Let's welcome back the 50% overclock :-)

[DSTA]

Things are looking good with the upcoming 1.0 GHz Tualarons. People are apperently running the 1.2 GHz CPUs at 1.5 GHz and that with something at, or close to default voltage. Finding SDRAM that runs at 150 MHz CL2 should be no problem nowadays (even my PC133 CL3 Infineon sticks do well), and with a PCI ratio of 1/4 or 1/5 most cards should be happy.

I only have a problem with the 512 MByte RAM limit that comes with the Solano chipset. Anyone seen a "Tualatin-GX" board in the wild? I read a news item (sorry, no link) a while ago that Intel's new low voltage blade servers (with 0.13 CPUs) will run on an updated version of the venerable GX Chipset (basically a BX with support for 2GB of RAM). Would be sweet if that was available for the consumer market .

I just have a nagging fear Intel have a trick up their sleeve because this looks so easy .

 

[oldfart]

This sounds good. The 1.2's can get to 1.6, with some work, but are a little too much on the edge for me. A 1.1 Tually would be perfect. 133 FSB = 1463, 140 FSB = 1540. This would be sweet! A 1 GHz Tually would be 2nd best, but it would be ok too. Right now I run a PIII 1 GHz @ 150 FSB, 1125 MHz. My ram is just fine at that setting.

Is there also a 1.1? When will these chips be out?

 

[DSTA]

This sounds good. The 1.2's can get to 1.6, with some work, but are a little too much on the edge for me.

Yup, agreed about the work part.

On second thought, I'd not miss the ~140 MHz much if I could stay close at default voltage and near silent cooling. The speed of a 133/1463 system is quite good still, and it should work no probs with a 100/1100 - if they behave like the current 1.2 GHz parts.

Accroding this Intel product change notification (beware, PDF) a 1.1 GHz is in the pipeline. The sites I've read say we'll probably be able to buy some in January 02. Knowing me I'll still be undecided WRT what board to put it on though (or if I should get a dual Duron instead ).

 

[oldfart]

I read the pdf. Will the new FC-PGA2 Celerons be like the new 1.2 Celeron with 256K cache? If so, I'm all over that 1.1! Like you, I like a cool, quiet system. I run my PIII @ stock 1.75, retail (quiet) HS/Fan. If I could do a 1.1 @ 1463, it would be very sweet!

 

[Jennifer66]

I know a couple of people using the 1.2 celeron with a abit VH6-T board if you want more memory than 512mb.

 

[chemhaqr]

<< This sounds good. The 1.2's can get to 1.6, with some work, but are a little too much on the edge for me. A 1.1 Tually would be perfect. 133 FSB = 1463, 140 FSB = 1540. This would be sweet! A 1 GHz Tually would be 2nd best, but it would be ok too. Right now I run a PIII 1 GHz @ 150 FSB, 1125 MHz. My ram is just fine at that setting.

Is there also a 1.1? When will these chips be out? >>



Hey odlfart you must also realize that the 1.5 variants of the celery 1.2 are also retail malay chips the phillipine chips are starting to show on the cpu data base at OC.com and at the forums too. The ten or so people I know that have these chips all do at least 1600MHz. Most doa round 1650MHz. I have never heard of one of them only doing 1500. If you get a malay chip though that possibility is greatly increased. It does nto take work to OC the Phillipine chips as they do so at times with the retail sink and default vcore. I would suggest though that one get a good copper HS for these chips though or maybe a alpha pal 6035 like I have. I am running my celery @ 1516Ghz right now on 1.675v. I once again took the IHS off and added a good shim made from layered clear packaging tape with a middle hole cut out for the core. it works good and I just kept adding layer upon layer until the core was touching the HS perfect. One other benifit is that the tape is stuck to the cpu base and will not slide around or come off if you take off your HS in the case upright. Big deal I know but that is just for comparison. I never put my HS on with the case upright I don't even usually do it in the case at all. In fact for the last month I haven't even had my board in my case for more than a week

On a side note these 10x and 11x multi celerons would be great for the Gigagbyte GA-60EXT with on board turbo pLL inthe bios. This is really intersting as it is the first board that I know of that has this. This will allow you to run your FSB as high as you want and still keep your PCI and AGP in spec. It may mean you could run 160+ fsb's with the 10x multi chip here for some horendous mem scores and still keep everything in spec.

 

[baldy]

uh, don't know about Celeytualarons or whatever, check sig.

and it will do more.

balddy

 

[DSTA]

@chemhaqr: I am running my celery @ 1516Ghz right now on 1.675v. I once again took the IHS off and added a good shim made from layered clear packaging tape with a middle hole cut out for the core. it works good and I just kept adding layer upon layer until the core was touching the HS perfect. One other benifit is that the tape is stuck to the cpu base and will not slide around or come off if you take off your HS in the case upright.

Heh, clever (honestly!) - but I think I'd rather buy a second machine for that kind of tinkering fun. It might sound revolting to the hardcore OC crowd, but I'm looking forward to a no brainer overclocker like the Celeron 300A. I think the 0.13 1100A will be one .

About the Gigagbyte GA-60EXT: thanks for the tip - just got dld the manual. That board looks hot! I'm surprised there is not more hype made about that mobo, especially since it's pretty cheap as well!

@oldfart: Will the new FC-PGA2 Celerons be like the new 1.2 Celeron with 256K cache?

I think so, but I don't know. On one hand it would cost Intel money and time to design and validate a new version (with less cache or some other handbrake pulled) of their 0.13 Celeron, on the other hand they might think it's worth it to protect their other CPU lines.

@baldy: uh, don't know about Celeytualarons or whatever, check sig.

Faaast, but not 50% .