CPU Stepping +

[palese]

I want to buy a P3 1GHZ cpu and their offered in two flavors standard and CCO Stepping and about a forty dollar difference between the two, is the CCO worth the extra cash??

 

[kurokaze]

I think people have had alot of success overclocking
the CC0 stepping.. so if you're an overclocker, thats
the one you want to get. But of course if you actually
get a P3 1Ghz, you might not have much room to overclock.

Intel Components, AMD Components... all made in Taiwan!

 

[Crashman]

I bought a Celeron 633 and it was CCO (1.70v), but would not overclock. I have been able to push my PIII 700 WAY past 1GHz, and that one is cBO (1.65v). So even though people say the newer cCO overclocks better, I seriously doubt this is true. In fact, I once speculated that the cCO was actaully a relabled cBO that would not pass at 1.65v and was bumped up to 1.70v. If you order the standard CPU it will likely be cCO because most of the newer ones are. If it turns out to be cBO, don't worry, there is not much if any difference in overclockability.
I would not pay 5 cents extra for cCO.

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