How much do the C's o-clock?

[DGath]

I'm debating whether I spend the extra $50 for a 2.6c, or should I just go with a 2.4c? So the question is how high can I get the 2.4c to oc with stock cooling and a good antec case (Sonata). If it's the difference of oclocking the 2.4 to 2.9 and the 2.6 to 3, I'll save the $50 and spend it on better Ram rather than getting that extra 100mhz.

Thanks.

 

[MikeMike]

yea u could do that it sould work they do it well.

MIKE

 

[DGath]

Anyone know what the typical max OC is for both cpu's?

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: DGath
Anyone know what the typical max OC is for both cpu's?

Usualy 3 to 3.2ghz is not unheard of.

 

[LesPaul]

yeah, from what i've seen the CPU's all have about the same limitations (YMMV of course), but the 2.6 puts less stress on other components (ram, mobo) because it has a higher multiplier, thus you could probably get further on a 2.6 without one of your other components holding you back.

 

[Tavoc]

The 2.4C can reach ~3.0ghz stable for most people, and the 2.6C can reach stable ~3.25ghz for most people. Both would be with a good Air heat sink. Neither one of the OCs is pushing it, and you can probably get higher, although I wouldnt count on it. Personally I am using a 2.6C at 3.25ghz, and its a very stable and relatively cool OC.

 

[DGath]

Great, thanks. That's pretty much exactly what I was looking for. So they both OC about the same amount (+600 mhz), I think I'll go ahead and go with the 2.6.

 

[Idontcare]

My 2.6C O/C's to 3.6GHz with Retail stock cooling on an Abit IC7-G.

But, like Tavoc, I run it at 3.25GHz with a 250MHz FSB and memory at 200MHz. My memory won't O/C above 208MHz, hence the lower CPU O/C choice to keep memory bandwidth high (my applications are mem speed limited more than CPU).