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jpmad4it
10-02-05, 04:22 AM
hey guys

take a look at this CPU:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/jpmad4it/e8_1_b.jpg

its says Costa Rica on it - does that mean it work in the UK??
Is this the P4 prescott 3.8Ghz Extreme edition with HT 800 FSB?

regards J
bazx
10-02-05, 04:28 AM
hey guys

take a look at this CPU:

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y164/jpmad4it/e8_1_b.jpg

its says Costa Rica on it - does that mean it work in the UK??
Is this the P4 prescott 3.8Ghz Extreme edition with HT 800 FSB?

regards J

you will have to get a 110v adapter :D
jpmad4it
10-02-05, 04:30 AM
what do you mean??? Im confused?????
Ross
10-02-05, 04:44 AM
That's an awesome processor. P4 670 = top of the line 600 series. EEs are 1066FSB (and usually an oddball freq, like 3.46 or 3.73MHz). That is a 3.8MHz 800FSB. Costa Rica is just the plant it is from, it will work worldwide in an appropriate motherboard.

Here's all the info on it. (http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=SL7Z3&ProcFam=483&PkgType=ALL&SysBusSpd=6107&CorSpd=6849)

Er, I don't think you'll need an adapter for anything. Everything on the motherboard/proc works off of 3.3V, 5V or 12V from the power supply. I assume you have a PSU that correctly works on your AC (220V?). :)
jpmad4it
10-02-05, 04:52 AM
i will do - when i buy it lol
going for the Tagen 580W :-)

thanks for that - great advice :-)
Ross
10-02-05, 05:06 AM
No problem! I wish I could afford one...still looking for a "cheap" 660 myself ;)

The only other advice I can give for that thing is to use a 955X chipset mobo (ASUS P5WD2 Premium = awesome) and get some good ram. That thing should OC like crazy and have awesome performance.

Good luck with it!
-_{MoW}_-Assasi
10-02-05, 05:57 AM
lol, im no Intel fan, but i think Costa Rica is the core name intel put on it
jpmad4it
10-02-05, 07:00 AM
what about the ASUS PN5D2 mobo???
mr.spock
10-02-05, 08:17 AM
http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=sl7z3

Here is all u need to know anout this CPU! ;)
{PMS}fishy
10-02-05, 08:19 AM
lol, im no Intel fan, but i think Costa Rica is the core name intel put on it

Its the factory the chip came from.
mr.spock
10-02-05, 08:35 AM
Its the factory the chip came from.

AMD names their cores after cities worldwide! (Venice, San Diego, etc.)
Intel uses such names on their north- and southbridges! (Springdale, Canterwood, etc.) :cool:
{PMS}fishy
10-02-05, 08:54 AM
AMD names their cores after cities worldwide! (Venice, San Diego, etc.)
Intel uses such names on their north- and southbridges! (Springdale, Canterwood, etc.) :cool:

They also have code names for the cores, such as Northwood, Prescott, ect.
batboy
10-02-05, 09:22 AM
While that processor is a good one, you might wanna save money and get a 630 or 640 CPU instead. They are cheaper and have a lower multiplier, so when overclocked they will have a higher FSB for more performance.
jpmad4it
10-02-05, 12:31 PM
the chip has 2 optional multipliers 14x and 19x - so i will be able to achieve some very fast OCing with that
AdvanS13
10-02-05, 01:05 PM
it where it was packaged, not made :)
{PMS}fishy
10-02-05, 01:15 PM
it where it was packaged, not made :)

So you think they make them in Canada, ship them to China and then package them?

They are packaged in the factory where they are made.
crimedog
10-02-05, 01:17 PM
it's made in costa rica, holy crap guys
{PMS}fishy
10-02-05, 01:20 PM
While that processor is a good one, you might wanna save money and get a 630 or 640 CPU instead. They are cheaper and have a lower multiplier, so when overclocked they will have a higher FSB for more performance.


I guess it matters what you are cooling with it, and what MB you are running on.

I ran out of MB speed on my 640 before I maxed out the CPU.

I like the high multis, and I know with the 660 you can drop to 14x in the BIOS, so I'd like to venture a guess that the 670 will allow for this as well.

Plus there is always the ESIT tool.
Bhugarov
10-02-05, 02:01 PM
As Ross said it's fabbed at the plant in Costa Rica. They are also made at two other sites...usually the ones from Malaysia are the best OC'ers.
waiownsyou
10-02-05, 05:46 PM
As Ross said it's fabbed at the plant in Costa Rica. They are also made at two other sites...usually the ones from Malaysia are the best OC'ers.

