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@ 2006/05/31MANY, INCLUDING myself, were kind of appalled with the news of Conroe XE speed reduction from 3.33 GHz with 1.33GHz FSB to a rather weird 2.93 GHz/1.06GHz FSB setting.
If FSB alone was problem, why not stick with at least 3.2GHz/1.06GHz FSB speed then? At the same time, we saw results from few online hacks who did overclock the early Conroe 2.33 and 2.66GHz parts with ease all the way up to 4.6GHz CPU with 1.7++GHz FSB on a current 975X mainboard from MSI - and these are early parts, keep in mind, no benefits yet of post-launch tune ups. Not to mention Conroe's twin, Woodcrest, which is seemingly launching fine in the coming month at 3 GHz CPU and 1.33GHz FSB speeds.
If FSB alone was problem, why not stick with at least 3.2GHz/1.06GHz FSB speed then? At the same time, we saw results from few online hacks who did overclock the early Conroe 2.33 and 2.66GHz parts with ease all the way up to 4.6GHz CPU with 1.7++GHz FSB on a current 975X mainboard from MSI - and these are early parts, keep in mind, no benefits yet of post-launch tune ups. Not to mention Conroe's twin, Woodcrest, which is seemingly launching fine in the coming month at 3 GHz CPU and 1.33GHz FSB speeds.
