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opinions on cpu
building a new machine, asus mobo starting with a p4 chip that will be
above 3 gigahertz.(3.2 or 3.4) Goal is looking to get close to 4 but stable.Which is better for ocing Norwood or Prescott? TIA -- P§³ |
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"""""""" wrote in message news:hTI4d.7152$4j1.1784@trndny06... building a new machine, asus mobo starting with a p4 chip that will be above 3 gigahertz.(3.2 or 3.4) Goal is looking to get close to 4 but stable.Which is better for ocing Norwood or Prescott? TIA -- P§³ Morning The Northwood will be the better overclocker. Prescott's are known for the heat they produce already and that would be a limiting factor for you. This link will show a data base of what others have been able to achieve. Hope it helps. http://www.cpudatabase.com/CPUdb/ Al |
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"""""""" wrote in message news:hTI4d.7152$4j1.1784@trndny06... building a new machine, asus mobo starting with a p4 chip that will be above 3 gigahertz.(3.2 or 3.4) Goal is looking to get close to 4 but stable.Which is better for ocing Norwood or Prescott? Depends what you mean by "better for overclocking", and it also depends on whether you're after real-world performance or just a PC that gets "close to 4", irrespective of other issues. The Prescotts tend to overclock slightly higher than the most recent Northwoods, but they also produce a lot more heat, which you've then got to find a way of getting rid of. The Northwoods are also quicker, clock for clock, to the tune of between 7 and 8%, so you need to run a Prescott a little quicker just to get the same level of real-world performance. The Prescott's larger L2 cache doesn't make up for its longer pipeline. So, if all you care about is getting as close to 4GHz as possible, you'll probably have a better chance with a Prescott, although it'll cost you more in cooling to find out. If, however, you want the best all-round performance, without having to spend silly money on cooling, you're probably better off with a Northwood 2.6C or 2.8C and some top bracket PC4400 memory. Overclock that combination into the 260-275MHz FSB area, and you're able to get the benefit of higher northbridge and memory bandwidth to go with the CPU's number crunching power. -- Richard Hopkins Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom (replace .nospam with .com in reply address) The UK's leading technology reseller www.dabs.com Get the most out of your digital photos www.dabsxpose.com |
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