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trowand · 05-12-2006, 09:06 AM

Attention overclockers! You've got to see this article over at THG. They've discovered that a $130 Pentium D 805 2.66 (533FSB) can be overclocked to as high as 4.1Ghz stable and can compete with the other $1,000+ dual core CPUs like the FX-60 and Intel Extreme Editions. Check it out!

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/..._41_ghz_cores/

MaxRat · 05-12-2006, 12:51 PM

That is a good long read....

Seems very doable...nice to see there is a good clocking chip that will muck up the competition a little....curious to see how many jump on that....

***glc*** · 05-12-2006, 12:53 PM

Very interesting.............do we have another 1.6a Northwood here? Or think way back to the cacheless Celeron 300?

MaxRat · 05-12-2006, 01:24 PM

I have never messed with those...

I do have a few PII's and PIII's in the 450 and 500mhz flavors....other than that I have been AMD all the way....

Coarse this 805D sounds like it would be fun to play with....

rspassey · 05-12-2006, 02:20 PM

Nice find... I glanced over it, and will read it in more detail later. Sounds doable - I think I might even try it - been wanting to get a cheap, but efficient PC up and running for my parents. I don't think that I would push for 4.1GHz, but the high 3's would be nice.

Looking over the Benchmarks, it compares very closely (at 4.1) to my FX55 Clawhammer - I could have saved over 600$.

juicelooser · 05-12-2006, 02:22 PM

Unfortunately, that overclock requires insane amounts of energy. I think after the overclock, it was pulling ~200W more than before the overclock.

rspassey · 05-12-2006, 02:27 PM

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Originally Posted by juicelooser

Unfortunately, that overclock requires insane amounts of energy. I think after the overclock, it was pulling ~200W more than before the overclock.

Correct

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the average power consumption of the CPU climbed to nearly 190 W

**pam123** · 05-12-2006, 04:49 PM

My tax refund should be showing up in another week or two and if nothing else turns up this is my new project.

jfk · 05-12-2006, 05:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by juicelooser

Unfortunately, that overclock requires insane amounts of energy. I think after the overclock, it was pulling ~200W more than before the overclock.

Let see....$130 for the chip, $100 for mobo and $140 for my Fortron 600 watt PSU to give me the extra juice vs. ~$1000 for a FX60. Hmmmm..............I think the choice would be easy.

With that said, I won't be switching anytime soon, but that is an insane overclock and an interesting read.

spartan015 · 05-12-2006, 08:46 PM

wish they found something like that for the AMD's... is AMD going to come out with anything to compete with Intel's new CPU? ( I don't remember what it's called)

trowand · 05-12-2006, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spartan015

wish they found something like that for the AMD's... is AMD going to come out with anything to compete with Intel's new CPU? ( I don't remember what it's called)

"Conroe" - and I can't wait for it to come out! I'm so psyched. I'm saving my pennies right now for a new build. It's either going to be a new Conroe system or whatever AMD has up their sleeve to compete with the new Intel chip.

spartan015 · 05-13-2006, 09:31 PM

hahaha im actually switching sides (for the time being), i think i'll do this for my senior project.

then SLI and upgrade it after wards (my dad's budget, then my money)

What kind of water cooling is reccommended for this? I didn't see anything on what they used as water cooling.

RazorDX · 05-14-2006, 08:14 AM

They used a Zalman heatsink. No water cooling.

I'd like to see Newegg's sales figures for the 805D after this article... there's going to be a shortage and then due to supply and demand, the price goes from 130 to 250.

MaxRat · 05-15-2006, 07:59 AM

Well some of this is all hype....

When they are running that 805 D in benchies you dont see them compare it to ANY othe overclocked cpu... How about the compare it to the AMD's when they are overclocked...like lets say a Opteron 146 running at 600fsb (for real) at 3.0ghz with only 1.5vcore...this is ver common for these chips... these will smoke a stock fx chip...

but it would be nice to see those results... I just wonder who'd come out on that...?

spartan015 · 05-15-2006, 07:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by RazorDX

They used a Zalman heatsink. No water cooling.

