Upgrade time...which P4 to get???

[Cane1992]

Which P4 offers the best price/performance ratio right now and which is friendly to overclocking?

Thanks in advance for any and all responses.

 

[Vapor]

I'll answer only your question, I'll let others suade you to AMD or wait for Prescott. Currently the 2.6C is the best for price/performance and OCing ability. Just make sure you have good RAM.

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[TheRod]

Agree... Current best P4C is the 2.6GHz

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[taitertot]

suade

Ah very nice you dont see that word used everyday, you good sir have made my day.

-taitertot

If this post has attitude, seems to be overly aggressive, rude, distasteful to 99% of the users here, and shows a zealous defense of Intel... It’s probably Spud.

 

[Kanavit]

2.8c, can do 3.8ghz on air.

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[Vapor]

3.8GHz on air!? Don't all those people who bought Prometeias feel foolish now... Anyway, I don't believe it, so prove it (oh yeah, has to be stable too).

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[Kanavit]

3.8GHz on air!? Don't all those people who bought Prometeias feel foolish now... Anyway, I don't believe it, so prove it (oh yeah, has to be stable too).

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click link to see 3.8ghz P4 on air cooling!

<A HREF="http://discuss.futuremark.com/forum/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=mo3dmark2001&Number=3303631&page=3&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=1" target="_new">http://discuss.futuremark.com/forum/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=mo3dmark2001&Number=3303631&page=3&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=0&fpart=1</A>

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[Vapor]

Okay, 1) he said he could only take a screenshot at 1.6 volts (why he didn't go to 1.7 is beyond me), 2) the air was below freezing...I was talking about daily, in-room usage--with the window closed, 3) he didn't run his RAM in synch, if I had to guess, his performance was no better than a 2.8C@3.5GHz with FSB/RAM in synch.

I'd hardly call that stable...what I would like to see is a 2.8C @ 3.8GHz, with FSB/RAM in synch and in a normally-temperatured room on air cooling. That 3.8GHz is not for daily usage. You should know by now that using extremes as examples never means anything.

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