will boot windows and run cpuz at 3.61 but its not totally stable so i dont count it)