Dear Tony:
Are you listening? Kyle, from HOCP, also reported the SAME PROBLEMS, when not using Intel's specially prepared VC820 motherboard. When using this specially prepared motherboard, a simple benchmark, Prime95, crashes the system in less than 1 minute of operation. This same individual reports that an overclocked 1000 MHz Tbird, by multiplier only, was stable at 1150 MHz! He defines that stable has to run Prime95. 1133 MHz P3 failed that test.
Not being able to run Prime95, which sounds like a program whose code fits into L1 and whose data either fits into L1 or L2, at 1133, but works just fine at 850, sounds like some sort of stress problem. Planet Hardware reports that overclocking an 1133 MHz P3 only nets 1156 MHz stably (136 x 8.5) or a 2.0% margin. A margin of only 2% is quite small by any current CPU standards (not being motherboard dependent).
Now Intel may allow this to occur, if the OEMs will return those CPUs, for credit (or however this can be structured), when they fail the OEM's stress tests (which probably will include the Prime95 benchmark (They would be crazy not to IMHO)). This would concern any potential buyers, especially commercial buyers, who are very concerned with stability and reliability.
Your calling Tom a lier ignores the fact that at least one other CPU fails the same way. That the count is now two failures over less than ten published reports. Perhaps it is you with your head in the sand.
Pete |
