Pentium 4 2.4Ghz C northwood query.

McGowan · 09-08-05, 11:26 PM

Hey, I am trying to work out the overclocking potential of my above mentioned processor but I'm having difficulties in tying down exactly what model I've got, I am running CPUInfo and this is the information it is giving me:

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Processor: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood
Clock speed: 2400
System clock: 100
Multiplyer: 24x
Revision: C1
Socket: 478 (FC-PGA2)
FSB: FSB400(QDR)
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My confusion is with the FSB, on all reviews and overclocking quides they ay the bus is 800mhz, can someone clear this up for me?

Also I'm using the shuttle FB65 motherboard, is that a reasonable board for overclocking? The CPU currently idles at 30-32 and at full load using TOAST 48.

Thanks for any info.

Know Nuttin · 09-09-05, 06:43 AM

you've got an "A" version of the northwood. a P4 "C" would have a multiplier of 12, and an FSB base clock of 200. P4's use a quad pumped bus, so you have what they call in marketing a "400FSB" processor, 100 x 4.

those northwood A's did not overclock well past 2.6ghz, if memory serves me correct. your luck may vary though.

McGowan · 09-09-05, 07:27 AM

Ahh I wont bother then, thanks for the heads up, I clocked the graphics card up and it has improved my BF2 graphics enough to make me happy! :-D

batboy · 09-09-05, 08:24 AM

That's a 2.4 400 bus Northwood C1 stepping. Technically not a 2.4A, because those were 533 bus Prescotts. Most of those C1 stepping CPUs would O.C to at least 3 gig with decent cooling and if you lock the AGP/PCI.

microfire · 09-10-05, 07:37 PM

Check my sig. Same 2.4A northwood with C1 stepping.

Does 3.15 GHz no problem at all, can run at 3.25 GHz, at about 3.4 GHz it runs out of gas.
All on stock volts. (no cpu voltage option on my board).

ZL1 · 09-10-05, 11:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by batboy

That's a 2.4 400 bus Northwood C1 stepping. Technically not a 2.4A, because those were 533 bus Prescotts. Most of those C1 stepping CPUs would O.C to at least 3 gig with decent cooling and if you lock the AGP/PCI.

Ditto

first gen wasnt bad at all, Larva was running a 1.8 at 3.4

D

microfire · 09-11-05, 12:18 AM

All depends on the stepping. The newer the better chance of overclocking.
There were a few D1 stepping 400FSB northwoods. They were sweet.

theonlybabyface · 09-11-05, 02:27 AM

Yes they were/are. My 2.4C D1 does 292fsb...and may have more in it still.

grumperfish · 06-28-08, 08:55 PM

Weren't most of the D1-stepping Northwoods 800FSB though (200x4)? At least the ones with hyperthreading were.

I know there were a few 400FSB D1 Celerons and some 533mhz FSB Prescotts, but I wasn't aware that any of the "C" designated Northwoods were 400FSB chips.

Edit: arghghghghheh

microfire · 06-28-08, 10:09 PM

umm this thread is like almost 3 years old

wingman99 · 06-28-08, 10:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by microfire

umm this thread is like almost 3 years old

And your still here cool.

grumperfish · 06-28-08, 11:20 PM

How the heck was it bumped- didn't check the thread dates

Was responding to another thread (actually current one) about a guy with a P4 chip and didn't think to look at the post above mine when this popped up in the queue. Since the other was pretty oddball to me I just figured there were a bunch of people out there using really old tech in their main system(s).

Yep.

09-08-05, 11:26 PM	Thread Starter #1
McGowan New Member Join Date: Sep 2005	Pentium 4 2.4Ghz C northwood query. Hey, I am trying to work out the overclocking potential of my above mentioned processor but I'm having difficulties in tying down exactly what model I've got, I am running CPUInfo and this is the information it is giving me: -- Processor: Intel Pentium 4 Northwood Clock speed: 2400 System clock: 100 Multiplyer: 24x Revision: C1 Socket: 478 (FC-PGA2) FSB: FSB400(QDR) -- My confusion is with the FSB, on all reviews and overclocking quides they ay the bus is 800mhz, can someone clear this up for me? Also I'm using the shuttle FB65 motherboard, is that a reasonable board for overclocking? The CPU currently idles at 30-32 and at full load using TOAST 48. Thanks for any info.
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09-09-05, 06:43 AM	#2
Know Nuttin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Ontario, Canada	you've got an "A" version of the northwood. a P4 "C" would have a multiplier of 12, and an FSB base clock of 200. P4's use a quad pumped bus, so you have what they call in marketing a "400FSB" processor, 100 x 4. those northwood A's did not overclock well past 2.6ghz, if memory serves me correct. your luck may vary though. __________________ AMD Phenom II X4 965BE, Asus M5A88-V Evo, 8GB Mushkin Blackline DDR3-1600 , Coolermaster Hyper212+, OCZ Vertex Plus 60GB, Seagate 7200.11 500GB, Antec EA-380 Lenovo X200, P8400 C2D, 8GB, 120GB OCZ Vertex 3.
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09-09-05, 07:27 AM	Thread Starter #3
McGowan New Member Join Date: Sep 2005	Ahh I wont bother then, thanks for the heads up, I clocked the graphics card up and it has improved my BF2 graphics enough to make me happy! :-D
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09-09-05, 08:24 AM	#4
batboy Senior Moment Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Kansas, USA	That's a 2.4 400 bus Northwood C1 stepping. Technically not a 2.4A, because those were 533 bus Prescotts. Most of those C1 stepping CPUs would O.C to at least 3 gig with decent cooling and if you lock the AGP/PCI. __________________ 2600K, Asus P8P67 Deluxe, 2X2GB G.Skill Pi PC3-2133, PC & Cooling 750W watercooled: Eheim 1048 pump, Swiftech Apogee GTX and 2X120mm rad FS020 case, OCZ SSD, Sapphire HD 6950, Acer X241W 24" widescreen
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09-10-05, 07:37 PM	#5
microfire Member Join Date: Oct 2001	Check my sig. Same 2.4A northwood with C1 stepping. Does 3.15 GHz no problem at all, can run at 3.25 GHz, at about 3.4 GHz it runs out of gas. All on stock volts. (no cpu voltage option on my board). __________________ Intel Core i7-3820 ' ASUS P9X79 ' Corsair 16GB DDR3-1600 ' 2x Gigabyte GTX 660 Ti (SLI) AMD FX-8320 ' ASUS M5A97 Evo R2.0 ' G.Skill 8GB DDR3-1833 ' Palit 275 GTX 896MB Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 ' Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 ' G.Skill 8GB DDR2-1000 ' MSI HD 5750 1GB
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09-11-05, 12:18 AM	#7
microfire Member Join Date: Oct 2001	All depends on the stepping. The newer the better chance of overclocking. There were a few D1 stepping 400FSB northwoods. They were sweet. __________________ Intel Core i7-3820 ' ASUS P9X79 ' Corsair 16GB DDR3-1600 ' 2x Gigabyte GTX 660 Ti (SLI) AMD FX-8320 ' ASUS M5A97 Evo R2.0 ' G.Skill 8GB DDR3-1833 ' Palit 275 GTX 896MB Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 ' Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 ' G.Skill 8GB DDR2-1000 ' MSI HD 5750 1GB
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09-11-05, 02:27 AM	#8
theonlybabyface Registered Join Date: Oct 2002	Yes they were/are. My 2.4C D1 does 292fsb...and may have more in it still. __________________ MY MACHINE : i7 920 (3837B194) @ 4.2 GHz \| Rampage II Extreme \| 6GB Corsair Dominator DDR3-1600 \| EVGA GTX 295 \| X-Fi Platinum \| Corsair HX1000 \| Samsung 245BW 24" KIDS MACHINE : Q6600 @ 3.6 GHz \| Maximus Rampage \| 8GB G.SKILL DDR2-1066 \| EVGA 9800 GX2 \| Audigy 2 ZS \| OCZ EliteXStream 800 \| Samsung 204B 20"
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06-28-08, 08:55 PM	#9
grumperfish Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Florida	Weren't most of the D1-stepping Northwoods 800FSB though (200x4)? At least the ones with hyperthreading were. I know there were a few 400FSB D1 Celerons and some 533mhz FSB Prescotts, but I wasn't aware that any of the "C" designated Northwoods were 400FSB chips. Edit: arghghghghheh __________________ Desktop: i7 2600K @ 4.6ghz w/ TR HR-02 + SD 120x38mm // Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P // XFX 6950 2GB 16GB G-Skill RipjawsX 1600mhz // Samsung 830 128GB // 6TB // Thermaltake Armor // Corsair TX750 Server: Q6600 G0 // Gigabyte EP35-DS3R // 4GB G-Skill DDR2 // 4850 512MB // 4.25TB // Corsair TX650 Laptop: Latitude D630 // C2M T7300 // 4GB DDR2 // X3100 // 160GB Smoothwall: P4 2.4C // 1GB DDR // AOpen MX4GVR // 80GB // Corsair CX430 I like HEAT Last edited by grumperfish; 06-28-08 at 11:21 PM.
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06-28-08, 10:09 PM	#10
microfire Member Join Date: Oct 2001	umm this thread is like almost 3 years old __________________ Intel Core i7-3820 ' ASUS P9X79 ' Corsair 16GB DDR3-1600 ' 2x Gigabyte GTX 660 Ti (SLI) AMD FX-8320 ' ASUS M5A97 Evo R2.0 ' G.Skill 8GB DDR3-1833 ' Palit 275 GTX 896MB Intel Core 2 Duo E8400 ' Gigabyte GA-X48-DS5 ' G.Skill 8GB DDR2-1000 ' MSI HD 5750 1GB
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06-28-08, 11:20 PM	#12
grumperfish Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: South Florida	How the heck was it bumped- didn't check the thread dates Was responding to another thread (actually current one) about a guy with a P4 chip and didn't think to look at the post above mine when this popped up in the queue. Since the other was pretty oddball to me I just figured there were a bunch of people out there using really old tech in their main system(s). Yep. __________________ Desktop: i7 2600K @ 4.6ghz w/ TR HR-02 + SD 120x38mm // Gigabyte Z68XP-UD3P // XFX 6950 2GB 16GB G-Skill RipjawsX 1600mhz // Samsung 830 128GB // 6TB // Thermaltake Armor // Corsair TX750 Server: Q6600 G0 // Gigabyte EP35-DS3R // 4GB G-Skill DDR2 // 4850 512MB // 4.25TB // Corsair TX650 Laptop: Latitude D630 // C2M T7300 // 4GB DDR2 // X3100 // 160GB Smoothwall: P4 2.4C // 1GB DDR // AOpen MX4GVR // 80GB // Corsair CX430 I like HEAT
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