BEST overclocking CPU out there?

Hamoodii · 1 Nov 2006 at 16:02

What is probs the best overclocking CPU out there? Like the one that just had the highest overclock from stock speed? I'm thinking the P4 northwoods?

welshtom · 1 Nov 2006 at 16:09

XP1700's didnt do bad.

Some venice 3000's hit 100% oc

Kesnel · 1 Nov 2006 at 16:15

I'd say the 775 Celerons, 100% is easy peasy.

Ok, so that's 99.25%, but just wait until I get my new board.

mikeymike · 1 Nov 2006 at 16:20

new e6300's?? 3.6ghz is a 100% OC on these and a fair few people are getting there with ease, plus they are cheap as chips

(well not quite)

Hamoodii · 1 Nov 2006 at 18:06

Kesnel said:
I'd say the 775 Celerons, 100% is easy peasy.

Ok, so that's 99.25%, but just wait until I get my new board.

Great stuff!!! Apart from the voltage

Zefan · 1 Nov 2006 at 18:07

welshtom said:
XP1700's didnt do bad.

Some venice 3000's hit 100% oc

You saw a 3.6 3000?

:eek:

Hamoodii · 1 Nov 2006 at 18:10

Zefan said:
You saw a 3.6 3000?

probably on phase and on insane voltage

ghgh · 1 Nov 2006 at 18:39

What motherboards can really do 400FSB on socket 939? as that'd be a 100% overclock from the mobo too.

the 1700 dlt3c's were superb overclockers - I had one POST at 3GHz from the stock 1.46 on air cooling and Ive read another guy on this forum had one running Windows @ 3GHz on air.

mattbrown91 · 1 Nov 2006 at 22:07

Hamoodii said:
probably on phase and on insane voltage

Mine hit 3.0 GHz on stock voltage, can only manage 2.8 now mind.

TheOtherOption · 1 Nov 2006 at 22:22

The current batch of KAB1E 4000's are pretty good - have mine sat @ 3.1 Ghz with very few adjustments - 700 Mhz of free performance

harris1986 · 2 Nov 2006 at 10:04

e6400 ***

welshtom · 2 Nov 2006 at 10:06

Zefan said:
You saw a 3.6 3000?

yep

. had a 3.4ghz one myself.

Rroff · 2 Nov 2006 at 10:33

celeron is still a celeron tho, even at 5gig its prolly only just catching up performance wise with a 2.8-3.0gig non celeron P4-D.

Kesnel · 2 Nov 2006 at 10:42

Rroff said:
celeron is still a celeron tho, even at 5gig its prolly only just catching up performance wise with a 2.8-3.0gig non celeron P4-D.

True, even at that speed it is still painfully, painfully slow. We were just talking about most Mhz over stock. The chip itself I only use as a load tester and spare anyway, it cost £30 so death from voltage isn't an issue.

FUNTY · 2 Nov 2006 at 11:48

I have my 3000+ Venice @ 2.8ghz 24/7. That's a 50% overclock. In my book that aint bad.

mikeymike · 2 Nov 2006 at 11:56

the best chip in this respect that i actually own at the moment, is an opteron 144, ive posted a screen of what im currently at in a different thread, im just under 3.1ghz stable from 1.8 ghz, thats 1300 free mhz at the moment or a 72% overclock, im only on 1.48volts though so hopefully with 1.52 volts i can get up to 3.3-3.4ghz for an 88% oc

nickinmarbella · 2 Nov 2006 at 14:30

celeron's are givin the best overclocking %. some at 100% plus, the E6600 is on an average of about 40% some chips are giving up to 60%

nicRob · 2 Nov 2006 at 15:41

E6300s are doing well, max so far from mine is 3430mhz (sp2004 stable) from 1860mhz.

Darg · 2 Nov 2006 at 16:29

Performance wise you'd be best to go for a E6300 as stated above. One of those at 3.2 or 3.3 that has been achieved easily enough on air would beat the pants off any other cpu that's not a C2D.

Hamoodii · 2 Nov 2006 at 17:05

what about the P4 northwoods, they are a bit dated but arent they like overclocking legends?