A 4.1 GHz Dual Core at $130 - Can it be True?

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Dude , just look at yourself Are you trying to pump up your post count, First tripple posting the same crap (I dont care if you edited it it) the two post for one response? :roll:

I am not being rude just honest.


Back on topic now: This is a kick Arse deal clicky here
With that motherboard it might be possible to get to 3.8ghz? should at least pass the 3.5 i am stuck at now , ill find out soon enough its good in orange county as well.
well the board has
CPU Vcore Voltage adjust
DDR2 (adjust) allows you to adjust the memory’s voltage.
VDDQ (adust) adjust the Northbridge’s voltage.

What i dont see is the fsb adjustments, it does have multiplier adjustments
 
you need to grow up.... you are being rude for no reason..... also who the hell cares about post count? I sure as hell don't. Grow up..... I am sure you are capable of it. I did not intentionally triple post that..... (triple not tripple) either my net or the server was sluggish, and it would not show it was posted. It has happend to many people before. Grow up, and at least listen to what others have to say, even if you don't like to hear it.... like I said.... GROW UP
 
This is good stuff, I guess even Intel owners can stick it to The Man with cheap cpu's and overclocking! :lol: I jumped on the Opteron bus, have my 170 going at 2.95GHz from a stock 2GHz, though I did get some DDR500 (stable at 2.9GHz with DDR400, wanted to see if I could break the 3G barrier; also on watercooling). Also I think the Opteron 144 should go toe to toe with the D805, see who can win the war of cheap overclocking! 8) And for those of you who think price is a factor, it isn't... at stock, the Opty wins, therefore commands a better price. But for the King of overclocking, the 144 may not prove victorious... (should've been left in the article for the sake of overclocking argument, and all done with air cooling.) As it is, that's a hot potato, and Tom's dudes deserve applause for bringing out the beast in that cpu. :twisted:

PDH-NicFury

PS: It doesn't cost any more for you to overclock your cpu, the power consumption isn't that big... I notice no difference in my power bill from when I had a stock FX53 than I do now.
 
Despite the fact, Intel Pentium D 805 OC’ed to 3.80 Ghz beats AMD X2 3800+ (usually by a small margin), I will not buy a 805 just so I can OC it to 3.80Ghz for because: 1.) you are looking at least 90W increase from a X2 3800+; 2.) performance and price differences are far smaller at this level; 3.) price of motherboard and processor evens out and 4.) X2 3800+ can be OC’ed too .

I think it only make sense to do what THG did and take the 805 to the extreme and have the performance of a $1000+ processor for a fraction of the cost up-front although is definitely not for everyone… especially not for people, like myself, who prefer/value cool and quiet computing.

A couple people already suggested comparing an extremely OC’ed 805 to an extremely OC’ed X2 3800+ and I must say I too wanted THG to be more impartial but the benchmarks don’t lie and OC’ed 805 can beat, yes, a stock high-end flagship model as it stands (which does not mean it can be an extremely OC'ed high-end model).
 
this chip would be an ideal build to go to lan parties and consume other people's watts, laughing at the parties surges could get your ass beat though...
 
I just bought a Pentium D 805 computer. If anyone has any experience with overclocking or has overclocked the 805 already can add me to msn for a bit of advice?

jeffs_cool155@msn.com
 
Well Ill find out I got in monarch's opty 144 for $125 shipped here
Still take me some time to research and aquire mobo and ram also have to finish off my other pc's. It should be fun because besides the x2 3800 this is only going to be my second Amd.
 
I have an Opty 144, clocks to above 3ghz into windows prime stable.... runs @2.8 1.375 volts prime stable. You might need to make sure you get a good motherboard, the max this Asus A8N Sli will go is 334FSB. I am pretty sure it is the motherboard which is stopping me @ 3006..... it is nothing like any of the other OC's, at 334 it boots and runs prime stable, 335 it won't even begin to boot.... nothing helps.... all the others have just been unstable in windows, not a brick wall like this one.
 
$80 motherboard? No wonder you guys are always complaining about sound and video glitches.

Seriously - spend $150-$200 on a good motherboard. Drop this chip in. Set it to 3.6Ghz. Run it that way for 3-4 years with no problems. That's a dirt-cheap solution. As long as the core voltage remains the same and heat can be adequately pulled off of it, a CPU will last just as long overclocked as in stock form.

People keep missing the main point, which Tom's also missed. Overclocking to silly levels aside, this thing will run for years at 3.6Ghz. Stable, cheap, and on any motherboard that's rated for a 950 chip, even if it is an $80 board. 200W is high, but not unreasonable.

3.6Ghz for $130. Works in any board, with any memory. DUH. This thing is a total no-brainer for a cheap yet effective system.
 
Curious what the specs for the system that was used for these results. All I can tell from the ariticle is the CPU and Cooler. The mobo, memory, etc are all a mystery. Guess the reason I am asking is so that I could go buy the exact same hardware and have a higher confidence it would all work well since this is how it was tested.

Anyone know the exact machine specs used?

-Cheers
 
Hi
I'm almost asking the same in another topic :
For the Pentium D 805. Good price and if Conroe will be way better, it will be also way overprice a bit VS this one.

I will got the Asus P5LD2. at 166$ can.

