P4 3.06 is good for overclocking?

[Tekman]

I want to buy one 3.06 P4 and want to know is good for overclocking.
I will have air cooler and want to know how much will can overclock with air cool.
I have now 2.4 @ 2970 C1 with air cooler at default voltage 1.525 (standard BOX cooler)
So, can anyone can tell me how much I can expect MHz of 3.06 with BOX cooler.

Than'x

 

[bgeh]

imo the latest rage among the P4 overclockers are the D1 steppings-the ones with the 800MHz FSB
some guy got his to 3.8GHz aircooled

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: bgeh
imo the latest rage among the P4 overclockers are the D1 steppings-the ones with the 800MHz FSB
some guy got his to 3.8GHz aircooled

 

[yodayoda]

Originally posted by: Tekman
I want to buy one 3.06 P4 and want to know is good for overclocking.
I will have air cooler and want to know how much will can overclock with air cool.
I have now 2.4 @ 2970 C1 with air cooler at default voltage 1.525 (standard BOX cooler)
So, can anyone can tell me how much I can expect MHz of 3.06 with BOX cooler.

Than'x

this doesn't make any sense... why would you buy the top-on-the-line and overclock it to void its warranty? screw around with lower clocks or if you are serious about overclocking, buy an AMD chip.

 

[Tekman]

Yes but I will get that CPU for very good price
I only need OC info

 

[MistaTastyCakes]

I haven't heard any great things about o/c's from a 3.06.

I'd go for one of those nifty D1 3.0's if ya wanna upgrade.

 

[Tummy]

Hi, to answer your question, I can tell you what I've seen from my experiences with the P4 3.06's.

My friend has his on an Exos at 3.4, I have mine on a regular koolance case at 3.5. Temps for both of us max out at about 44-45C under full 100% load (that would be prime95 & seti & 3dmark all running at the same time).

I would figure that on regular air and not high end air you'd probably get just a tad lower than this. both of us run 1.625vcore. Hope this helps.

 

[caboob]

if you have phase change cooling (Prometiea or Vapochill), then a 3.06 is a worthwhile purchase, otherwise you can do just as well aircooled with a 2.53B mulitVID stepping P4 (like I have in my sig).

 

[Tekman]

my be better I wait D1 to see what can do.

 

[JackBurton]

this doesn't make any sense... why would you buy the top-on-the-line and overclock it to void its warranty? screw around with lower clocks or if you are serious about overclocking, buy an AMD chip.

WTF? On the contrary, if you were serious about overclocking you'd go with a 3.06 P4. If someone can do 3.5-3.8GHz aircooled, I'd say that is reason enough to overclock a 3.06GHz P4. Some people are into overclocking to get a nice "bang for your buck" by buying a cheaper CPU. However, there are those that overclock to get the most power a PC can dish out. I'm the second type of person.

 

[kevman]

Originally posted by: yodayoda

this doesn't make any sense... why would you buy the top-on-the-line and overclock it to void its warranty? screw around with lower clocks or if you are serious about overclocking, buy an AMD chip.

Oh yeah, well I say it's the woman's right to choose, it's HER body...wait....nevermind.