Where to find P4's w/ C1 stepping?

[Sunny129]

I know this is a broad question, but if finding a special OCer is anything like it used to be, then finding one w/ the correct stepping is rare. I know that ordering online, it is purely chance, and most, if not all places will not take requests for a particular stepping or 5-digit SPEC. So how do i find them, and how difficult will it be? I'm looking for a 1.8A in particular, but pointers to any P4's w/ the C1 stepping will do...especially if the price difference between a CPU and the next step up is minimal.

By the way, why is the C1 stepping able to OC better than the B0 stepping? Do they have a lower multiplier or something?

 

[AndyHui]

I don't think you should even bother with a 1.8A. Those are end of the line. If you are interested in overclocking, you would get far more out of a Pentium 4 2.4C processor.

Later steppings are almost always more desirable, not only for incorporating bug fixes and performance enhancements, but also come from a more mature manufacturing process. This leads to better yields and by implication better overclocking results.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Originally posted by: AndyHui
I don't think you should even bother with a 1.8A. Those are end of the line. If you are interested in overclocking, you would get far more out of a Pentium 4 2.4C processor.

Plus the benefit of Hyper Threading.

 

[Sunny129]

Ok, i hadn't thought of that, but now that you mention it, the P4 1.8A is kind of old. So suppose i look for a P4 2.4C...does this have the C1 stepping everyone raves about, or if not, is it at least what the C1 stepping was to past CPUs? And again, where do i start looking for something like this, because obviously i'm going to have to seek out CPUs w/ a particular 5-digit SPEC on the box in order to guarantee a certain stepping.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Actually with the P4C line of processors there has been no "establised" better batch. I picked my 2.4c from Staples for ~$140. Here are my results from it.

 

[Shimmishim]

the only one's i've heard of that supposedly o/c better are

the L310 and L309's

malaysia packaged week 9 and 10's

 

[Sunny129]

So basically I don't need to be looking for a particular stepping or sSpec? Any 2.4C will do?

 

[Shimmishim]

Originally posted by: Sunny129
So basically I don't need to be looking for a particular stepping or sSpec? Any 2.4C will do?

yes...

i got my from googlegear.com

it does 3.3 at default ... 3.4 @ 1.575 and 3.5 @ 1.65 on my broken abit ic7



new board on the way!!!

 

[Sunny129]

Wow, those are excellent OCs. i won't have a mobo whose fsb clocks that high though. i already have an Abit IT7 max2 v.2 based on the i845PE chipset. if i could afford a new mobo, i would get an i865PE since their fsb typically goes higher than 250mHz. maybe in the near future...

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

Abit IS7-E for $99 shipped at newegg with a free crappy tshirt.

 

[Mickey21]

That IT7Max2 V2 has some great overclocking potential. But not compared to today's newer 865/875 boards... I would seriously consider any 2.4c with an 865/875 based Abit board.

 

[Sunny129]

Maybe one day in the near future when i have the money to get a new mobo. By the way, if and when i make the upgrade, the new mobo is all i need, right? I can use the same DDR memory in an 865/875 board as i'll be using on the IT7 max2, right?