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530 vs 630

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IDversusEGO

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I have the option of getting one of 2 CPu's for very cheap. My choices are both 3.0 prescotts. One is the 530 while the other is the 630, with the 530 being a little cheaper (about $30 less). The only difference I can find on paper is the L2 (530=1mb, 630=2mb). The system is used mainly for video editing and encoding with some gaming. Any ideas which I should go with? I do plan on doing a little overclocking just to play around with it. It will be going in an AOpen i915GM-PL Matx mobo.
 
The 630 has three features the 530 does not.
-Enhanced Intel SpeedStep Technology
-Intel EM64T
-Execute Disable Bit

Of the three, the 64bit is the nicest IMO.
 
I have a 630 in my Intel rig. It overclocks extremely well, 3.8 almost 4GHz on air with a Zalman 9500. Also not as hot as everyone says, at least not for me.
 
[H]Opterown said:
I have a 630 in my Intel rig. It overclocks extremely well, 3.8 almost 4GHz on air with a Zalman 9500. Also not as hot as everyone says, at least not for me.
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wow really! i have a 630 as well and ive only oc'ed it to 3.6. I was scared to go any farther. I have the same cooler as you as well.

Ill have to give it a try.

I would get the 630, much better CPU, and newer.
 
the whole 6xx series is supposed to run cooler than the 5 series (but i guess not by much). ANd right now, i'm OC'd to 3.6ghz on a stock heatsink, works fine. Load temps are 56C tops.
 
go for the 6xx series as it is better
not for the fact taht its 64-bit as that just plain sucks right now but cuz its a decent overclocker
 
spotdog14 said:
wow really! i have a 630 as well and ive only oc'ed it to 3.6. I was scared to go any farther. I have the same cooler as you as well.

Ill have to give it a try.

I would get the 630, much better CPU, and newer.
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Why are you scared to go higher? If your temperatures are fine, the worst that can happen is the HD is read wrong and comes back with a "file missing or corrupt"

Don't be daunted, you don't have to re-format to fix it, just back the O/C a few notches, verify the file is still there with Winternals or by popping it in a spare system and then tossing it back in :)
 
630 should overclock better. Many (in the right hands) hit 4Ghz.

Now if your motherboard supports the 631, then thats the chip you REALLY want! 4Ghz on stock voltage & cooling, and many hit 4.2-4.5Ghz with good cooling and a little bump in voltage.
 
chrisf6969 said:
630 should overclock better. Many (in the right hands) hit 4Ghz.

Now if your motherboard supports the 631, then thats the chip you REALLY want! 4Ghz on stock voltage & cooling, and many hit 4.2-4.5Ghz with good cooling and a little bump in voltage.
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So other then “better“ overclock-ability, what’s the big difference between 630 and 631?
 
631 is 65nm (Cedar Mill Core)
630 is 90nm (Prescott Core)
therefore 631 should run cooler too in turn getting a higher overclock
 
Soparik2 said:
631 is 65nm (Cedar Mill Core)
630 is 90nm (Prescott Core)
therefore 631 should run cooler too in turn getting a higher overclock
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qfa

(quote for accuracy)
 
I used an OEM 640 for a couple of weeks while I waited on my 930. It hit 4.0 on the stock voltage and stock cooling.
 
well, I got the 630. Now I just have to pick a board. Needs to be Matx. I am thinking the AOpen i915GM-PL.
 
IDversusEGO said:
well, I got the 630. Now I just have to pick a board. Needs to be Matx. I am thinking the AOpen i915GM-PL.
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don't get a 915 motherboard.

Get a 945 motherboard so you can upgrade to a Pentium D 920, 930 or other dual core processor later when they drop in price. And you'll be running at 4Ghz with a dual core chip! The new stepping on the 900's is supposed to make it easier to hit a little over 4Ghz.

ex: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131545
 
[H]Opterown said:
Also not as hot as everyone says, at least not for me.
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He speaks the truth, Intel's only run so hot because the stock heatsink sucks very much. Stick a good heatsink on it and watch the temps drop. I've got an SI-120 and Panaflo, it runs 36C Idle and 42C Load, would overclock higher but my motherboard tops out at 237FSB :(
 
If you can stabilize a 53x or 63x on 4GHz that's a real bargain. On stock speeds, however, the ancient 130-nm 3GHz Northwood (with DDR400) still beats the brand new 3GHz 65-nm 631 (with DDR2-675) in most benchmarks (THG's CPU charts 05/06). That's not very cool... or is it?
 
chrisf6969 said:
don't get a 915 motherboard.

Get a 945 motherboard so you can upgrade to a Pentium D 920, 930 or other dual core processor later when they drop in price. And you'll be running at 4Ghz with a dual core chip! The new stepping on the 900's is supposed to make it easier to hit a little over 4Ghz.

ex: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813131545
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I see limited OCing with that board though. Plus it is $40 more. Besides, I usually get a new board when I get a new CPU. My wife's PC gets my hand me downs and this will be my first step out of socket 478 land. As long as this one can keep me satisfied until the Matx boards strat catching p in features I will be hapy. Then I'll do a D chip with a new mobo.
 
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