Originally posted by: CHJF
lets get back to the 1700xp and over-clocking?
please guys
Here's some info on T-bred's and potential OC's I posted over in CPU/OCing:
It really depends on the stepping and week of the T-Bred A. I was an early adopter and jumped on the 1700+ T-bred (AIRGA week 32) and although it hasn't been a complete dud (does 1.825ghz now that I have a better OCing board and memory), it isn't nearly as good as the newer steppings (RIRGA Week 42 or later). From what I've been seeing, people are hitting 2 ghz easy with these chips.
Of course the ones we've all been waiting for that have been rumored to start appearing are the lower PR T-bred B's. These babies should hit 2.2-2.4ghz with relative ease, as the 2400+ have been doing.
Anyways, going with a 1700+ or 1800+ with a good PSU and good cooling/case airflow should allow you to keep the same multiplier (which is unlocked on Nforce2 boards

) and notch your FSB up from 133 to 166mhz as long as your RAM can handle it. This'll get you into the 1800mhz range and from there you can tweak your multi or FSB to get higher. AGP and PCI locks and memory speed ratios give you unprecedented control over your system....OCing has never been easier!!!
Chiz