I'll believe these processors are unlocked when I see it...Intel has screwed us too many times in the past to get any sort of hopes up about this.
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I'll believe these processors are unlocked when I see it...Intel has screwed us too many times in the past to get any sort of hopes up about this.
downward unlocked would be nice, upward is pointless, want some nice high FSB for good memory performance
Upward is NOT pointless...eventually you WILL find the FSB limit of a board/RAM. Being able to increase the multiplier to max out the CPU at that point would be a blessing.
A fully unlocked CPU is far from pointless. An upward unlocked multiplier is ideal for finding the top clock speed limit of the CPU, while not stressing the board/memory (guaranteeing that they aren't the cause of the instability at high clocks).
Once the top clock of the CPU has been determined, the multiplier can be dropped to the lowest value and the FSB increased until the limit of the board is revealed. Then the multiplier is raised so that the final clock is close to the top speed of the CPU and the final FSB clock is close to the top speed achievable by the board/memory. This, IMHO, is the ideal situation.:)
With the locked multiplier, enthusiasts have been relying on careful selection of the CPU (and it's multiplier) to attempt to get as close to this ideal situation as possible. Unfortunately, often the CPU maxes out before the board or vice versa...leaving some, and perhaps a great deal of performance untapped. For example, my P4 3.0E E0 stepping processor under the Mach 2 maxed out my motherboard easily at stock voltage. I have no idea what this processor is really capable of under vapour-phase cooling... and I won't be finding out on my current board.:(
why not try bumping up the volts a bit, that should help you get to some higher clocks, pressies dont mind a little more voltage.
well that might no be a good idea. i once raised my voltage on my 3.4E, and damn.....my temps went from 50C idle to 63C idle :eek:Quote:
Originally Posted by Disposibleteen
50c idle is high to begin with, i was running my northwood at 1.7 volts at 3.8GHz at 40c 100% full load 24/7. I know that northwoods are significantly cooler than pressies but 50c idle is still very high.
well intel suggest it to be below 77C. so 50C to me is preety cool. my highest was like 110C with to much goop. lol, was like 215F. very F*ucking Hot! and my load temps are (when playing games) 64C (highest). :woot:Quote:
Originally Posted by Disposibleteen
what cooler were you using when you got those temps?
are these temps with stock coolerQuote:
Originally Posted by ingentingmendeg
no, these temps were with a Vantec VP4 cooler. but when i got the 215F temp, i had to much thermal compound on. now my P4 runs nice a cool.