Some fun w/an unlocked 3.4e Prescott

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: LTC8K6
Sure there are some reports. I never doubted that.

There are some reports that contradict that as well.

LOL I think I'll trust people like thugs and ED over at overclcokers.com whos an experts in this overclocking field before toms, kyles or even anand in these matters.



http://overclockers.com/articles1049/

Let's face it, Prescott is not exactly overclockers' heaven.

We start with a CPU that still chews up about twice the power of its Hammer competitor to perform tasks. It will now sit on top of a socket practically designed to break. To significantly overclock it, you almost need a degree in cryogenics.

Could matters get worse?

Why, yes. Just in case there were any overclockers foolish enough to buy Prescotts left, Intel has decided it is time to implement a lock on FSB overclocking!

Go over 10%, and it crashes.

While there seems to be a way to partially work around the problem, it's unclear at the moment whether the workaround only frees up another 5-10% or whether the CPU can't handle more than that.

 

[Gamingphreek]

Uh Zebo thats only for the LGA775 sockets. That doesn't apply to the 865 and 875 chipsets. Also Prescott hotter than northwood, yes, however it is a very good OCer. The prescott is meant to reach levels of over 4ghz. Therefore with our little 3.2E's if we slapped on some phase change cooling or other hgihend cooling we could very well see clocks in excess of 4ghz, especially on a rare unlocked Intel CPU.

But i agree that was a stupid idea of intel to limit OCing. People like us (in these forums that like to do that stuff) are getting pissed off concerning that. They will know soon enough when sales drop or something.

-Kevin

 

[LTC8K6]

To significantly overclock it, you almost need a degree in cryogenics.

But we know for sure that that isn't true just from reports here.

The overclock lock has already been bypassed, hasn't it? Intel's response to the articles about the overclock lock satified me about it.

The breaking socket deal is pure FUD as far as I am concerned. The socket having to pass 40 insertion cycles for validation says nothing about it's propensity to break.

I still haven't decided on the 2 new systems I have to build. The new graphics cards have suspended my decision at the moment. In addition to making one ATI and one NV, I will probably make one Intel and one AMD.

Then I can fight on all four sides of these arguments!

 

[Zebo]

Originally posted by: LTC8K6

To significantly overclock it, you almost need a degree in cryogenics.

But we know for sure that that isn't true just from reports here.

The overclock lock has already been bypassed, hasn't it? Intel's response to the articles about the overclock lock satified me about it.

The breaking socket deal is pure FUD as far as I am concerned. The socket having to pass 40 insertion cycles for validation says nothing about it's propensity to break.

I still haven't decided on the 2 new systems I have to build. The new graphics cards have suspended my decision at the moment. In addition to making one ATI and one NV, I will probably make one Intel and one AMD.

Then I can fight on all four sides of these arguments!

The choice is simple IMO. A 3.6 prescott loses almost every test to a 2.4 A64 in ANANDs most recent article, big in games. With A64's hitting 2.6-2.7 now paired with the 250GB a clawhammer will also beat a 4.0 or even higher prescott. I'll let you know next week... Wating for my WW water block... Epox arrived today. But I assure you it'll be at least 1000 pts higher in the CPU arith tests than a 4.0ghz precotts.

Or just get a 875 and 2.8C/3.0C and beat prescott for much less than either system

 

[Markfw]

Jeesh, I just got 15,910 on Arithmetic, next comes multimedia (and was running 2 F@H at the same time in case that makes a difference)

Just got 24,290 on multimedia.... Oh well, win some, loose some... Was that SMP aware ????

 

[tallman45]

The more cache that a processor has the hotter it will be, sure the Prescott is going to be hotter. I have built several rigs using this proc and some simple cooling tips will keep things well under control (AS5, intake case fans, Non-stock Cpu cooler).

 

[Jeff7181]

Originally posted by: DAPUNISHER

Originally posted by: LTC8K6<BR>Hmmmmm....I thought there were one or two areas where Prescott was faster?

IIRC it is faster than NW for some media encoding.

And Doom 3 if IIRC

 

[Stormgiant]

I can bounce that the Prescott run alot hotter than the Northwoods.

I was lucky to test many cpu's in this config ( everything equal except cpu ) and the Prescott at default idle were hotter than the Northwoods overclocked at full...

If you want I can elaborate more, but you can stop with that childely mentality "give me sites to atest that..."

Yes, they overclock good with decent cooling, but they DO RUN HOT nevertheless...

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: Stormgiant
I can bounce that the Prescott run alot hotter than the Northwoods.

I was lucky to test many cpu's in this config ( everything equal except cpu ) and the Prescott at default idle were hotter than the Northwoods overclocked at full...

If you want I can elaborate more, but you can stop with that childely mentality "give me sites to atest that..."

Yes, they overclock good with decent cooling, but they DO RUN HOT nevertheless...

can you elaborate more? I'd be interested just for processing sake XD