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I just bolted my new system togther and couldn't help myself from raping my poor little virgin chip. :)
All i have top say is these northwoods are awesome, i've got my 1.8A pulling 2.4 on stock voltage with the stock HSF. I still haven't got my DDR400 i ordered yet, so i cant turn the wick up to far yet, i'll prolly just take it upto 150mhz FSB ;) 'til i my new ram arrives.
Edit: Sorry for the typo in the Subject
You're a sick dimented man. A sick sick man. ;)
Actually, a buddy of mine at work and I have been theorizing if the quality of the Northwood cores (how high they can overclock) has anything to do with the size of the fan on the Retail heatsink. Maybe you can add to our statistic.
We've noticed that not all P4-1.8A's and P4-1.6A's come with the same fan. Some come with a small fan. Some come with a much larger fan. If you've never seen the difference, trust me, you'll be able to differentiate. The small fan is the same size as the old P3-1000 fans. The big fan is quite large and thick. What we have noticed is that the processors that come with the larger fans seem to overclock much higher than the ones with the smaller fans. To alleviate the possibility that the airflow obviously made the difference, we switched the fans on two 1.6A's just to make sure. Sure enough, regardless of which fan they used, they both hit relatively the same clock as before, the one that originally came with the larger fan obviously hitting a higher clock speed. (Meaning, the fan didn't actual make a physical difference). Now, one or two experiments doesn't make a proof as you can see.
So, our theory is: Pentium4's that come with the larger fans tend to overclock more.
A trademark, perhaps? Or Intel's way of saying "This is a higher quality core", maybe? We don't know, but so far it holds relatively true, but not 100% completely.
Best of luck to ya.
What did I tell ya? See my thread P4 [email protected] with stock volts and cooling. By the way, are you using an Asus P4S533 mobo? And tell us if you're using a Malaysian or Costa Rican P4, and all the serial#'s.Quote:
Originally posted by FaTs
I just bolted my new system togther and couldn't help myself from raping my poor little virgin chip. :)
All i have top say is these northwoods are awesome, i've got my 1.8A pulling 2.4 on stock voltage with the stock HSF. I still haven't got my DDR400 i ordered yet, so i cant turn the wick up to far yet, i'll prolly just take it upto 150mhz FSB ;) 'til i my new ram arrives.
Edit: Sorry for the typo in the Subject
Actually, my theory is that the 'larger fan' P4s are Malaysian, and the 'smaller fan' P4s are Costa Rican (or other). I just built a friend's dad a P4 1.8 Northwood as well (See thread called 'P4 [email protected] with stock volts and cooling') The processor was Malaysian, and the heatsink and fan were massively huge. Runs rock solid at 2.4GHz without making a single tweak to the voltage. Just bumped the FSB to 133 (533MHz) and Bob's your uncle. Easiest and nicest o/c I've EVER seen. Even a child can do it.Quote:
Originally posted by KeeperMarius
Actually, a buddy of mine at work and I have been theorizing if the quality of the Northwood cores (how high they can overclock) has anything to do with the size of the fan on the Retail heatsink. Maybe you can add to our statistic.
We've noticed that not all P4-1.8A's and P4-1.6A's come with the same fan. Some come with a small fan. Some come with a much larger fan. If you've never seen the difference, trust me, you'll be able to differentiate. The small fan is the same size as the old P3-1000 fans. The big fan is quite large and thick. What we have noticed is that the processors that come with the larger fans seem to overclock much higher than the ones with the smaller fans. To alleviate the possibility that the airflow obviously made the difference, we switched the fans on two 1.6A's just to make sure. Sure enough, regardless of which fan they used, they both hit relatively the same clock as before, the one that originally came with the larger fan obviously hitting a higher clock speed. (Meaning, the fan didn't actual make a physical difference). Now, one or two experiments doesn't make a proof as you can see.
So, our theory is: Pentium4's that come with the larger fans tend to overclock more.
So i'm guessing it's gonna be a double 172W tec/watercooling setup again? ;) Keep the good news coming :)
So...how to get a bigger fan 1.6a? Or a plain 50/50 luck?:rolleyes:
Nice overclock.
So any real girl in your life? ;)
just admit you want him cause he can overclock....its ok.Quote:
Originally posted by yiotis
Nice overclock.
So any real girl in your life? ;)
lol... get a girl and try to overclock the sex... make sure you post screen shots of that one for us!!! :DQuote:
Originally posted by yiotis
Nice overclock.
So any real girl in your life? ;)
lol. :)Quote:
Originally posted by GeForce
lol... get a girl and try to overclock the sex... make sure you post screen shots of that one for us!!! :D
Egads that was inappropriate.Quote:
Originally posted by GeForce
lol... get a girl and try to overclock the sex... make sure you post screen shots of that one for us!!! :D
FaTs, awesome dude :cool: I will await 3Ghz+ ;)
I was just joking... :cool:Quote:
Originally posted by mystifmagic
Egads that was inappropriate.
FaTs, awesome dude :cool: I will await 3Ghz+ ;)
Nice overclock! :cool:
Have fun with your girl. Can't you find a real girl? :p
So? It was inappropriate whether you were joking or not. I don't want to post anymore on that subject because this is his thread and I won't screw it up.Quote:
Originally posted by GeForce
I was just joking... :cool:
I wonder how far girls overclock? :D ;) :pQuote:
Originally posted by gateways_rule
Nice overclock! :cool:
Have fun with your girl. Can't you find a real girl? :p
Guys i was just kidding.If my words were wrong i apologise.Let's not screw up the man's thread
Yer but she doesn't overclock all that well, she runs too hot :pQuote:
Originally posted by yiotis
Nice overclock.
So any real girl in your life? ;)
Get her "water" cooling, if you know what I mean :):) ;)Quote:
Originally posted by FaTs
Yer but she doesn't overclock all that well, she runs too hot :p
Big azz fan came with my 1.6a can't remember if its costa or malay, got too excited and plastered the artic silver on it in no time,
here's the product code: bx80532pc1600sl668
fpo/batch#: h213016w
currently running 2.2ghz (1.568 voltage core) and idle temperature of 40c.
Very nice job FaTs . Now break a sweat and see what all the extra voltage you have will give ya :)
the best o/cing P4 is the SL668
What ?:confused:Quote:
Originally posted by muzikjunkie
the best o/cing P4 is the SL668
The stepping I believe ;)Quote:
Originally posted by cocacola155
What ?:confused: