Hello, I will be making a very very very cheap system and wanted to put the cheapest 775 socket CPU. I found this, Intel Celeron 420 Conroe, and was wondering, what is the overclocking potential of this cpu? could i bring it up to around a 2.9-3.0 to use until i have the money to upgrade to a e6550 or e6750? I will be using the computer as more or less a project rig, but i will have a TV tuner and big screen to also use as a TV/dvd player
overclocking potential
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jimmymac
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what kind of cooling though? I would hazard that it wont be on air cooling and if he's looking fora budget CPU because he cant afford better just yet then i doubt he has enough to give it water cooling of phase change?
If it can make that on air then i'm impressed!
what kind of cooling though? I would hazard that it wont be on air cooling and if he's looking fora budget CPU because he cant afford better just yet then i doubt he has enough to give it water cooling of phase change?
If it can make that on air then i'm impressed!
yeah, ive read in countless places that these chips can hit 2.8 on stock cooling, i was just seeing if anyone hear had a good idea. But i think im going to get a 2.8 Celeron D chip, and take it up to 3.2 - 3.4, its only one buck more for the chip
hermeslyre
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Unless I'm mistaken, a PD will not beat even a Celeron Conroe chip. I'm not absolutely sure, cause I don't know much of those chips, but it does utilize the far superior Conroe C2d architecture.
even if i took the PD chip to 3.4ghz? I wouldnt feel safe taking the Conroe chip higher than 100% OC, even though ive read that its been done very easily, and 100% oc would take me to 3.0-3.2
darksideleader
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if your gonna buy that CPU and your on a budget, i suggest get a Athlon 64 x2 the cheapest brisbane you can find. Those things can also overclocking to 3ghz and thier dual-core as well.
Just get the celeron. Much cheaper, and the new Celeron's are kicking some major butt. I read that a 2 GHz Celeron 440 (Conroe-L Celeron) will keep up with a 3.6 GHz Pentium 4 in most benchmarks. Pretty crazy, especially considering the difference in TDP, heat output, and how well both overclock. The Conroe-L Celeron is far superior to the Pentium 4.
Just gotta love the Core architecture!
Just gotta love the Core architecture!
hermeslyre
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Yes, I believe so. The Pd was based on the netburst P4 architecture, It's IPC rate was basically shot. A Celeron based on the C2d chipset will be much more efficient, not to mention faster!