I have a p4 2.0 northy, was thinkin bout buying a bare bones system for my first build the one im lookin at has a cele D 340 in it with thisboard MSI PM8M-V. Thanx in advance all.
The p4's get hot as hell and don't overclock well.
Now my problem is finding a good ooo say not over a $65.00 MB or a bare bones w/ a good board and a decent P/s in a nice box for round $125.00Thanks man. I'm trying not to argue at all and am making some good points here. Look, that northy you've got is a good chip. Keep it and OC the garbage out of it and you'll be happier. Trust me
Thanx!! Now if any one can recomend a MB in my range please let me know as I will use this chip.take a look at the 2 at the start of my thread plz,, let me know your oppinions plz..P4 Prescotts on 478 socket did have a reputation for running hot, but P4 northwood 'c' were great clockers in their day, and didnt run hot at all.
2.4C's with HT can easily hit 3.2Ghz on air at stock voltages, and 3.4ghz+ isnt unheard of.
At home, i'm still running a 3.2c @ 3.52Ghz with PC3200@220mhz 2-2-2-6-1T, and its pretty fast.
Now a Northwood 'a' 2ghz isnt going to clock as well as one of the later chips, but you should be able to get some speed out of it. Anything over 2.4Ghz would be pretty decent for a 2.0A
I believe C1 steppings were made towards the end of Northwood 'B's life (the 533 FSB chips), so if your lucky you'll have a speed binned processor, with a reduced FSB, and it could potentially clock well. I've got a 2.4Ghz C1 stepping, which has been running at 3Ghz stock voltage since they first came out, and its still running fine.
Definatly worth looking for a motherboard for the chip you have
And u are a shithead. My 2.8 idles at 29º. So a 2.0 would run cooler...You are fulla crap !