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I just finished overclocking my P4 1.8Ghz to 2.0Ghz without any in-stability or problems. What I'd like to know is, what kind of benefits will I get from this? Will I notice? What is the safe operating core temperature for a P4 1.8Ghz Northwood? I tried googling those terms but I couldn't find anything too relevant, just a bunch of review for the P4 1.8. Thanks ~The only way to ship~
The benefit would be an increase in processor power of 2.0 / 1.8 which comes out to 11% increase. If you are not changing the memory system, then the benefit will be minimal, as the cpu is waiting on memory most of the time.You can test frame rates to see if there is any difference.Have you tested temperature before and after? The safe temperatures for P4 are shown on the Intel site.Derek
Well right now with this window open and 1 msn messenger window, the core temp is at 33 celsius as read from my ASUS Probe program. I searched the Intel site for temperature before but couldn't find anything... hmn.~The only way to ship~
The faster the better. I had a P4 1.6 that I overclocked to 2.4ghz. I have a P4 2.4c now that I have oc'ed to 3.0 mhz. There are several websites with good info about overclocking. HardOCP.com and Overclockers.com come to mind. If you're careful and gradually increase the bus speed and voltage and watch the cpu temp. Make sure that you have a good heatsink/fan on the processor (some people maintain that the stock hsf from Intel is fine). Find a good computer store (not CompUSA) and talk things over with them -- that's how I originally found out about overclocking. It's the only way to go. Good luck.CB
Update: It appears for some reason, out of the blue while listening to music, the ASUS Probe popped up and gave me a voltage warning on the +5 volt side, does it have anything to do with the O/C? It apparently jumped just over 6 volts for about 5 seconds. Heres a screen shot of my ASUS probe voltage monitor. BTW I have a 350W power supply so I don't think its a matter of in-sufficient supply.... especially considering I don't have a chasis fan taking more power.~The only way to ship~
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