p4 2.0A

[Thermite Paste]

i was wondering what a reasonable overclock for this processor is with a decent heatsink, so i can justify buying a new heatsink the processor is a pentium 4 2.0a 400fsb processor. i think the core is northwood, anyone know any info about this?

 

[Pongi]

Look at the s-spec on the chip and check what type of core/revision it is. If it's an early 2.0A it might not overclock incredibly well but later revisions might overclock better.

 

[Thermite Paste]

i have no clue what to look at, but hers what the core says:

2A GHZ/512/400/1.5v
SL5ZT COSTA RICA
3214A951-0741

 

[MemoryInAGarden]

I think 2.4 should be pretty reasonable

 

[Regalk]

I just resurrected a 1.8A and am doing 144 x 18 right now. I modded an AMD TT Volcano 6+ to fit in the socket and it runs much cooler than the stock intel. Runs like a champ (34C idle and 51C load). Uisng a MSI 845PE max - yeah i know all old stuff but just wanted to see whats left in the 1.8 before iget rid of it.
Now why did the mod delete all my messages over the last 4 years and made me a newbie again - sucks.

 

[DropTech]

I highly doubt it's Northwood..

 

[Jerunk]

DropTech that's because you don't know anything.

http://support.intel.com/support/processors/pentium4/sb/CS-007991.htm

right now it would be, 20 x 100 FSB, if you bump the FSB to 133 you could get a pretty nice overclock out of it.

 

[Silverghost]

My cousins 2.0A is running at 2.6. 133MHz bus.

Stock HSF. 1.65 Volts I think, but not sure. ~50C on load if I remember correctly.

I dont know the details of the chip. Forgot the mobo aswell.

 

[Mojo JoJo]

I have one running at 3.12

 

[El Nacho]

I have one in a SFF runing at 2.6 I cant try to go any higher because thats as high as the motherboad goes in FSB.

 

[elm669]

i have no clue what to look at, but hers what the core says:

2A GHZ/512/400/1.5v
SL5ZT COSTA RICA
3214A951-0741

That chip should be a northwood as it has 512kb of L2 cache.

 

[Stugots]

yes, its an early northwood. overclockers.com has the average overclock at 2.7ghz....have fun.

 

[Thermite Paste]

ok thanks guys, but heres the deal. The motherboard i have doesnt support gradual fsb changes, just in large increments, which are 400 and 533. Would it work on a stock intel hsf? or should i cash out and buy a better one?

 

[CANiSLAYu]

The 2.0A I had way back when wouldn't run 100% stable at 2.66 (533fsb) with an Alpha PAL8045.

 

[prox2003]

my first computer build 2.0A with asus p4s533.had it 3,4 months read how it overclocked,tried out slowly wondered why i could get only to 2.4 or so?no pci/agp lock on that m.b.so i set at 133/33?=2.66 this brought pci and agp card bus back close to normal only at 1.54v. has run perfect ever since, couple years now,with stock heatsink. box says pack date 06/13/02.m.b doesnt have increments or pci/agp lock try 133(533).if your concerned about heat or stability(mines been running in a antec full tower )having to much cooling couldnt hurt