The cheapest P4 Northwood is P4 1.6A.
I think this is the best processor if you considering the ratio of overclockability & price.
It's $128 w/ $6.95 shipping and handling at NewEgg.com
I have selected to go with the 1.8a for the processor, thanks for the advice on the mobo, i will check those out, just from first impressions am liking the sound of the $77 board, i feel another case mod coming on
I have a 1.6a and it does 2.6 at stock hsf just temps a little high over 50 I backed it down to 133 and now temps 41 and 48 load but don't take my work Look in the BD and see which clocks better but the again you da boss with the cash enjoy.
The 1.6A kicks ***, I easily O/C'd mine to 2.4 with an AVC Sunflower cooler. It idles around 22-26C depending on the temp in my room and has never got over 42C under full load. I pushed it higher but it's super stable at the speed it's at now and since I share my PC with my wife I don't need it crashing at higher speeds on her when I'm not home. Specs on my system are in my sig but I don't recommend the Asus board til they fix the memory muliplier in the BIOS
Just looking at the CPU Database on Overclockers.com the majority of the 1.6A and 1.8A chips are at 1.7 and higher when they hit the 2.5Ghz and higher range so you might need to bump it higher then 1.7 to get the speed you want unless you get a really good chip.
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