I'd like to see Newegg's sales figures for the 805D after this article... there's going to be a shortage and then due to supply and demand, the price goes from 130 to 250.

not true, after 3.8 it was getting too hot and the themal montior 2 thing started down clocking. when they switched to liquid cooling did they manage to run at 4.1ghz.

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/...es/page25.html

IntegraGSR · 05-15-2006, 08:23 PM

Longest review ever! Holy crap. Nice find, the secret of DDR2 eh?

05-12-2006, 09:06 AM	#1
trowand Member (9 bit) Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: South New Jersey Posts: 505	HOLY COW! Dual Core 4.0Ghz for Only $130! (Thanks to Overclocking) Attention overclockers! You've got to see this article over at THG. They've discovered that a $130 Pentium D 805 2.66 (533FSB) can be overclocked to as high as 4.1Ghz stable and can compete with the other $1,000+ dual core CPUs like the FX-60 and Intel Extreme Editions. Check it out! http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/05/..._41_ghz_cores/ Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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MaxRat Tweak Monster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: indiana Posts: 2,960	That is a good long read.... Seems very doable...nice to see there is a good clocking chip that will muck up the competition a little....curious to see how many jump on that.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ MSI 890GXM-G65 mATX/1075t/G-Skill DDR3-1600 2x4gb /WD 640 aaks 95mb/s /XFX 5830/Zalman9700nt/ Thermaltake TP750w modular ECS P55 Black Edition/i7-860/Geil Black Dragon 2x2gb 12800-ddr3/Asus 5970X2 vid card/2x640 AALS-Raid-0/Corsair TX-850w

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*glc* Forum Administrator Staff Premium Member Join Date: May 2000 Location: Joplin MO Posts: 37,769	Very interesting.............do we have another 1.6a Northwood here? Or think way back to the cacheless Celeron 300? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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MaxRat Tweak Monster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: indiana Posts: 2,960	I have never messed with those... I do have a few PII's and PIII's in the 450 and 500mhz flavors....other than that I have been AMD all the way.... Coarse this 805D sounds like it would be fun to play with.... Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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rspassey ~ Ryan ~ Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Jackson TN Posts: 3,516	Nice find... I glanced over it, and will read it in more detail later. Sounds doable - I think I might even try it - been wanting to get a cheap, but efficient PC up and running for my parents. I don't think that I would push for 4.1GHz, but the high 3's would be nice. Looking over the Benchmarks, it compares very closely (at 4.1) to my FX55 Clawhammer - I could have saved over 600$. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter __________________ RiotCats.com, an internet domain specifically fabricated and visually erected for the appreciation of the feline kingdom! Last edited by rspassey; 05-12-2006 at 02:24 PM.

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05-12-2006, 02:22 PM	#6
juicelooser Member (9 bit) Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 420	Unfortunately, that overclock requires insane amounts of energy. I think after the overclock, it was pulling ~200W more than before the overclock. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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spartan015 Member (10 bit) Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Mombasa, Halo 2 Posts: 719	hahaha im actually switching sides (for the time being), i think i'll do this for my senior project. then SLI and upgrade it after wards (my dad's budget, then my money) What kind of water cooling is reccommended for this? I didn't see anything on what they used as water cooling. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by spartan015; 05-13-2006 at 10:53 PM.

05-14-2006, 08:14 AM	#13
RazorDX Member (10 bit) Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 560	They used a Zalman heatsink. No water cooling. I'd like to see Newegg's sales figures for the 805D after this article... there's going to be a shortage and then due to supply and demand, the price goes from 130 to 250. Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

05-15-2006, 07:59 AM	#14
MaxRat Tweak Monster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: indiana Posts: 2,960	Well some of this is all hype.... When they are running that 805 D in benchies you dont see them compare it to ANY othe overclocked cpu... How about the compare it to the AMD's when they are overclocked...like lets say a Opteron 146 running at 600fsb (for real) at 3.0ghz with only 1.5vcore...this is ver common for these chips... these will smoke a stock fx chip... but it would be nice to see those results... I just wonder who'd come out on that...? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter Last edited by MaxRat; 05-15-2006 at 08:08 AM.

05-15-2006, 08:23 PM	#16
IntegraGSR Member (8 bit) Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 226	Longest review ever! Holy crap. Nice find, the secret of DDR2 eh? Share Share this post on Digg Del.icio.us Technorati Twitter

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