Maybe the people who make the processors from Malaysia are h4xx0r5!!11 OMGWTFBBQ!1!1one!
waiownsyou
10-02-05, 05:47 PM
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Whoops.. double post
hUMANbEATbOX
10-02-05, 05:48 PM
as far as i know, all intel chips are actually fabbed in the u.s. then they are shipped to a packing facility in costa rica, china, etc..

but yeah, that is one nice chip. have fun with it ;)
{PMS}fishy
10-02-05, 05:58 PM
as far as i know, all intel chips are actually fabbed in the u.s. then they are shipped to a packing facility in costa rica, china, etc..

but yeah, that is one nice chip. have fun with it ;)

Why would Intel build, then export, and then import their product to sell it where it was made?

Think about it.
crimedog
10-02-05, 06:00 PM
Why would Intel build, then export, and then import their product to sell it where it was made?

to CONFUSE us! think about it! always leaving us guessing! if you don't know where your chip is coming from you're going to buy two or three to unlock the mystery!
{PMS}fishy
10-02-05, 06:01 PM
For all the people that just don't believe me, here is a press release about a plant being built to build CPUs in Ireland.

http://www.intel.com/pressroom/archive/releases/20020425corp_b.htm
Ross
10-02-05, 06:12 PM
Hehe, $2 Billion...it's probably just to label the processors they receive from the US and stick them in boxes :D
AdvanS13
10-02-05, 06:20 PM
ok i'll educate everyone briefly. the majority of intel is in oregon. we have a research facility here called RP1 (research and pathfinding), along with other misc design groups around the globe testing for future processors and technology, is done here. we're talking 10-15 year out stuff, 4+ core the works etc.

in oregon we also have fab15,fab20,d1c, and d1d:
fab 15 does the c4 part of the process
fab20 does manufacutring (p4)
d1c does manufacturing and some testing
d1d does manufacturing and testing (currently merom, yonah, and cedar mill)
d1d is intel's largest fab, and also the fab that runs the ramps along with d1c. and will soon be churing out yonah, merom etc.

now fab 11x (NM), fab12c (AZ), and a slew of other fabs such as irelands fab24 come to oregon to learn the process from us. it's called a virtual factory, we basically are a school of the new process...they come, and bring back the learnings to produce the wafers we ramped and designed in there newly fitted 300mm fabs.

why they are distributed and packaged elsewhere is a question i'm not sure of. i will ask that next week to someone in the office (which i've been meaning to do). but, obviously most of the oem's are in asia, and that area, so it does make some sense. and i'm sure there are other reasons.

so, yes, the majority if not most is produced in oregon...and next year oregon will be the major producer of intel cpu's.

also, most of the intel codenames are oregon based if you haven't noticed :)
waiownsyou
10-02-05, 06:26 PM
ok i'll educate everyone briefly. the majority of intel is in oregon. we have a research facility here called RP1 (research and pathfinding), along with other misc design groups around the globe testing for future processors and technology, is done here. we're talking 10-15 year out stuff, 4+ core the works etc.

in oregon we also have fab15,fab20,d1c, and d1d:
fab 15 does the c4 part of the process
fab20 does manufacutring (p4)
d1c does manufacturing and some testing
d1d does manufacturing and testing (currently merom, yonah, and cedar mill)
d1d is intel's largest fab, and also the fab that runs the ramps along with d1c. and will soon be churing out yonah, merom etc.

now fab 11x (NM), fab12c (AZ), and a slew of other fabs such as irelands fab24 come to oregon to learn the process from us. it's called a virtual factory, we basically are a school of the new process...they come, and bring back the learnings to produce the wafers we ramped and designed in there newly fitted 300mm fabs.

why they are distributed and packaged elsewhere is a question i'm not sure of. i will ask that next week to someone in the office (which i've been meaning to do). but, obviously most of the oem's are in asia, and that area, so it does make some sense. and i'm sure there are other reasons.

so, yes, the majority if not most is produced in oregon...and next year oregon will be the major producer of intel cpu's.

also, most of the intel codenames are oregon based if you haven't noticed :)

10-15 Years out? Yeah... ok...

Do you have a subscription to MaximumPC? One of their articles said that one of the Microsoft employees (can't remember exactly what position he's in) admitted that the "Pentium D" was pushed into the market because of the dual-core threat from AMD... and he said that Intel poorly planned it out. One of his main concerns was how the Pentium D reads off of one FSB or something... don't remember. But anyways, either way, that Intel facility is just there for a lot of people who are getting overpaid and ordering chinese food to be delivered.
AdvanS13
10-02-05, 06:29 PM
ok, buddy.
{PMS}fishy
10-02-05, 06:32 PM
ok, buddy.

My thoughts exactly.