Advice on bringing the dead to life :)

[Mik3y]

I have an old, sleeping t-bred 1800+, and i was thinking about making an upgrade to it. i was thinking about getting an abit nf7, and 12 pc3200 ram. also, i have a generic 350W psu, do i need to get a stronger psu, such as an antec, to make the oc to 2300MHz (which is about 3000+)? or is the generic POS good enuff? i dont wanna spend more then $150 total, whcih is the makeup of the mobo and ram. i'm a pretty good ocer, but i just wanna make sure i can make the oc with a tight budget.

 

[Jeff7181]

Really depends on the quality of the generic 350 watt... some are junk, others are almost as good, or just as good as an Antec.

 

[digiram]

what kind of 1800 is it??? tbred or pal?, what's the stepping, and the default voltage it runs on.

 

[digiram]

oh, my bad, says tbred right on it,

 

[Mik3y]

lol, its default voltage is 1.6V. ya, i dont htink the psu should be a problem, if i was able to hit 3200+ from a 2500+ on a generic mustang psu, i should be able to hit 2.3Ghz from 1.53GHz wihtout a problem as long as i stick to the nf7 and good pc3200 memory.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: Mik3y
lol, its default voltage is 1.6V. ya, i dont htink the psu should be a problem, if i was able to hit 3200+ from a 2500+ on a generic mustang psu, i should be able to hit 2.3Ghz from 1.53GHz wihtout a problem as long as i stick to the nf7 and good pc3200 memory.

I don't think it's going to happen, but there is only one way to prove me wrong.

 

[Mik3y]

thanks for the optimism! well, i might try the overclock later once i save up some $. i need a computer strong enuff for gaming half-life 2, doom 3, and/or utk24. or is a 2600+ good enuff? i can get a 2600+ and motherboard combo at fry's for less then $150.

 

[myocardia]

An XP1800 running at 11.5x200 would absolutely destroy a non-overclocked XP2600, especially in gaming. Raw speed is all that makes a difference in gaming, the extra 256KB of L2 cache has no effect whatsoever.

 

[myocardia]

You know, newegg sells a 400watt Allied psu for $29.99 that has really good specs for anything in that price range. 40A on the 5v rail is what my $89 Antec TruePower 480 has, so I would bet it would have no problems taking a T-bred B up to 2.3ghz, even if they're stretching the truth on the 40A, since mine is running a Barton at 2.5ghz, along with a 9800 Pro. OH, here's the link: link.

 

[Mik3y]

thanks myocardia for the info. i'll check that out