Shhhh dont tell the AMD crowd

[SpoonMaN]

but im hungry for some major memory bandwidth
so im thinking about building a P4 system
all i need is the mobo and the cpu
btw are the duel channel DDR boards out yet?
cuz i want 1 of them

 

[residentevil2]

no thier not turn youre memory timmings higher than maybe u would get better bandwith

 

[hipro5]

If you can call this a Pentium4 Memory Bandwidth then go and build one.....

 

[BaldHeadedDork]

The Dual DDR boards won't ship until around Thanksgiving according to the latest rumors.

For overclocking, I haven't played around with any of the newer C1 chips (above 2.53GHz) so maybe someone else will chime in if you have that much $$$ to spend. Of the older Northwoods, the 2.26B and 2.4A have the most overclocking headroom.

I don't buy mobos immediately after they come out, so I can't recommend any of the new Intel 845PE boards yet. But the older 845E boards, particularly those from Asus, Abit and Gigabyte, overclock like a mother and are hella stable. Great prices on them, too, as the PE boards begin to show up.


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[residentevil2]

If you can call this a Pentium4 Memory Bandwidth then go and build one.....

dude dont start thier he is never ganna get 3.6ghz lol maybe 2.8 depends on what he gets but i bet my system he wont get 3ghz.

 

[SBeaver]

The Dual DDR boards won't ship until around Thanksgiving according to the latest rumors.

For overclocking, I haven't played around with any of the newer C1 chips (above 2.53GHz) so maybe someone else will chime in if you have that much $$$ to spend. Of the older Northwoods, the 2.26B and 2.4A have the most overclocking headroom.

I don't buy mobos immediately after they come out, so I can't recommend any of the new Intel 845PE boards yet. But the older 845E boards, particularly those from Asus, Abit and Gigabyte, overclock like a mother and are hella stable. Great prices on them, too, as the PE boards begin to show up.


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Eh I havn't been around here too long.. are all all p4's over 2,53ghz C1 chips or is this just something they just started making and you have to rely on luck to get them?
Should I get a 2,53 over the 1,8A?
Is the 1,8A any different from the 2,4B?
If they ae the same I would buy the 1,8A since they have the same multipler anyway.

 

[Stedeman]

if your tring to max a p4 out use the rdram (what evers at the top now)

 

[AZN]

mem bandwidth??? hows this for a 2.9ghz p4? with RDRAM.

BTW... its not a crime to own both chips... I do

AZN

 

[residentevil2]

not bad not much better than my cpu and memory score score my cpu beat urs and my memory is a little under. My cpu is being rmad now so i cant show pics until i get a new one

 

[SpoonMaN]

ahh but u guys dont know me
im a old school OCer
i was thinking about getting maybe a 2.4
and i have my memory down so low cuz there only rated at 2.5CL
i get around 2500 in sandra anyway

 

[BaldHeadedDork]

Eh I havn't been around here too long.. are all all p4's over 2,53ghz C1 chips or is this just something they just started making and you have to rely on luck to get them?
Should I get a 2,53 over the 1,8A?
Is the 1,8A any different from the 2,4B?
If they ae the same I would buy the 1,8A since they have the same multipler anyway.

Yeah, all of the new chips (2.6, 2.66, 2.8) are built on the new C1 stepping archetecture and you don't need to ask. The older chips are supposed to move to the C1, but they're taking a long time to get into the retail channel. I personally wouldn't buy a chip as a C1 unless I could see it with my eyes first or had a written guarantee that I could return it if it wasn't a C1.

My favorite P4 chips are the 2.4A and 2.26B. They have the most overclocking headroom of the P4 range.

The 1.8A and 2.4B will overclock to about the same level, in the 2.7 range, because they have the same multiplier. The 2.4A and 2.26B get into the three gig range, but cost about $50 more than the 1.8A



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[Hawk]

mem bandwidth??? hows this for a 2.9ghz p4? with RDRAM.

BTW... its not a crime to own both chips... I do

AZN

Me too!

 

[AZN]

not bad not much better than my cpu and memory score score my cpu beat urs and my memory is a little under. My cpu is being rmad now so i cant show pics until i get a new one

are u talking about me? if so what chip and speed are u comparing the bench to?

AZN

 

[hipro5]

The best CPU to buy(if you find it) is a P4 2,26GHz.....Good Overclocker.....Before I get the one I got now I had(and still have) a 2,26GHz one that rocks....On air for benchies was at 3164MHz and for every day use at 2941MHz......If you got more money go and get a P4 2,66GHz C1 stepping.... As for Mobo I suggest ASUS or ABIT......NOTHING ELSE....!!!!.....

 

[hipro5]

dude dont start thier he is never ganna get 3.6ghz lol maybe 2.8 depends on what he gets but i bet my system he wont get 3ghz.

He can buy a P4 2,26GHz one(if he finds it) and easy work it at 170MHz fsb and memory at 226MHz(452MHz DDR).....

 

[Hawk]

not bad not much better than my cpu and memory score score my cpu beat urs and my memory is a little under. My cpu is being rmad now so i cant show pics until i get a new one

Could you post pics. Thanks

 

[micamica1217]

Could you post pics. Thanks

forget it hawk...he always posts and runs. yet he did say he rma'ed his chip.

mica

 

[Hawk]

forget it hawk...he always posts and runs. yet he did say he rma'ed his chip.

mica

Sorry missed that.

 

[Yodums]

Keep it civil people. SpoonMaN just wants advice on whatever he's getting not a debate. . .

 

[pacino]

but im hungry for some major memory bandwidth
so im thinking about building a P4 system
all i need is the mobo and the cpu
btw are the duel channel DDR boards out yet?
cuz i want 1 of them

What chip are you looking to get? .. Time? budget? .. once these questions are answered I'm pretty sure many peeps will help you pick the right combo ..