Amd 2200+ Thornton with K7VTA3 REV 8 $74.99

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elnicoya100

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Just bought this combo at Fry's Electronic in San Jose, the paperwork they give you says thornton, I know there is something about enabling this chip to run with 512 cache, well, thats not my story, I'm running this chip currently at 11.5 x 200 or 2300. It has ran Prime 95 for about 2 hours. Hope it keeps it up.
 
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elnicoya100

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Wow, I dont know, last I heard sunnyvales does shipping, here is their telephone number 408-617-1300, make sure they dont give you a returned motherboard.
 
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NasdaqTrader889

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What's the PLU# on your receipt for the Thorton core? I don't want to stand there asking the cashier to go back and forth bringing me CPUs until I get the right one.
 
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elnicoya100

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Here is the issue, when I went there(san jose) they currently did not have the mobo, they ended up giving me the same K7VTA3 REV 8C, I dont know what K7VTA3 rev 8c is, anyway I dont care about the mobo, I just wanted the cpu, on my receipt cpu number is 15578 and mobo 3863677.
 
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NasdaqTrader889

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Originally posted by: elnicoya100
Here is the issue, when I went there(san jose) they currently did not have the mobo, they ended up giving me the same K7VTA3 REV 8C, I dont know what K7VTA3 rev 8c is, anyway I dont care about the mobo, I just wanted the cpu, on my receipt cpu number is 15578 and mobo 3863677.
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Thanks for the info, elnicoya100. Going there now to get it and I hope I get a Thorton that is unlocked.
 
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elnicoya100

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sorry but the picture from the website does not look like my new cpu, that picture looks like my regular T-bred.
 
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elnicoya100

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This thing is still running strong at 11.5 x 200= 2300
here are my system specs:
Asus a7n8x rev 1.6 with the latest bios
Genetic 350watt power supply
3200 genetic ram(Legacy) 512MB
raid 0 160gb ibm hard drive
Global Win copper fan 5500rpm
52x TDK CD recorder
External Sony dvd+/r recorder
Geforce TI 4200

Awesome CPU, I wish I could see a better picture or review to enable the extra 256 cache, the one that the previous member pointed out to, does not look like my cpu....and I think it is a thorton since when I run wcpuid it says model 10, cpu stepping is AQXEA 0334
 
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cyberia

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Originally posted by: packetslinger
hytek - don't speak Russian - thanks for the link though
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The article on X-bit labs' site is not exactly the same as the original article on overclock.ru, but at least you do not have to bother with online translation tools.
 
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puppyfriend

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Other than the fact that it cost about $30 as part of the 2000+/ECS combo. You can turn it into a Barton with a pencil and then up the multiplier so that it runs at 2.2ghz. Thus getting a Barton 2800+ for $30. Other than that it isn't special at all.

David

Originally posted by: hytek369
what the heck is a Thorton core? anything special besides being new?
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fwtong

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I keep waiting for Fry's to bust out another 2500+ combo. I need to upgrade my T-Bird 900 over winter break.
 
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elnicoya100

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It will come out, I bought a couple of those last week, they had the combo package for $94.99 but the sad news they were lousy overclockers. This chip I just got 2200+ is running at 11.5 x 200=2300. Good Luck!
 
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SSibalNom

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Originally posted by: BigEdMuustaffa
How does THORTON compare with BARTON? Now I hear AMD is locking all 2500 chips. :(
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thorton is a barton with the extra 256kb L2 burned out, you can reactivate the L2 turning into a barton with some conductive material, like solder, but I'm too afraid to so I leave mine as is, the thorton is a RECTANGULAR shape, instead of the square shape, so look for that!
 
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puppyfriend

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Dude, have no fear. It's easy. Just run a pencil over the hole a few times. Wipe off the excess and you're Bartonized.

David

Originally posted by: SSibalNom
Originally posted by: BigEdMuustaffa
How does THORTON compare with BARTON? Now I hear AMD is locking all 2500 chips. :(
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thorton is a barton with the extra 256kb L2 burned out, you can reactivate the L2 turning into a barton with some conductive material, like solder, but I'm too afraid to so I leave mine as is, the thorton is a RECTANGULAR shape, instead of the square shape, so look for that!
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puppyfriend

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Exactly. Just fill in the whole at L2. You can't miss it. You don't really have to fill it in. Mine was filled in until I blew and wiped off the excess. There's clearly a whole there still but I guess there's enough of a layer of grapite to do the job. SANDRA says there's a full 512KB of cache instead of 256.

David

Originally posted by: elnicoya100
what and where do you run the pencil L2?

Thanks
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