3.0C Bargain

[sgs]

Looking for 3.0C (northwood, mpn BX80532PG3000D) OEM (i.e. no heat sink or fan).
Looking (perhaps) for bargain combo with AOpen AX4C Max II.

Request website references.

Heard that the 3.0C 30 cap version (whatever that means) is better than the 12
cap version for overclocking.

Request comments/opinions.

 

[Corporate Thug]

30 cap version means that it has 30 capacitors on the back side, they tend to overclock well

 

[jhurst]

If you are looking to overclock, make sure and get a good board, which most ppl on AT will recommend an Abit IC7-G or Asus P4C800-deluxe.

If budget is an issue, drop to a 2.8C, most of them overclock to within around 100mhz of the 3.0C.