P4 2.4c SL6Z3 are P4 EE disabled????

**Kanavit** · 12-08-2003, 07:29 AM

i've heard a rumor flying around, that the new Packaging P4 2.4c SL6Z3s are actually disabled P4 EE chips. meaning , there are physically P4 EE chips with disabled 2mb L3 cache! from what i've been understanding, can someone pls verify if this is true!!

old P4 stepping vs new P4 2.4c stepping.http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/cpu/dis...031135052.html

notice the similarities with P4 EE pictured here.http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/cpu...64-fx51_7.html

**Mr Gadget** · 12-08-2003, 09:24 AM

Yep, true story...
SL6Z3 Heatsink Removed

**Kanavit** · 12-08-2003, 10:01 AM

yup, here it is.

**Mr Gadget** · 12-08-2003, 10:44 AM

Sure is a damn big piece of silicon eh?
It's no wonder why the M0 is doing so well thermally and also why Intel is charging $1000 for the EE

**Kanavit** · 12-08-2003, 01:58 PM

that's absolutely amazing, i am going search for a P4 2.4C SL6Z3 package and buy it. only $170 at my local pc shop.

**~~freecableguy~~** · 12-08-2003, 02:45 PM

Yep, that would be my work. I posted that on [H]ardForum a couple of weeks ago. AFAIK thats the only *real* proof that the m0 stepping SL6Z3's are EE cores...

-kjb

**Kanavit** · 12-08-2003, 02:59 PM

Originally posted by freecableguy
Yep, that would be my work. I posted that on [H]ardForum a couple of weeks ago. AFAIK thats the only *real* proof that the m0 stepping SL6Z3's are EE cores...

-kjb

crap, i want me one of those!!!

have you figured out a way to enable that cache??

**pcdoc1** · 12-08-2003, 03:13 PM

Originally posted by Kanavit
crap, i want me one of those!!! have you figured out a way to enable that cache??

Of course there's no way to enable the cache..............

**Silversink** · 12-08-2003, 03:58 PM

Originally posted by pcdoc1
Of course there's no way to enable the cache..............

Where is Macci when you need him

**pcdoc1** · 12-08-2003, 04:02 PM

Originally posted by Silversink
Where is Macci when you need him

Certainly would be the way to move from God Status to "Super God" status.............

**~~NaHeMiA~~** · 12-08-2003, 04:52 PM

What about the 2.8 M0 is this the same story?

**pcdoc1** · 12-08-2003, 04:55 PM

Originally posted by NaHeMiA
What about the 2.8 M0 is this the same story?

Yep........

**~~NaHeMiA~~** · 12-08-2003, 05:55 PM

wow where can i find one. its not so hard to get a 2.4c m0 but i havent seen a single reseller mention the 2.8m0

**pcdoc1** · 12-08-2003, 08:58 PM

Originally posted by NaHeMiA
wow where can i find one. its not so hard to get a 2.4c m0 but i havent seen a single reseller mention the 2.8m0

I don't know of anywhere to get one yet, but why would you want one? Just curious......

**~~freecableguy~~** · 12-08-2003, 09:06 PM

They are NOT "Super" chips. You buy one and you take your chances on an amazing OC just like any other stepping. If its any consolidation though I have to admit that the m0 stepping cores do have a higher average OC than the d1 stepping...excluding the weeks 9, 10, and 11 Malay 2.4C....hehehe.

**dioSRL** · 12-09-2003, 02:33 PM

i found one SL6Z3 but I am still searching for some L321... the store who sells it has a higher price that I am ready to pay for a bulk CPU.. unfortunately

And as long as I know this particular stepping is only boxed, I dont know whats that doing around there :> maybe a stolen one?

**Chris_F** · 12-09-2003, 02:43 PM

If the 2.4M0 has 2MB of L3 that is disabled why does the EE cost so much?!?

You think Intel could take it's price down a bit.

**Hobocrow** · 12-09-2003, 08:46 PM

Originally posted by Chris_F
If the 2.4M0 has 2MB of L3 that is disabled why does the EE cost so much?!?

You think Intel could take it's price down a bit.

If the 2.4's are infact EE's then, they are most likely FAILED EE's and don't have the L3 cache, but could have the extra mirco overhead and maybe even the extra Heat...who knows!

**~~freecableguy~~** · 12-09-2003, 09:08 PM

don't have the L3 cache

Look at the PICTURE...they DO HAVE the extra L3 cache. Now, whether or not it WOULD in fact operate correctly if it COULD be enable, that's a different story.

**Soulburner** · 12-09-2003, 09:16 PM

Doubt it, otherwise Intel wouldn't have disabled it in the first place.

**dioSRL** · 12-11-2003, 09:20 AM

also it has 75W rating and other 2.4C's are around 66W.. burn in hell bigtime :> Also it;s thermal spec around 72C.. if its not a performer you'll find urself some nasty hot cpu

Also sort of heat-sensitive and with no proper cooling it will be difficult to attain some aircooling silence, like some slk900 92mm@5v ... I have that, and default speed 2.6C is ~52C full load(pca3+). Guess what that Z3 can do

**Sovereignty** · 12-11-2003, 09:27 AM

Yeah. If the L3 cache worked, it would have been selling as a 3.2 EE. It's just a failed core. I wonder if having a much bigger die size is helping with heat transfer to the IHS though, and maybe that's why we're seeing slightly higher o/c's on average.

**bocage** · 12-11-2003, 02:43 PM

ojdr2001 has one of those at 270fsb stock voltage on a promy!
270fsb@1.75V
298fsb@1.80V max

i'm gonna get mine!!

**Soulburner** · 12-11-2003, 02:44 PM

No the reason would be logically they pick out the best silicon to be deemed 3.2 EE's.

**skate2snow** · 12-11-2003, 02:55 PM

but just why Intel have did those CPU like some EE???? it whould just be dum

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