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will the 2.8c have the almost the same FSB as the 2.4c when overclocked?

 

[Corporate Thug]

both are 800 Mhz FSB, the FSB AFTER OC is purely dependent on how far the chip will go. the 2.4C will prolly have a slightly faster FSB after OC as they seem to OC a LITTLE bit better

 

[Shimmishim]

the problem is that once you start reaching like the 270 mark with the 2.4C it'll stress the crap out of your ram...

therefore people recommend getting a 2.6C or 2.8C because it already has a higher multiplier and so you'll need a lower fsb to get those higher speeds...

 

[Duvie]

Originally posted by: shady06
both are 800 Mhz FSB, the FSB AFTER OC is purely dependent on how far the chip will go. the 2.4C will prolly have a slightly faster FSB after OC as they seem to OC a LITTLE bit better

the overall gain in clock speed versus default maybe, but I have seen nothing to substantiate that the 2.4c oc higher.....

The 2.4c has a 12x multiplier and thus takes more fsb to reach same end clock speed....This can be a downfall as mobo stability above 250+ can be iffy unless you get certain manufacturers in the springdale/canterwood boards. Also remember ram can start being a limitation at those high speeds and running in 1:1 mode....

For example...again both can very likely reach same end speed with same vcore (binning!!!)

2.4c @ 3.2ghz needs 266fsb....maybe not possible in quite a few boards stably....ram at 1:1 would need to run 533ddr and that is likely a BIG NO!!!! Go to a 5:4 ratio and run memory at 426ddr....overall iffy!!! Lots of possible limitations...

2.8c @ 3.2ghz needs only ~229mhz fsb...very likely on all boards....with 1:1 ratio 458ddr also reasonable with many sticks of ram in market currently.....

2.4c at 3.4ghz needs 283fsb...very tough, period...no 1:1 and 5:4 can attain 454ddr, but tough at that fsb...

2.8c at 3.4ghz needs 242fsb...still very doable...even 1:1 is still attainable for 484ddr with good pc3700 from corsair, geil, and OCZ granted with some vdimm boosting....


I think the 2.8c has more headroom beyond potential mobo and ram limitations. Percentage of clock increase likely the 2.4c is the winner...one needs to weigh potential final speed versus cash spent on the default chip...

 

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