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I am running 2 Abit NF7S v2.0 mainboards here. They are set up the same.
They each have an equal amount of 1gb (2 x 512mb) of Crucial 3200 ddr
running in dual channel mode. They each have an equal amount of this that
and the other thing like hard drives, optical devices etc..I have a ENLGHT
429W EN-8420934 power supply in one and the other has a Allied/Foxconn 450W
True power. I see where the Allied is a tad more stable on regulation with
the minor line power flucuations I get from time to time around my shack. I
also like how it pulls more air through it than the enlight.
As many others have said, the chip is unlocked and is a cool runner. Each of
the machines are equipped with a Thermaltake SLK-900A all copper heatsink.
$32.99 a copy at bestbyte.net .A Globe 92x92x25mm Fan Visible Ball Bearing
fan on each rounds out the hs/fan combination. Both machines run 24/7/365
processing Seti packets and other jobs as may be required around here. The
cpu temp on either one has yet to pass 41.5c with the cpu vcore manually set
at 1.5v in the bios. I was having some unexpected freeze-ups at vcore of
1.45 and 1.475 so I kicked them up a notch and they're fine. Both chips run
at a fsb freq of 200 and a multiplier of 11. This achieves AMD Athlon
3200XP+ standard operational speeds of 2.200Ghz. I have gone through a
number of differing hs/fan combos and this seems to be the winner at least
for me while using air. The thermal compound I used is Arctic Silver
Ceramique (grain of rice sized dab). I prep the hs and the cpu with a dab
and wipe off most, then a little touch more spread around to barely hide the
core, assemble hs/fan and twist the fan leads to reduce/eliminate rf noise.
Compared to others I have seen mentioned around the NG's, both of mine seem
to be performing quite well at lower voltages. I expect this to perhaps
prolong it's life.
A Good solid regulated power supply is essential to maintain AMD
overclocking happiness. The suppply needs to have very stable 5 and 12 volt
lines with plenty of amps available. I personally consider a 450w to be
about the bare minimum if you seriously want to run the NF7s V2.0 the way it
can run.
I try my best to get the best bang for my buck and this setup fits my
requirements.
Regards, Bob "hopelessly insane machine warrior" Troll
Capman" <cphillips581@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 03 Jul 2004 08:15:27 -0400, AndrewJ <andrewjBBR@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >
> >>Is there any advantage to buying an AMD Athlon Mobile XP 2600 instead
> >>of the 2500? At this point I don't understand overclocking, but I want
> >>to learn when I can. I am not sure which of those two processors is
> >>more desirable. The price difference is about $7 so that's not a big
> >>deal. Most people seem to use the 2500, but I wondered if that's all
> >>that was available when they bought their chip.
> >>
> >>Is there any good beginners info on overclocking that you can suggest?
> >>
> >>Thanks
> >
> >To an over clocker they are identicle chips. Only at the default, auto
> >detected setting, are they different.
> >
>
> What seetings would I start out with for the AMD Athlon Mobile XP 2500
> to run it at stock speeds to begin with if most boards don't detect it
> properly? I am leaning towards the ABIT NF7-S at the moment, but the
> fact Newegg.com won't accept refunds on it worries me.
>
>
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?DEPA=0&description=13-127-166&CMP=OTC-d3alt1me
>
> I read some reviews that say it's great and others say it's nothing
> special, so it's hard to know what to believe. Our daughter needs a
> new PC for college and I need to try and build it fairly fast. She
> will be living at home, so it'll be a desktop model that she uses part
> time and the rest of the family can use it when she isn't on it. The
> college is having many of the classes online which is the driving
> factor that allows me to try my first build.
>
> It sounds like the AMD Athlon Mobile XP 2500 makes the most sense
> because it's the same as the 2600 before any overclocking. Now I just
> need to settle on a motherboard and heatsink/fan combo. I would
> appreciate any suggestions on both of those items. I already bought a
> COOLER MASTER Praetorian Black ALUMINUM MID-TOWER CASE, Model
> "PAC-T01-EK". It doesn't come with a power supply, so I still need
> that also. The Antec Truepower 480W or above is one choice. I heard a
> few suggest ThermalTake and Enermax in those wattages too. The Antec
> models are available locally while the others would have to be mail
> ordered.
>
> Thanks for all your help.