kamilkluczewski
I can attest that the 1.8a is just as reliable as any other chip out there. As long as you keep the voltage and temp in check you should be fine. I have had my 1.8 folding along non stop for the past 2 months. The most it will do is 150fsb, no matter what voltage I throw at it. I have even put it in my IT7 board and all she will do is 150fsb.
micamica1217,
I do aggree with you on the best chips to go with for OC'ing. The rule of thumb with PIV's is to pick the lowest multiplier. The biggest bang for you buck chip is the 1.8 hand down. With a multiplier of 18 and starting at a fsb of only 100 mhz you have alot of room to grow with that chip. With the 2.26 you may not end up with as high of an over all OC compared to stock, but you will more then likely end up with a higher fsb total. This will give you better performance with good memory. The one thing I woudl argue with you though is your "average" over clock speeds for the chips. I think those would be the case for the cherry chips and not the average. To get a better feel for what the average speed for each chip would be you need to check the CPU database. I would knock off about 100-200 MHz from your numbers with after market air cooling at resonable voltages.
i.t
The best advise I would give you is do not go with either chip. If you are willing to wait, I would hold off until you can find either the 2.26 or the 1.8a with the c1 stepping. The 1.8a c1 stepping should give almost identical OC results as the 2.4 c1 stepping for less money ( they will have the same end OC speed ). As markodude pointed out, the 2.26 will give you the lowest multiplier, 17. so you will more then likely end up with the highest FSB with this chip. As long as you are using quality memory you should be able to run the fsb up using the 3:4 memory ration and have the best memory bandwidth going with that option. Either way you go, Good luck with your OC.
Buzzdog
I can attest that the 1.8a is just as reliable as any other chip out there. As long as you keep the voltage and temp in check you should be fine. I have had my 1.8 folding along non stop for the past 2 months. The most it will do is 150fsb, no matter what voltage I throw at it. I have even put it in my IT7 board and all she will do is 150fsb.
micamica1217,
I do aggree with you on the best chips to go with for OC'ing. The rule of thumb with PIV's is to pick the lowest multiplier. The biggest bang for you buck chip is the 1.8 hand down. With a multiplier of 18 and starting at a fsb of only 100 mhz you have alot of room to grow with that chip. With the 2.26 you may not end up with as high of an over all OC compared to stock, but you will more then likely end up with a higher fsb total. This will give you better performance with good memory. The one thing I woudl argue with you though is your "average" over clock speeds for the chips. I think those would be the case for the cherry chips and not the average. To get a better feel for what the average speed for each chip would be you need to check the CPU database. I would knock off about 100-200 MHz from your numbers with after market air cooling at resonable voltages.
i.t
The best advise I would give you is do not go with either chip. If you are willing to wait, I would hold off until you can find either the 2.26 or the 1.8a with the c1 stepping. The 1.8a c1 stepping should give almost identical OC results as the 2.4 c1 stepping for less money ( they will have the same end OC speed ). As markodude pointed out, the 2.26 will give you the lowest multiplier, 17. so you will more then likely end up with the highest FSB with this chip. As long as you are using quality memory you should be able to run the fsb up using the 3:4 memory ration and have the best memory bandwidth going with that option. Either way you go, Good luck with your OC.
Buzzdog
