NEED HELP!

[tmoutlawz]

Ok guys I'm new here, have been reading and need help!
I had an 1700 XP POLAMINO (Shyt) and msi k7t266 pro 2 (good). Sold both units and have some money, I want the biggest band for the buck. I was thinking the asus A7N8X mobo( not deluxe ). I want to overclock it a little with the XP 2400. Is this a good choice? the diffrence between the 2200 and the 2400 is 20 bucks, should I go with the 2200? which model comes unlocked?
Thanks guys!
Bobby

 

[edurm]

In my humble opinion I would go for a xp1700 JIUHB DLT3c

2100 mhz garated

 

[tmoutlawz]

JIUHB DLT3c?

 

[svol]

JIUHB stands for the core stepping and DLT3C is the model numer.

If you get yourselve an XP2100+ or XP1700+ with T-bredB core and JIUHB or AIUHB core stepping you will have a very good OC'able (2.2 GHz shouldn't be a problem with decent aircooling) CPU for a low price.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on 😱

 

[tmoutlawz]

quick questions,
1. Is the asus board im getting the best one out there???
2. Do I have to do any mods to the 2400 to overclock it? what could I overclock it to?

 

[FDTzeng]

Well I have the A7N8X regular and it ocs pretty well. I might have gone for the Deluxe if I knew about the Soundstorm at the time though... think about that

As for chip, I have the 2500+, cheapest official 333FSB chip (also cheapest one with Barton core). Stock speed is 1.83, ocs to a solid 2.2 Ghz with air cooling. I got mine for about $130 which isnt TOO bad =)

Athlon XP 2500+ @ 2.2GHz (12.5x177), Volcano 7 w/Smart Fan2, A7N8X, Kingston HyperX PC3000 512MB @177MHz, Radeon 9700Pro, SB Live 5.1

 

[tmoutlawz]

in your opinion, is a 2400 better or a 2500?

 

[svol]

1. IMO not if you're looking for overclocking features. In that case the Epox 8RDA+ or Abit NF7 are better choices.
2. Not if you only want to use the higher range multipliers (13x and higher). You can probably get it to 2.2-2.3 GHz with decent aircooling.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on 😱

 

[tmoutlawz]

With the Asus board, which cpu would I get the most speed from when overclocking, the 2400 xp tb, or the barton 2500???

 

[monkeyspank]

dont discount the performance boost which the barton has over the tbred by having 512k L2 cache instead of 256.
I'd go Barton if i had to choose between those. But i found an 1800 JIUHB DLT3C which was dirt cheap and does 190x11 with poor air cooling

<font color=red> -- </font color=red><font color=blue>A bush in the hand is worth two birds at the bar</font color=blue>

 

[svol]

Well in raw MHz the XP2400 would win... but don't forget that the Barton has double the L2 cache compared with the T-bredB, which will give it better results when you're running them both at the same speed.

I would go for the Barton because of its enlarged cache.

My dual-PSU PC is so powerfull that the neighbourhood dims when I turn it on 😱