Which Duron Should I Get?

[micron]

What is the best speed Duron to get if I want to OC to 1GHZ+? 600, 650, 700, 750, 800?

TIA, Micron

 

[SilverBack]

The 800 being closer to 1GHz is the best bet, although some of the lesser speeds will also do it.
You will have a higher percentage of 800's that oc to 1GHz than the others.
One other thing is that the date of manufacter for the 800's will be as good or better than all the others.
It's possible to get a 650, 700, 750 that was made months ago. The later the cpu is made the more time has passed for better revisions of cpu's. The 800's are relatively new to the market. So thier core may have been better optimized or refined.
I would think that a recent 750 would oc well also, if the place you purchase it will tell you the date of manufacter.

 

[micron]

Thanks SilverBack! Oh, and congrats on reaching 100K RC5 WUs 😎!

 

[micron]

Are 800MHZ T-Birds very OC'ble? Could I hit 1GHZ with one?

 

[SteveMazza]

I've seen plenty of posts of people hitting ~1G w/ 750 BlueBirds. I'm on a hard target search for something in that range, myself, so I'm sort of counting on these numbers. 😉

 

[shiznut123]

yes, ive seen a lot of people with duron 800s and they are past 1ghz.

 

[SilverBack]

Micron,
I know of at least 3 people with 800Mhz TBirds that went to a GHz..

 

[Jagators]

micron,

I've got 2 Durons 600 that made it to 1Ghz easy. The first one came locked and the second was unlocked. I went with the KT7 mb on both of them.

 

[micron]

Thanks All! I ordered a 800MHZ Tbird, MSI PRO2A.