Interesting info on 3.0 GHz P4...

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 8:17 am

Well maybe not, but I saw this listed in the ASUS Probe utility:

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 8:45 am

Is that limit set by the chip or the socket/MB? I know my MB has a 3GhZ limit.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 8:47 am

Originally posted by cyPHer_138
Is that limit set by the chip or the socket/MB? I know my MB has a 3GhZ limit.

I'm not sure.

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 8:57 am

I'll read up on it latter and tell you what I find.

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 9:07 am

What does this max speed thing mean? Is that what you could clock it to with UBER COOLING and a EXTREME FSB? If so my XP 1800+ reads 3000.

Kyler1

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 9:14 am

burke, where are they selling teh 3ghz p4@800mhz

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:22 am

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
burke, where are they selling teh 3ghz p4@800mhz

I got mine at Essential Computer, but the prices are supposed to drop big time in thw next couple of weeks.....

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 10:41 am

Originally posted by Burke
I got mine at Essential Computer, but the prices are supposed to drop big time in thw next couple of weeks.....

You just could'nt wait could you. That would be very un-Burke like after all.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 11:06 am

Originally posted by Burke
I got mine at Essential Computer, but the prices are supposed to drop big time in thw next couple of weeks.....

i dont see ot for sale there

Cypher · Post by **Cypher** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 11:21 am

I could'nt find them anywhere either YoS.

JusticeMachine · Post by **JusticeMachine** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 11:35 am

That was part of the P4 bug that Intel found near the release. Originally the next chip was a 3.6gHz for the Granite Bay, But we all know how that went. Now the Cpu is underclocked and fitted with the Quad pumped 800mHz bus.

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Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 12:20 pm

Originally posted by JusticeMachine
That was part of the P4 bug that Intel found near the release. Originally the next chip was a 3.6gHz for the Granite Bay, But we all know how that went. Now the Cpu is underclocked and fitted with the Quad pumped 800mHz bus.

Ah...not that I would try to overclock it that high anyway...highest I've gotten stable was 3300 MHz (220 x15).

JusticeMachine · Post by **JusticeMachine** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 12:35 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Ah...not that I would try to overclock it that high anyway...highest I've gotten stable was 3300 MHz (220 x15).

That's still a nice OC, By chance do you have Asus mobo? I have read some things about OC limitations on the Asus Mobo's. They said the next Bios Revision will fix the issue. I will find the link.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 12:40 pm

Originally posted by JusticeMachine
That's still a nice OC, By chance do you have Asus mobo? I have read some things about OC limitations on the Asus Mobo's. They said the next Bios Revision will fix the issue. I will find the link.

Yep, I have the P4C800 Deluxe. It has some funky memory settings, so at 220 FSB my memory scores went down. I figured it was akin to the divider ratios on the ABIT boards, but I tried all the settings and my memory only hits the 4500-4700 range at the default FSB and DDR400 settings. I even disabled the turbo and enhanced performance settings and still no go.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 1:29 pm

That new BIOS is up at ASUS's website now. I'll flash it when I get home tonight...

SLK · Post by **SLK** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 4:02 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Ah...not that I would try to overclock it that high anyway...highest I've gotten stable was 3300 MHz (220 x15).

I would imagine memory being the bottleneck of course...

Kyle · Post by **Kyle** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:26 pm

I would imagine memory being the bottleneck of course...

Some Corsair PC3200 in there and it won't bottleneck... much...

Kyler1

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:29 pm

Originally posted by Kyler1
Some Corsair PC3200 in there and it won't bottleneck... much...

Kyler1

I'm using Corsair XMS PC3500. That's not the problem. It's the BIOS settings. I just have to figure them out.

aagiants · Post by **aagiants** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:34 pm

burke, i dont know if u are enrolled, but you should find a credit card that has BVG (best value guarenteed) it allows u to Pricematch an item you bought to another store for up to 60 days. I dont know if that applies to CPU stuff, but worth a shot

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 6:50 pm

Originally posted by aagiants
burke, i dont know if u are enrolled, but you should find a credit card that has BVG (best value guarenteed) it allows u to Pricematch an item you bought to another store for up to 60 days. I dont know if that applies to CPU stuff, but worth a shot

Why?

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Tue Apr 22, 2003 9:30 pm

BIOS fix didn't seem to do anything. Same problem with the memory on overclock.

YARDofSTUF · Post by **YARDofSTUF** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 10:40 am

Originally posted by Burke
BIOS fix didn't seem to do anything. Same problem with the memory on overclock.

thats lame, do u have any time to list out all the memory options on the board?

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 10:49 am

Originally posted by YARDofSTUF
thats lame, do u have any time to list out all the memory options on the board?

The ratio section has four options:

Auto
DDR266
DDR333
DDR400

That's it. I tried them all, and I thought that Auto would at least scale the RAM speed with the FSB, but only at manually setting it to DDR400 was I able to get up to 215 FSB with the memory still in 1:1 ratio. Beyond that, the RAM slows down.

mountainman · Post by **mountainman** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 11:10 am

Originally posted by Burke
Why?

Probably to save some $$$. That is the point of it.

Brk · Post by **Brk** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 4:03 pm

Originally posted by mountainman
Probably to save some $$$. That is the point of it.

Oh...I don't worry about it though, since I figure if I want it, I'll spend whatever price I have to to get it. Just like those panties I bought on eBay.

mountainman · Post by **mountainman** » Wed Apr 23, 2003 5:13 pm

Originally posted by Burke
Oh...I don't worry about it though, since I figure if I want it, I'll spend whatever price I have to to get it. Just like those panties I bought on eBay.

Brembo's ?

Be sure to WASH them first. LOL