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Overclock: 2.4GHz Northwood 128 Celeron to 3GHz?

Posted: 2005-04-17 10:15pm
by Einhander Sn0m4n
http://www.cpudatabase.com/index.cfm?action=search <== I search for my CPU and I see some pretty heavy OCs put on this type of chip.

My temps are 40C and voltages are a hair under normal at 2.4 stock.

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CPU Properties	
CPU Type	Intel Celeron 4A, 2400 MHz (6 x 400)
CPU Alias	Northwood-128
CPU Stepping	D1
Original Clock	2400 MHz
L1 Trace Cache	12K Instructions
L1 Data Cache	8 KB
L2 Cache	128 KB (On-Die, ATC, Full-Speed)
	
CPU Physical Info	
Package Type	478 Pin uPGA
Package Size	3.50 cm x 3.50 cm
Transistors	55 million
Process Technology	6M, 0.13 um, CMOS, Cu, Low-K
Die Size	131 mm2
Core Voltage	1.475 - 1.55 V
I/O Voltage	1.475 - 1.55 V
Typical Power	38.7 - 82 W  (depending on clock speed)
Maximum Power	49 - 103 W  (depending on clock speed)
	
CPU Manufacturer	
Company Name	Intel Corporation
Product Information	http://www.intel.com/products/browse/processor.htm
	
CPU Utilization	
CPU #1	3 %
	
Problems & Suggestions	
Problem	Most 3D games run better with at least 256 KB L2 cache.

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Motherboard Properties	
Motherboard ID	63-0100-000001-00101111-100802-iBRKDL_G$D845E10A
Motherboard Name	Intel Blue Mountain 2 D845PEBT2
	
Front Side Bus Properties	
Bus Type	Intel NetBurst
Bus Width	64-bit
Real Clock	100 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock	400 MHz
Bandwidth	3200 MB/s
	
Memory Bus Properties	
Bus Type	DDR SDRAM
Bus Width	64-bit
Real Clock	133 MHz (DDR)
Effective Clock	267 MHz
Bandwidth	2133 MB/s
	
Chipset Bus Properties	
Bus Type	Intel Hub Interface
Bus Width	8-bit
Real Clock	67 MHz (QDR)
Effective Clock	267 MHz
Bandwidth	267 MB/s
	
Motherboard Physical Info	
CPU Sockets/Slots	1
Expansion Slots	5 PCI, 1 AGP
RAM Slots	2 DIMM
Integrated Devices	Audio, LAN, IEEE-1394
Form Factor	ATX
Motherboard Size	210 mm x 300 mm
Motherboard Chipset	i845E
Extra Features	Ultra-ATA/100, RAID
	
Motherboard Manufacturer	
Company Name	Intel Corporation
Product Information	http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/index.htm
BIOS Download	http://www.intel.com/design/motherbd/genbios.htm

Posted: 2005-04-18 07:25pm
by Einhander Sn0m4n
Anyone...?

EDIT: I guess my question is how feasible is OCing to 3.0 with the stock intel cooler?

Posted: 2005-04-19 06:20am
by Ace Pace
I don't think you can reach 3GHZ, but 2.6 definitely, but I sure hope you know what your doing, all the stability stuff.

But Personally, its a celery, won't be that much gain.

Posted: 2005-04-20 12:42pm
by Ravengrim
You could prolly get up to 3.0. I work for Intel and a couple of the engineers overclocked a 3.0 Ghz Prescott to 6.0 Ghz using liquid nitrogen. It was pretty cool (no pun inteneded) Its all about the cooling, which is why Intel is planning on releasing a factory sealed CPU water cooling unit.