No more 1.6a's :(

[Dug]

At least that's what I read over at overclockers.

Guess its time to stock up.

Here's the link to Intel
and Overclockers.com

 

[Adul]

ouchy. I guess people will have to work with 1.8a for now.

 

[Dug]

Or move on up to the 2.26

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: Dug
Or move on up to the 2.26

And spend $130 more...

 

[Dug]

And spend $130 more...

And have a much better chance of hitting that 3Ghz.
Which a lot of people are doing with air cooling. And if not 3Ghz at least 2.9

 

[Adul]

Originally posted by: Dug

And spend $130 more...

And have a much better chance of hitting that 3Ghz.
Which a lot of people are doing with air cooling. And if not 3Ghz at least 2.9

and you care to show me where

 

[fkloster]

multiplier on the 2.26 is 17x? Hmmm...

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: fkloster
multiplier on the 2.26 is 17x? Hmmm...

Price on 2.26 is $389 (cdn) Hmmm......

 

[bacillus]

Hmmm......

 

[Dug]

and you care to show me where

overclockers.com forum comes to mind 1st.
I've actually been looking around at a lot of different forums and the same thing keeps coming up.
The 2.26's are a really nice o/c'er
Most of them are using the Alpha 8942 or the swiftech mcx478 heatsinks though.

People are buying them from Googlegear.com for $248

Edit:

The average with the stock heatsink seems to be 2.85Ghz.
Also look in the Hardforum for more info.

 

[fkloster]

$249 (u.s. funds) on a 2.26 w/17x multiplier (hmmm 17x160= 2.7 ghz) new stepping coupled w/$320 Asus combo =


1) A P4 system running @ 2.7ghz w/620mhz fsb (32 bit PC-1280 memory !!!!!) for $569 bones (u.s. funds) I'LL TAKE IT!

 

[zzzz]

Originally posted by: fkloster
$249 (u.s. funds) on a 2.26 w/17x multiplier (hmmm 17x160= 2.7 ghz) new stepping coupled w/$320 Asus combo =


1) A P4 system running @ 2.7ghz w/620mhz fsb (32 bit PC-1280 memory !!!!!) for $569 bones (u.s. funds) I'LL TAKE IT!

I have read that Asus P4T533 with 512mb rim4200 for about $300 on the fourm here but is it true? Does anyone have a link to actually buy at that price? It looks too good to be true..

 

[WHSLacrossekid]

w0w...good thing i just got my 1.6a

 

[GT1999]

Originally posted by: zzzz

Originally posted by: fkloster
$249 (u.s. funds) on a 2.26 w/17x multiplier (hmmm 17x160= 2.7 ghz) new stepping coupled w/$320 Asus combo =


1) A P4 system running @ 2.7ghz w/620mhz fsb (32 bit PC-1280 memory !!!!!) for $569 bones (u.s. funds) I'LL TAKE IT!

I have read that Asus P4T533 with 512mb rim4200 for about $300 on the fourm here but is it true? Does anyone have a link to actually buy at that price? It looks too good to be true..

I've looked all around for 4200 but nobody has it, even stocked with the P4T533 like TomsHardware says Asus is doing. Quite a few places have the P4T533, but RIMM4200 seems to pretty much be non-existant right now.

 

[Leo V]

What a shame, and I was seriously thinking about switching to Intel.

 

[zzzz]

Quite a few places have the P4T533

for example????
All I can find is the P4T533-C which does not support 32bit rdram

 

[TimeKeeper]

If I am not mistaken that 1.8a might not reach 133FSB as easy as 1.6a? (I have my 1.6a )
But if you got one of those mobo w/ fixed AGP/PCI clock, (Friend has 1.8a w/ Abit BD7 @125FSB but fixed 33mhz PCI) then you shouldn't be worry.

 

[NeoMadHatter]

does this mean drops in prices?

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: NeoMadHatter
does this mean drops in prices?

That's what I am hoping. It seems everytime Intel discontinues a CPU they release a new speed grade and the bottom CPUs drop in price.

I am so undecided still - whether to get a 1.6a NOW or WAIT for the Asus MB/hi-perf RDRAM combo and buy the 1.8a at that time.

I guess it really doesn't matter since BOTH the 1.6a and the 1.8a are very nice overclockers.

 

[SteelCityFan]

They'll just drop the 1.8a into the 1.6a price bracket. You didn't expect them to sell the 1.6 forever did you? They are almost a full Ghz past that now.

 

[WHSLacrossekid]

This could be a goof thing.

Thre's a 3 year warranty on 1.6's, so if they're not making them anymore what are they going to replace them with? Hopefully faster northwood's !!

 

[Vinny N]

WHSLacrossekid:

I guess. But how often do you see a processor go bad? Not very often I'd hope. Especially natural deaths, in fact I can't remember hearing about anything except user induced physical damage to processors causing them to go kaput.

 

[WHSLacrossekid]

but clocking a 1.6a at 2.4-2.8 can't be good for it Who knows...we'll find out in 3 years i guess

 

[Wingznut]

Originally posted by: WHSLacrossekid
Thre's a 3 year warranty on 1.6's, so if they're not making them anymore what are they going to replace them with? Hopefully faster northwood's !!

Don't worry... Intel keeps a supply on hand, just in case they need to replace a cpu. They still have cpu's to cover units manufactured three years ago.

And no, you won't get anything faster.

 

[Rainsford]

Originally posted by: Dug

And spend $130 more...

And have a much better chance of hitting that 3Ghz.
Which a lot of people are doing with air cooling. And if not 3Ghz at least 2.9

Yes...you tend to get faster chips when you spend more money But the performance improvement doesn't seem worth all that extra money to me.