i dont think the price of 2.4 or 2.6ghz cpus will drop too much in 6months,
since there is nothing replacing them....
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"torr" <torr7.TakeThisOut@iprimus.com> wrote in message
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>
> "Dick Justice" <fjslkdfj.TakeThisOut@dsfds.com> wrote in message
> news:vumkug82q4af0a@corp.supernews.com...
> > Current system:
> >
> > P4 2.66 533MHz (overclocked to 2.9GHz - stability problems at 3.0GHz)
> > Abit BD7II-RAID 400/533MHz FSB
> > 1GB Corsair PC3200
> > Radeon 9700Pro
> >
> > I was thinking of getting a new mobo with an 800MHz FSB and a C flavor
P4
> > (maybe a 2.6C?) since I hear they overclock easily compared to my non C
> > version which doesn't like to overclock very much. Would I see much of
a
> > performance boost going that route compared to my current system with
the
> > 533MHz system bus? Are the gains noticeable or negligible? Or would it
> be
> > best to wait for Prescott and see how that series of chips pans out?
> >
> > BTW anyone know why the HardOCP admins disabled forum registration?
> >
> Hello
>
> It maybe worth while just changing out your mainboard, resuing your
2.66ghz
> cpu and waiting for the P4c prices too drop.
> I built a system 2 months ago based on the Albatron 865pe/pro main board
> and resused my old 2.53/533 cpu, which would never go past 2.8 ghz on a
> gigabyte 845pe800 ultra.
> I now run my 2.53 p4 at 3.04ghz (166 fsb) with the added bonus of dual
> memory it has been a cheap although small but noticeable performance
> increase for me.
> Was it worth it, for me yes cause i put a 2 gig celeron it the gigabyte
> board and overclocked it to 2.7 ghz and im now ready for a 3.2c p4 in the
> albatron when the prices drop
>
> torr
>
>
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