4.1Ghz Dual Core for under $130

[OvRiDe]

Interesting article over at THG. Looks like Intel may have taken back the overclocking crown.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/10/dual_41_ghz_cores/

[tybrenis]

Woah! Sweet! Did you actually read the whole article, though? It's 45 pages long!!!!!!

[Aero]

wow. *drools*

[CanaBalistic]

I got to page 20 or so... I was convinced by page 10...

Im looking for a new proc and this is totaly in my price range. I'll need to update my mobo however.

Will that proc run on my old version of XP or do i have to spend a fortune on the 64bit?

[Durrthock]

Can you buy them pre overclocked??

And also do you need a special slot to run a dual core or could i run it on the same slot as my p4

[bartvandenberg]

Will that proc run on my old version of XP or do i have to spend a fortune on the 64bit?

you wont need to up to the 64 bit version. its 64 bit compatible. it will still run just as well on xp 32 bit. but.. i shoudl point out that a 4.1ghz overclock will only be possible on very specific types of hardware. just gettin any motherboard, you will not see that high of an overclock.


Can you buy them pre overclocked??

And also do you need a special slot to run a dual core or could i run it on the same slot as my p4

you cant buy cpu's overclocked. at least ive never heard of it before.
and its not a specific slot for a dual core cpu, but.. it does require a specific dual core combatible motherboard. i dont know what socket your cpu is, but.. its either 478 or 775 socket

[Cevinzol]

Can you buy them pre overclocked??That made me laugh.
overclocking usually voids the warranty. However if its done right no one can tell. But asking to buy a pre-overclocked CPU from Intel would be kind of like walking into a car dealer showroom and asking to buy a stolen car.

[Durrthock]

I dont need them from intel i mean from another scorce
Btw my slot is 775

I think my motherboard is intel glenwood i955x

[tybrenis]

Probably somewhere. And the CPUs run of the 775 socket.

[nil8]

The article lists 4 mobos they used. I read all of it at work yesterday while on hold.
They suggest not doing 4 ghz unless you're running water cooling. With a zalman monster heatsink they got it up to 3.3 ghz stable.

It's lga775. Just buy one of the mobos and the proc. It's worth the money if you can get 4 ghz stable out of it.

[niko7209]

asking to buy a pre-overclocked CPU from Intel would be kind of like walking into a car dealer showroom and asking to buy a stolen car.

haha! or like walking into a laundromat and asking if they can clean all your clothes in five minutes.

[ComputerKing]

are you kiding

[d_stilgar]

I agree. Holy cow that's amazing. 3.3Ghz on air is awesome. You are looking at $280ish for mobo and processor combo. You save so much money on those that a high end graphics card seems ok to buy.

[Omega]

That made me laugh.
overclocking usually voids the warranty. However if its done right no one can tell. But asking to buy a pre-overclocked CPU from Intel would be kind of like walking into a car dealer showroom and asking to buy a stolen car.


actually, stolen is different than increasing the speed.

it would be like walking into a car dealership and asking for a car that is usually naturally aspirated to be turbocharged (and turbocharged isn't an option). not only will you not get it, but you also won't have a warranty anymore if you do it yourself.

[maximan1]

you wont need to up to the 64 bit version. its 64 bit compatible. it will still run just as well on xp 32 bit. but.. i shoudl point out that a 4.1ghz overclock will only be possible on very specific types of hardware. just gettin any motherboard, you will not see that high of an overclock.



you cant buy cpu's overclocked. at least ive never heard of it before.
and its not a specific slot for a dual core cpu, but.. it does require a specific dual core combatible motherboard. i dont know what socket your cpu is, but.. its either 478 or 775 socket
If a CPU is overclocked its modded. And its illegal to sell modded things except like computer cases. Well, I just kno that some teens got arrested from selling modded xboxs so there...don't make fun of me if I made a mistake.

[Pyrotechna]

dang dude, i have an old refrigerator.... i could rig the freon pump (or whatever the fridge uses) and make a liquid cooler for it.... that would be pretty cool... 4.1ghz... dang...

[archmaille]

dang dude, i have an old refrigerator.... i could rig the freon pump (or whatever the fridge uses) and make a liquid cooler for it.... that would be pretty cool... 4.1ghz... dang...

haha, yeah, that always sounds great until you actually get into fridging your comp.... it takes a heck of a lot more than just the equipment for cooling. I know you were talking about jacking the pump and making it into a water cooling setup, but I don't know that is possible, as far as I know it is a totally different setup and fridges use heat pumps rather than physical pumps. Anyways, to get your CPU below room temp you've gotta prep the mobo with special dialectric grease to keep out moisture, as well as insulate around the CPU and wherever else you plan to cool.... I'm looking into setting up a water cooling system on my rig with Peltier's so I've had ta research it a lot lately.

[CanaBalistic]

The article lists 4 mobos they used. I read all of it at work yesterday while on hold.

So thats why customer service sucks... :)



Refridgerator:
I would set up watercooling but keep the reservoir and a good length of hose in the fridge.

[Slatter]

about time someone did anything cool with an intel.

[Zaiber]

Does it actually work? Has anyone tried it?

[Silenced_Coyote]

I'm still going to buy a Core 2 Duo instead of this.

But it was interesting to read. I was reading the whole thing at work, lol.

[Luke122]

I'm gonna try this at the end of Sept (post wedding). Already got my new case, Antec P180B. :D

[ambivalent]

i saw this article the day it was released at tomshardware, read it all, and shot over to newegg

yeah, it does work... but.. it has its flaws

i used an ECS intel-sli nforce 4 (i have 2x 7600gs) and a 2x512 pack of ocz gold ddr800. since the procs stock fsb is only 533, the ram didnt work with it unless you use a stick of ddr533 in the first dimm slot... then it underclocks the rest to 533. i used a cheaper thermaltake bigwater II water cooling system and managed to hit 3.9ghz, with ram fsb of only 612mhz (vs conroe at 800 or 1066)

now, here's the problem. i ran the setup for a few weeks at 3.8 (didnt want to destroy it) and my electricity bill shot up almost $50, and nothing had changed but the overclocking... this technique draws over 400W under load... $120 with a $50 monthly fee is just crazy... since the proc is still 90nm, not 65 like the 900 series.

i put the water cooling back into my server and am now using a zalman7000cu with the 2.66 @ a nice 3.38ghz, proc idles at 41c, load at 45, mobo temps at 31 idle, 39 load. (im impressed with this mobo)

for $130, if you oc conservatively, it's worth it... $70 mobo, $105 (now) proc, and $120 ram... but you also need a moderately beastly psu, like an ocz, pcpower and cooling, or high end antec, b/c you need about 22amps along the 12v line to keep this thing stable... i suggest the ocz modstream 520... 36 amps on the 12v (!) vs. any antec at 18

but yeah, from my experience, it's a great thing to see from intel (considering this is my first intel since a p1 60mhz), but if i could go back, i'd just spend more on a 920 or x2 4200... but at least now i have a 775 for a core2duo someday soon

questions are welcome, if anyone has any

[Kaej]

Sweet ****! How would that 4.1Ghz perform in real world tests though? Is that further on in the article?

[MitaPi]

Ewww, yucky word! ...check the benchmarks section. That is how it performs in the real world.

For just under $200 you can get a Conroe. Just think what you could do with that!

[ambivalent]

the conroe's dont really OC anywhere near the 805... the 805 is like the overclocker's Holy Grail... yet, a stock conroe, regardless of speed, beats it at 4.1 ghz, lol... still has too many threads to go through