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Bad ConNecTioN
10-11-07, 03:21 AM
Basically, title says it all....

I recently purchased a vapo, and am looking for a rig capable of a 4GHz overclock 24/7. There is a E6420 combo for sale in the classifieds (mobo Gigabyte DS3R) and was wondering if this would be capable of reaching my goals (knowing that some chips are better than others).

Its a stupid question I know, but being new to phase change, I don't want to nuke brand new components due to a rookie mistake.

My other option is getting an E6750 with an Abit IP35 board...that would total out to around $330 after tax, shipping, and rebate. Not much of a price differential there, but if the lesser chip will reach my goal, why waste money?

Memory will most likely be Crucial 1066.

Thanks for any advice for this Core 2 newb
El<(')>Maxi
10-11-07, 03:32 AM
Some of those chips in the right hands reach close to 4GHz on air, on the LS you can easily go way beyond that.
Vento1
10-11-07, 03:35 AM
4Ghz will be easy with a vapo.
aja
10-11-07, 04:39 AM
Easily!

People are taking quads to 4.6GHz 24/7 with vapo...
Bad ConNecTioN
10-11-07, 05:17 AM
Yes, but from my understanding, those are either earlier versions of the LS with a higher capacity, or they have been modified.

A quad at that speed is easily putting out close to 250-260 watts....my vapo (atleast to my knowledge) is only rated to 200.
Bad ConNecTioN
10-11-07, 05:46 AM
Ehh...it seems to reach my goal with that chip, and an 8x multi I would need a 500+ fsb speed. While most p35 boards are capable of that, I am cautious as to 24/7 stability at those settings. Seems I may need to go with a faster chip, with a higher multi.
dominick32
10-11-07, 06:14 AM
Put it this way bud. My E6600 would post, boot windows, and play 4 hours of continuous Flight Simulator X @ 4GHz. That was with a stock Vapochill LS, and simply selecting 10 X 400 in the bios with 1.58vcore. Phase Change is a beautiful thing and 4GHz turns into a simple bios selection, rather than a milestone. When you start to play around with 4.2GHz + is when tweaking comes into play. Using a dual core CPU on a stock Vapo you will start to run into heat issues at 1.65vcore+ and around 4.3 to 4.5 GHz depending on what the chip is capable of. I have a huge thread on my E6600 stock Vapochill LS experience here: http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=475581

Good luck.

Dom

Regards,
||Console||
10-11-07, 10:12 AM
I can bench no problem with my e6420 @ 4ghz on water with a vapo I dont see it being a problem @ all .

But having a 9x multi is very nice , if it was me I would get a 6850 just for the 9x . 4ghz will be no problem @ all on one of those .
satandole666
10-11-07, 12:50 PM
Yeah...asking 500mhz+ fsb of any motherboard is a gamble.

If the price is right do it. If you absolutely have to have 4ghz or something close it might be better to get that magical 9 multi.
jason4207
10-11-07, 12:52 PM
Or get a used e6700 w/ a 10x multi.
aja
10-11-07, 12:59 PM
Or get a used e6700 w/ a 10x multi.

Now that's a good idea :)
wa77ss
10-11-07, 01:05 PM
If you want 4GHz 24/7 make sure you have RAM than can run 1:1 24/7 with the high FSB
Bad ConNecTioN
10-11-07, 02:26 PM
DDR2 1066 from crucial should be ok.

Looks like I caugh up the extra dough for a 6850, or track down a 6700.
dominick32
10-11-07, 02:27 PM
DDR2 1066 from crucial should be ok.

Looks like I caugh up the extra dough for a 6850, or track down a 6700.

6850 is a bang for the buck iron-horse right now. Thats my recommendation, until consumer level Penryn is released in Q1.
g14novak
10-11-07, 10:34 PM
6850 is a bang for the buck iron-horse right now. Thats my recommendation, until consumer level Penryn is released in Q1.

Agreed. Theirs quite a few posts of people taking them up to 5.2 benching speed. so 24/7 4.5 sounds really nice to me. ;)