What P3 is best?

[Guest]

I have an P3 800EB @ 900 MHz (150 FSB)
But my golden orb is too noisy, so I consider bying a watercooler, and then I might as well throw in an 80 W peltier and new CPU.

But what CPU to by? the 700E, 750E and 800E cost allmost the same is the 850E a newer stepping? its a little more expensive, but will it be able to reach higher Mhz?

I like my system, I have no driver problems whatsoever, so I would like to stay with my Asus CUSL i815 mobo.

Thanks guys.

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[Crashman]

I like the 700E because it overclocks to 933 at a standard 133MHZ sytem bus. Mine works rock solid at 1.7v core with a large OEM fan. I have the CUSL2 also. None of the PIII's I've tested have been able to exceed 980MHZ with 1.75 or less core voltage. Whether you choose to test them at a higher voltage would depend upon how long you expect them to last.

 

[rcf84]

i agree the 700e is best to overclock with. it runs a 933 very stable i hear

 

[Guest]

Maybe I should just stay with my current system, as I have 150 MHz RAM, and changing to an overclocked 700E @ 933MHz is actually slower than my current system. My brother has one, and I have compared them.

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