Best Motherboard For RDRAM PIV 2.0a Overclocking ?

[Stiffler]

Ok the title says it all really !

I'm looking for a great board that supporsts RDRAM and overclocking... Not bothered about cost as long is it is a stable good board. anyone got any good recomendations ?

Tim

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[pr497]

abit TH7-II...with or without RAID...i think you can get up to 3 ghz with that cpu and motherboard...
dont forget...get some good samsung rdram too.

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[FUGGER]

Its hard to push a 2.0A to 3Ghz without phase change cooling or LN2

You can expect 2.7~2.8Ghz top end on air

Onto new motherboards, IT7/TH7-II/BD7II/P4T533-C/P4B533/8IHXP

IT7 wins on features, high overclocking out of the box

I retired my TH7-IIR's

The 8IHXP has nice features but is priced higher than all other P4 boards exceeding $200 with shipping.

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[pr497]

Its hard to push a 2.0A to 3Ghz without phase change cooling or LN2

i know...thats why i said "up to"...

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[SEB]

Its hard to push a 2.0A to 3Ghz without phase change cooling or LN2

You can expect 2.7~2.8Ghz top end on air

So what youre saying is that with a good heatsink a 2.0a can be easly pushed to 133 fsb (2.66 ghz)???

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[pr497]

i dont think it would be easy...i havent been able to push my P4 2A past 127 FSB (2.54 ghz)...P4 2A's arent as overclockable as the 1.8A's or the 1.6A's...

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[Stiffler]

well it turns out that it ended up being a 2.2a the shop was out of stock and sent the model up for no extra charge 😱)

I am guessing this will be hard to push anywhere at all... Its using the Abit TH7-II I was hoping for a 110-115 FSB overclock, do you think this will be possible ?

Tim

ps: currently the CPU is running between 35 and 44C

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[SEB]

That was nice of them.

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[ezeenomad]

Regarding previous post, stating that 1.8a's have more OC potential that 2.0a's:

What is the max stable range you can expect on a water cooled system with each of these chips? Can a 2.0a really reach 3Ghz with water? What about the 1.8a?

Also, I am a little unclear about which board ended up being recommended, it seems there is a dispute. Does anybody have recommendations with the newest 845e/g chipsets (good overclocking boards?)

 

[pr497]

I am guessing this will be hard to push anywhere at all... Its using the Abit TH7-II I was hoping for a 110-115 FSB overclock, do you think this will be possible

i think you should be able to get it at least to 115 FSB with ease...just keep at it...who know...you may "accidently" hit 3 ghz...
btw...your temps are fine...anything under 60C is good.

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[pr497]

What is the max stable range you can expect on a water cooled system with each of these chips?

close to 3....if not 3 ghz.

Can a 2.0a really reach 3Ghz with water?

it is possible...but not guranteed.

What about the 1.8a?

ditto.

Also, I am a little unclear about which board ended up being recommended, it seems there is a dispute. Does anybody have recommendations with the newest 845e/g chipsets (good overclocking boards?)

your best bet would still be the abit TH7-II...its the board that seems to gives you the best overclock out of P4's. im not too sure what to say about the 845e/g...but i will say that the 845g (with unofficial pc2700 ram support) seems very tempting...


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[ezeenomad]

So, the 1.8 and the 2.0 show equal potential to hit 3 on a water cooled system? I guess my big question is which of the not-so-new (under $250) Northwoods should I buy to get some mad clocking out of it.

Thanks!!!

 

[pr497]

So, the 1.8 and the 2.0 show equal potential to hit 3 on a water cooled system?

probably...but dont quote me...this is just an assumption based on facts (i hope their facts) ive read.
i think you should just get the 1.8a because they both (2A and 1.8A) can reach about 2.5 air cooled.

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