So if i'm right i will be ok to OC the D 805 up to 3.8gh ( with the Zolan 9500 cooling ) with memory :

Corsair Value Select (VS1GB533D2), 1.0 GB PC4200 DDR2 (533 MHz), CL 4.0 - (Lifetime Warranty) - [SW#3772] 113 $
or
OCZ XTC Gold 1024MB PC4200 DDR2 533MHz Gamer Memory for 150$
and said : 3-3-3-12 in latency..

So with this one : a dual channel
OCZ XTC Gold 1024MB PC5400 DDR2 667MHz Gamer Memory for 133$
It's about the same price and it said that the ram can go up to timing: 5-5-5

So happend that the Asus P5LD2 can handle the 667 Mhz ram, does it be better to go with the last one, OCZ PC5400, that can provided a good power.. ?
And of course, in 2 month, add another 1 gig stick to made a perfect dual channel

Many thanks.
 
I was early to the article, powering through the whole thing within the hour it was released on the site, but I'm a bit late to the forum. My problem is this: I would like to maintain a reasonable life-span for the CPU, but I don't know much about liquid cooling in itself and heat is an obvious enemy. Any suggestions? Much appreciated.
 
spec

D 805
Asus P5LD2-VM
1 gig Kingston value ram ddr2 533

Set FSB 150 run 3 gig totally stable, move FSB 151 will not post no matter what i do with memory or cpu voltage, what is this noob doing wrong ?
 
spec

D 805
Asus P5LD2-VM
1 gig Kingston value ram ddr2 533

Set FSB 150 run 3 gig totally stable, move FSB 151 will not post no matter what i do with memory or cpu voltage, what is this noob doing wrong ?
Click to expand...

Could be the CPU I doubt its the mobo as it can do 1066Mhz FSB... Sometimes CPU's just dont like to OC. Google around a little on "overclocking Asus P5LD2-VM" and maybe some one will have posted some info somewhere.
 
spec

D 805
Asus P5LD2-VM
1 gig Kingston value ram ddr2 533

Set FSB 150 run 3 gig totally stable, move FSB 151 will not post no matter what i do with memory or cpu voltage, what is this noob doing wrong ?
Click to expand...

Could be the CPU I doubt its the mobo as it can do 1066Mhz FSB... Sometimes CPU's just dont like to OC. Google around a little on "overclocking Asus P5LD2-VM" and maybe some one will have posted some info somewhere.
 
Pretty much late getting my 2 cents in here, but it's both amazing and also disappointing.

Amazing because you're getting 4.1 GHz speed for the price of a 2.66 Ghz, and it works well and so stable.

Disappointing because you, THG people should have in all fairness compared the 965 EE and put that CPU through the same tests.

No, I am not paid by intel and I don't bash the editors here, but if you're going to do an article on which chips that have the overclocking potential, don't turn a blind eye to comparing another highly overclockable CPU.

The 965 EE also has an unlocked multiplier, so it can also do 20x, and has actually been used with LN2 to get a WR of something in the range of 7.23 GHz peak and 6.8 GHz stable. A similar setup using phase change cooling has been shown to give speeds around 5.23 GHz stable.

True, that CPU will cost you over $1000 as opposed to $130. But even if the difference in price equals the price of a phase change cooler, the voltage limits of the 805 won't allow even a phase change cooler to push it over the 4.1 GHz limit much.

Correct; the article has shown that for $130 you can get a CPU that will beat a stock 965 EE in many applications.

Wrong; the article forgot to mention that the 965 EE can be overclocked just as easily with the right equipment and acheive even greater performance benefits.

As I have said to this editor before, get your hands on a Mach II GT, a 965 EE and a P5WDG2-WS. See what this combination gives you and then go write your article!
 
Sure the overclocking is great and price/performance is unbeatable but I would not touch this with a 10ft pole.

Think about price/performance after running this setup for a year with an average use of 8 hours per day (that is being modest).

Hell, the processor drawing 2XX watts of power all the time would make your electric bill go through the roof!

Over a years time im sure you'd spend $400-$500 more in electricity alone!

Not worth it. Great idea though.
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Ok! I want to move in a condo where the all the bills are included in the monthly rent and buy the Pentium D 805! Overclock it at 4.1 GHz! No Wait! I want to buy 2 x Pentium D 805! Maybe another one too for my father's computer.

That's it!

This CPU is amazing!

I still hear some far voices that AMD is bet*** than Intel ... what are they saying? Xwhat?
 
Thanks for the idea have now managed a 160 FSB upping the PCIX up to 118 but once again no matter what i do i am stuck at 160, 161 with whatever else i change and No POST never mind windows

Guess i should have gone with the premium board
 
Yea! Let's try some other 8xx and 9xx CPU overclocking!
And let's see the result.

I am curios to know how much the 2.8Ghz and 3.0Ghz (for 8xx and 9xx) can be overclocked !

Why those 2 CPU? because they are the less expensive for my pocket 😀
 
Does anyone know if an 805 or 920 at max OC on AIR be faster than an Opteron 165 @ 3ghz on air? Just curious, I don't want to waste my money on a 920 or 805 if I have to set up water cooling, I would expect them to OC on air and be as fast or faster than my Opty. I have a buyer for my current hardware just don't want to upgrade to a slower machine. Main reason for going with Intel is for Conroe, I would like to get a board that will support it when it comes out.... and get an inexpensive fast 9XX or 805..... I know the power requirements will make up the cost difference in about 6months, but luckily I don't plan on having it that long. Any thoughts?
 
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