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hey there guys. i was just thinkign something. can you go out and buy a bottom line p4 with hyper threading, then just overclock it up to around 3.6 ghz? is there a hardware difference between the frequency of teh processors for sale? coz it would be heaps cheaper to buy a slower processor, then speed it up using overclocking.
can it be done, or does the hardware of teh cpu prevent this much overclocking?
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With good memory, I can get my 3.0E processor to 3.5Ghz on air.. I've got a water cooling system waiting to be installed, we'll see how that goes. I think 3.6Ghz is the max (240Mhz FSB),
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QUOTE(gainpresence @ Jan 24 2005, 10:34 PM)
With good memory, I can get my 3.0E processor to 3.5Ghz on air.. I've got a water cooling system waiting to be installed, we'll see how that goes. I think 3.6Ghz is the max (240Mhz FSB),
what kind of water system do you have is it custom i think i might try watercolling once i get some money
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That really depends on what motherboard you get.
And no two processors behave exactly the same. Someone may get a 3.0 up to 3.5, and you may cap out at 3.1. It depends on how lucky you get, how cool your system is, etc.
Cooling is a bit of a science. You need intake, and exhaust. You need to control where airflow travels. 20 fans does not necessarily make a cool system.