Socket 478 - Worth it? I'm thinking about...

Mr. Stryker said:
This processor is great for overclocking, has 1MB of L2, SSE3 and 90nm.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16819116171

One of the best s478 motherboards- the IC7:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813127152

And what heatsink+fan should I get? For crazy overclocking and noise isn't an issue for me.
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That's a great combo man. Depending on how far you can ramp that thing up i think you'll be very happy with it. Since you're willing to take suggestions ranging up to $500 for other combos, can i suggest you take the difference between the two you already have listed (~$170) and go for an entry level water cooling kit. Prescotts get real hot, and if you really want to be able to OC the hell out of them, water's close to a must have. Even thgis little fella would probably make it well worth your money for less than $100. http://www.coolermaster.com/index.p...=+RL-MUA-E8U1 / EBU1+AQUAGATE Mini R80 / R120
 
Lol pig forget about s478.. i decided to go for 775 instead, and I can't change the damn title to "Socket T (LGA775)"......



No no no no.. no water cooling stuff... I want to stick to air cooling.. thanks though
 
Mr. Stryker said:
Lol pig forget about s478.. i decided to go for 775 instead, and I can't change the damn title to "Socket T (LGA775)"......
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The truth is that Socket T and the 2mb of cache has yet to show any huge performance gains over 478, so i wouldn't discount it so easily. IMHO, the main reason to go LGA775 is for PCI-e. If that's not a concern, s478 is going to bring you the better bargain. And for that matter, don't leave out the northwoods. Those guys kick major ass, and don't have the heat problem that the prescotts do. If you go with that IC7 and http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...ce=&MaxPrice=&SubCategory=343&Submit=Property
you'd have a really kick ass system. Especially if you can ramp it up somewhere in the 3.6 to 4.0 range.
 
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