tbird 1ghz@1.4ghz $145

[bonkers325]

1 tbird 1ghz@1.4ghz $145 + shipping

[SysOpt]

I don't mean to thread **** but this is $127 new at Newegg.com for the 266MHz OEM ver, or $152 new for the Retail w/ fan 266MHz ver.

[bonkers325]

this is overclocked

[Undeadlord]

Maybe I shouldn't ask this is this forum .. But I though OC was done on the board, not the chip? So how can you sell an already overclocked chip?


Undeadlord

[AuraEdge]

What he means (or better, what I believe he means) is that this chip has been tested to run stable at 1.4Ghz. Online stores have done this before, and sell the chips at a small premium as bonkers is doing here. In return, the buyer doesnt have to worry about the chip not reaching a desired speed OCed, since it is supposedly guarenteed by the seller.

When selling a tested chip, you should state what equipment was used to get it to that speed and voltage, and state the course of action if it doesnt reach it's specified speed on the buyers specific setup.

Selling tested chips is a bit more touchy than selling a normal chip, because what you get additional to the retail chip is just the words from the mouth of the seller.

That said, I hope the 1.0Ghz@1.4Ghz finds a good home.

[bonkers325]

yep

[Undeadlord]

Thank you Aura,

That was very clear and concise and exactly what I wanted to know.
Ok here is another stupid question .. How can you sell that chip? I mean if you can get one 1.0gig chip to 1.4gig then can't you get all the 1.0gig chips to 1.4? oh well http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif


Undeadlord

PS Sorry for cluttering up your sale thread bonkers, but I figure if I don't know maybe there are other who don't know to. And this info would make them change there mind.

[rjjessop]

I'm sorry to say that not all CPUs can be overclocked so easily. This is due the tolerances in the manufacturing process which allow for such variations. When the chip is manufactured, it is tested and guaranteed by the manufacturer to run at the speed that is stamped on the CPU. Electronic components are given a tolerance level due to the fact that perfection is impossible in the real world. Metallurgy is not an exact science, so impurities or slight differences are present in different batches of components, creating slight differences in the final operation of an electronic component and parts are, in many cases, purchased from the lowest bidder. When each electronic component of the CPU has a certain allowable tolerance, they all add up and may result in a highly or slightly overclockable chip, or they may result in a CPU which barely makes the grade at it's designated speed . http://www.sysopt.com/forum/smile.gif If a CPU was supposed to be a 1GHZ for example, but proved stable only at 900MHZ, the manufacturer may well sell it as the lower speed rather than throwing out the baby with the bathwater so to speak. I've even heard that if the given company is low on a certain speed but have a surplus of a greater speed, they may actually stamp and sell it at that lower speed in a pinch to meet a shipping deadline! Unfortunatly we have no way of telling what CPU will be overclockable and to what degree until we test it ourselves, and as such it is usually luck of the draw. This is the beauty of a chip such as the one described. You know ahead of time that it is capable of reaching a much higher clock speed. The scary thing about buying and overclocking such a chip is that you have no idea how stable it will remain with long term use, or if it will overclock to the same degree on your own system due to differences in configurations. I've had a lot of great experiences in overclocking, and the odd disappointment as well.

[bonkers325]

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