2.4c and 2.8c at same price, which would you pick?

[zixxer]

couldn't the 2.4c o/c higher?

 

[Lyfer]

2.4c lower multiplyer, means you will have to have high speed DDR ram to overclock beyond 3ghz. 2.8C has a high multyler, so if you have good DDR400, you can push it past 3.2ghz easily without stressing your system.

 

[toolfan]

I would keep in mind that overclocking is never guaranteed (unless you are buying pretested chips of course). For the same price I would go for the 2.8 for that reason. Plus what Lyfer said, the 2.4c might be better for a larger % overclock but the 2.8 is not going to stress everything else when getting to the same speed.

 

[Vonkhan]

careful ... lot of the 2.4c OEMs are OCing so good

 

[Duvie]

We deal with this yield issue quite regularly...Chances are the 2.4c can oc to an end speed quite similar to what the 2.8c can and thus the 2.4c will have the overall better oc it wont necessary oc to a higher speed.....


The reason I would go for the 2.8c if the cost was equal is due to the too low of multiplier of the 2.4c requiring a board to be quite stable at 250+ fsb...some of the good boards I see hitting 260's range with all the right tweaking and thus if that is the stable fsb on those board the 2.4c will end at the 3.12ghz range and still have some left while the 14x multiplier of the 2.8c with same fsb can garner a 3.64ghz range and likely hit the limit of the cpu...

Until the i865/i875 mobos hit a higher fsb more regularly I like the the 2.8c in your choices...

 

[jpetermann]

I have had both, and I like the 2.8 much better... faster, and though I cannot scale as high fsb wise, the raw cpu power is very nice to have. If they are the same price, I'll buy the 2.8 as long as it is the price of the 2.4 hehe

 

[lookouthere]

where do you get 2.8C the same price as 2.4C?

 

[Corporate Thug]

i'd rather have the 2.8C cuz that why if i dont get a good OC, i dont care. i can just run it @ stock

 

[SinfulWeeper]

Originally posted by: lookouthere
where do you get 2.8C the same price as 2.4C?

 

[mngisdood]

Ditto. Where are 2.8's selling for 100$ less than every other place.....?

 

[oldfart]

I've said this several times. The 2.4C has too low a multiplier. The FSB and ram speeds are pushed too far, even with an "average" overclock. The 2.6C is a better bet as is the 2.8C.

 

[zixxer]

I work at best buy, and get a memory/winxp/cpu deal for $200 every couple months. this time around you can get 2-256mb ddr/2.4c/winxp, or 2-256mb ddr/2.8c (no winxp)

since i bought my own copy of winxp awhile back i dont need it

 

[Budman]

definately the 2.8c if the price was the same.

 

[Fallengod]

shoot, ill buy a 2.8 over 2.4 any day, even with current price diff. But, I dont overclock so...

 

[touchmyichi]

2.8, in the future you can sell it for more .

 

[rallycobra]

Definitely the 2.8! Ebay it for more in a year or two. Probably can get a higher overclock than a 2.4

 

[hoihtah]

Originally posted by: se7enty7
couldn't the 2.4c o/c higher?

well this is a stupid question until se7enty7 can tell us where we can get 2.8c at 2.4c's price.

 

[Toymaker]

I'm glad I bought the 2.4C. It's at 3.45 Ghz, 1.6 Vcore, 287 FSB (1148 QDR), 100% stable and it was cheap. With better cooling It would go even higher. To the contrary of what most have said, I like the fact that it stresses the memory and FSB. If my memory can't hack it I want to know that. I gives me an excuse to rutinely look to improve my system.

 

[Slogun]

Originally posted by: lookouthere
where do you get 2.8C the same price as 2.4C?

Heh, he hasn't replied. He probably saw the 2.4C at the 2.8C price as opposed to the converse.

 

[Colebert]

its a hypothetical question. comeon, guys.

 

[toolfan]

In case some of you missed it, he already said where they are the same price...

I work at best buy, and get a memory/winxp/cpu deal for $200 every couple months. this time around you can get 2-256mb ddr/2.4c/winxp, or 2-256mb ddr/2.8c (no winxp)

since i bought my own copy of winxp awhile back i dont need it