AMD Athlon XP1600+...suggestions/comments?

[dpk777]

I was thinking about getting this cpu for $66 at Newegg...any suggestions/comments about this cpu?

Suggestions for the best, lowest costing mobo?...and I plan on doing some overclocking


thx

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Great CPU for the $ and for a good, cheap board to run it with SDRAM grab a K7S5A (as long as you have a good PSU) it'll take DDR as well or the K7SEM w/on-board video since it has an AGP slot if you have a decent video card to use. Both boards are made by ECS and are 55$@Newegg.com

 

[dpk777]

I was thinking about getting the SVC GC68 heat sink for the cpu - link

Is this a sufficient heat sink?

and would I need to buy extra thermal material?

 

[Soulkeeper]

get a better heatsink then that
that one looks cheesy and small
if you plan on doing any overclocking at all
get an AX-7 or slk-800
alpha or switech model if you want and don't mind a really large heatsink that costs a bit
good heatsinks are worth the extra cash
if you want you can pick up some AS2 or AS3 that stuff is the best thermal compound and is worth getting

welp good luck

 

[30wolverine30]

😎Get an Alpha-Pal 8045 or a Swiftech MCX462. They're big but they work!!

 

[SickBeast]

Would anyone be willing to buy one of those cpu's from newegg for me then ship it up to me? I would be willing to pay ~$5-$10 for your trouble. Stupid newegg doesn't ship to canada.
🙁

 

[pdo]

the GC68 is a good, cheap HSF.. If you plan to overclock at all then I would recommend an MSI KT3 Ultra. The ECS K7S5A is an excellent cheap mobo but since it doesn't support changing multiplier in BIOS it's a bitch to change multiplier on the XP processor.

 

[dpk777]

thx for the tip on the MSI KT3 Ultra...I was planning on doing some overclocking and I didn't know the K7S5A was difficult to work with.

since I may be doing some overclocking the SVC GC68 won't be sufficient?

 

[pdo]

I am using the GC68 on my 1700+ overclock to 1900+ on my ECS K7S5A and never had any problems with it.

 

[dpk777]

since I would have to sell my Asus P3V4X mobo and the P3 650mhz what would be a good selling price for this combo?

 

[dpk777]

just came across this:

TCWO has a motherboard combo with a Biostar M7VIF, XP 1700+, and the coolermaster DP5 for $129 - link

how's this combo?

 

[jna]

Originally posted by: dpk777
thx for the tip on the MSI KT3 Ultra...I was planning on doing some overclocking and I didn't know the K7S5A was difficult to work with.

since I may be doing some overclocking the SVC GC68 won't be sufficient?

IF you are planning on doing some overclocking with the KT3 Ultra, you'd better be ready to start using that Clear CMOS jumper. A lot. A better motherboard for overclocking (At the same price too) is the Epox 8k3a.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Originally posted by: dpk777
just came across this:

TCWO has a motherboard combo with a Biostar M7VIF, XP 1700+, and the coolermaster DP5 for $129 - link

how's this combo?

You know you can't use the SDRAM you said you would like to keep using in the M7VIF and that you'll have to buy DDR right? BTW, I have a 1600+ AGOIA from Newegg in a 8K3A@1.75ghz(2100+ speed) default Vcore (dips to 1.71 under load but stable, Epox boards tend to undervolt a little) but@166FSB (8K3A has the 1/5 divider so AGP/PCI are in spec) and 333DDR for my 2100DDR Crucial and I'm using a GC68 with a 52CFM clear 80mm fan with blue LEDs and the combo cost me 15$ shipped including the extra 32.5cfm 80mm fan that came stock on the GC68 and my CPU temp read from the CPU's on-board thermal sensor (very accurate) is 56-57c heavy load with a case temp of 33c so I can assure you it's plenty of cooler for XPs other than the 2200+ which has more stringent cooling needs partially due to the .13 micron based core. Also, if you are going to overclock you will need quality ram to ensure it'll due well exceeding spec and good DDR will cost ya so you will need to figure it in to the total cost if you are going that route 😉

 

[RobsTV]

Originally posted by: .paldo
I am using the GC68 on my 1700+ overclock to 1900+ on my ECS K7S5A and never had any problems with it.

Ditto on the SVC GC68.
Running XP1600+ at 166x10.5, or XP2100++ speeds, 1.80 vcore.
Under severe load testing, never hits above 52c.
Tried the HS with YS-Tech 48cfm/37dBA, and only dropped another 2c to 4c.
Wasn't worth it for the slight increase in noise. Stock fan does the job.
It is a truely awesome $5.99 HSF.

Note: using 8kha+, which does not support internal XP diode, and instead uses temp sensor in cpu
socket, so temps with this system will be lower than what you would get if measuring internal diode.