[Techguy]

I've got a P4 2.53B and an IT7 max, h20 cooled, and it's great. I hit 3GHz without a problem. A friend of mine is building a PC and is planning to get an ABIT IT7 Max2, and h20 cool it. He wants to know which p4 will get him a great OC over 3 GHz.
Of the processors 1.6A to 2.66B, which would you get?
If you have it oced:
please tell me the OCed speed and cooling used (h20, air, pelt, etc.)

All he wants to hit at least 3GHz at 1.7Vcore (no voltage mods for him.)

He may get a 2.53, but if there are any cheaper (or if the 2.6 or 2.66 do a lot better) p4s that tend to hit higher than 3011.5 MHz (158.5FSB * 19) with ease, please let me know.

Thanks for any input!

Someone mentioned Co steppings, does any one have info on which P4's have this, and where to look to get a CO p4?

also, if there is a choice, I'd like to tell him to get a CPU where @ 3GHz he'll have a higher FSB than what a 2.8 would go to, because from what I've seen a lower mult. * higher FSB is better.

(i.e. are any 18x mult. p4's good for 166FSB? or something of the like?)

Thanks again.