what cpu ???

[djstevieb]

hi guys and girlies i have a pentium 4 3 ghz 800fsb which has had it, so i need a new cpu and would like to know what peoples thoughts are on these new presscot chips i have a
abit ic7 max 3
1024 mb corsair xms 3200LLPT
abit fx5900 gpu
watercooling etc
so i like to over clock

what cpu do i buy ????? help thanks stevo

[Korky]

i would steer clear of the current prescotts, think there is overheating probs. Maybe a 2.8c?

[djstevieb]

why do you say a 2.8 and not a 3ghz is there not much diff ?? also i have seen heard that if your chip doesnt have a C on it its not as overclockable is this true?

[Korky]

i think c is just labeling what generation the core is from (a b or c etc) and the reason id pick over the rest is that i think u got a better chance at getting a higher o/c than with the 3/3.2

[djstevieb]

erh may sound stupid but why a better overclock with a 2.8 than a higher cpu, cheers for the reply

[trashcanmonkey]

Just because some CPU's will just do better, all chips have differant architecture. And some versions are just better 4 OCing.
P.S DONT get the 'presscot' over-priced, worse performance, longer pipelines= crap.
Savey?

[djstevieb]

cheers m8