Default Intel HSF on a FCPGA PIII700E good for overclocking?

[Jaguar]

Ok , if i buy a retail cc0 stepping FCPGA PIII700, and i would wanna try oc'ing that to 933, will the the attached Intel HSF be enuff?

I heard that usually, Intel default HSF's on retail CPU's are quite good at dissipating heat...? Is this true?

To those who have successfully oc'ed their RETAIL PIII700 to 933, did you guys/gals have to change, remove or alter the attached default Intel HSF?

Btw, is the PIII700 with stepping cc0 retail or OEM?

Thanks

 

[Regalk]

Tried that and did not like the heat fluctuations. Therefore NO not good for going that high. A chrome orb is excellent on those Intel cpus (I have 2 with the chrome orbs and temps rarely exceeds 34C at full load).

 

[Tschaft]

I would definatly take the retail heatsink/fan off, and get an alpha!...ive got a pep66 on my 700@1050 and it works like a charm.

 

[Jaguar]

owwww! The only other 3rd party HSF available locally are the Thermaltake's..Volcano, Orbs, etc. But i have read and heard VERY VERY bad things about them (Tomshardware usually ranks the THermaltake Orbs the last in any HSF round-up. He calls them 'phoneys' since they're big but don't really cool that much.). I always read that they cool very bad....Any comments?

 

[MrCraphead]

I used to have an Alpha PEP66 w/ Black Delta fan cooling my C2 633@950, but it was so freakin' loud I switched to a Golden Orb and the temp difference is about 2-3 degrees Celsius. To me, the slight temp increase is worht it since I'm in a dorm and my computer is right next to my head. If you don't mind the noise, an Alpha PEP66 Black Delta will work great. But personally, a Gorb works just fine for me......

 

[max105]

there seems to be very many successful overclocks with the cC0 steppings with stock intel chips, but you should probably invest an extra 15 bucks or so for a better cooler. It'll probably give you an extra boost in the OCing and keep your CPU cooler. That'll ultimately extend the life of your cpu as opposed to using the retail heatsink.

 

[Drifter]

I'm running Retail HSF. You'll be fine running the Retail HSF. Your good up to 10% of the default Voltage , anything higher I would recommend a better HSF.

 

[JmsAndrsn]

It really depends on your luck of the draw with the CPU you get. If you get a CPU that well in excess 933, the retail HSF will be fine. If you get a CPU that will boot into Windows at 933 but is totally stable, replacing the heatsink in that case will almost certainly improve things. You might as well get the CPU first and then see how well it does with the deafault HSF. Good Luck!

 

[acroig]

Jaguar:

I got a pretested 700e@933 (running at 966) from outsideloop.com and they advised me to get a Golden Orb. I tried my Intel HSF first and I was hitting 49C at full load! When I put the Gorb on it has never gone above 43C full load even at 1.8 volts.

You decide.

 

[max105]

just remember geting one of those better heatsinks will usually increase the noise too.