Why is P4 2.53 so bad when 2.4 is so good at oc'ing?

[BCinSC]

Granted the 2.4C is better than 2.4B, which the 2.53 shares it's guts with. But allegedly 2.4Bs can crank.

 

[jagec]

Probably has something to do with binning. Can't say for sure though.

 

[futuristicmonkey]

The thing is that for the "B" to get to 2.53 ghz, it has a fsb of 133x19 to give you 2530 mhz. The "C" has a fsb of 200x11 to give you 2400mhz. Because of the low multiplier, it can attain some substantial speed increases.

 

[BCinSC]

Actually, P4C to be 2.4GHz has a 12x multiplier. But supposedly, the P4B/2.4GHz, with it's 18x multiplier, is overclockable, too.

 

[MichaelZ]

yes it is, lots of 2.4Bs easily get to 3.06 or something. don't know why though with a mutli of 18.

 

[BCinSC]

Is there a way to enable the HT on CPUs that aren't enabled? The circuitry is there.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: BCinSC
Is there a way to enable the HT on CPUs that aren't enabled? The circuitry is there.

For the end-user, no.

 

[futuristicmonkey]

Originally posted by: BCinSC
Actually, P4C to be 2.4GHz has a 12x multiplier. But supposedly, the P4B/2.4GHz, with it's 18x multiplier, is overclockable, too.

Oops, I can't believe that I made that mistake lol.