AMD mobile procs

[ManDooM]

Until I started forum surfing recently I thought that the mobile Athlons were for laptops only for obvious reasons. Suddenly I see you guys using them like desktop CPUs. I'm completely lost.

Whats the diff and how should I decided if I need one?

 

[TrECeNTeRs]

Yes, Mobile are the way to go if you are overclocking... the multiplyer is unlocked.

If you have good ram and good motherboard you can go over 2.5ghz with a xp2600+

 

[ManDooM]

Righteous. I have an Abit NF7-S rev2 and 1GB DDR400 Corsair XMS. Mobile it is. 😀

I was going to get a Barton 2500 but I saw that the general max for OC was 2.2G. So I decided instead to get a 3200 for almost $200 so I could get it even a little higher than 2.2 but this mobile thing is rad. There's got to be a catch. Why so cheap for such a boss proc?

 

[Avalon]

I guess it's cheap because the way it was meant to be run isn't exactly top notch speed (It's something like 133x14 for default on the mobile 2500+). Price is all about the rated performance, not the possible performance 😉. Don't bother getting a mobile 2600+, as I think it's too expensive (Approximately $100). Get yourself a 35w mobile 2400+. That will run you around $10 cheaper, and it does just as well as the 2600+, and from what I've seen, does it more consistently. The mobile is multiplier unlocked. I've gotten all my 2600+ and 35w 2400+ chips to run at 2.6ghz on air. Look at my sig for reference. Good luck!

 

[ManDooM]

what about the 2500?

 

[S4M33R]

The 35 watt 2400 M would rape all with that RAM and motherboard you have. Your max OC would be at least 2.2 if not 2.5 or 2.6 with a good Heat Sink and Fan. The catch? You have to have a good motherboard (which you do), good RAM (which you do), and a pretty good HSF and an air conditioned house... (I'm missing all four right now and I'm running @2.2 rock stable) Here is some more information about people's results if you didn't already see it.

Edit: typoes.

 

[AWhackWhiteBoy]

2.4ghz is an average overclock,don't get your hopes up. however its not uncommon for people to get 2.5ghz and above.

 

[ManDooM]

I'm using the Thermalright SK7-900A and 92mm Vantec Tornado. It should all be fine. I'll try the 2400, I guess. I really want the 2600 but it seems like most people here recommend the 2400.

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: ManDooM
I'm using the Thermalright SK7-900A and 92mm Vantec Tornado. It should all be fine. I'll try the 2400, I guess. I really want the 2600 but it seems like most people here recommend the 2400.

No, if you "plan" on getting to 2.5ghz, you aren't going to do it with an XP-M 2400. You're going to need either a mobile 2600 or an IQYHA stepping of the mobile 2500, or if you can find one, a 35 watt mobile 2400. The newer steppings of the mobile 2400's are sometimes having problems ever reaching 2.3 ghz.

 

[Avalon]

Yes, make sure it's the 35w 2400+, which has a default voltage of 1.35
The 45w 1.45v 2400+ will not fare so well. That thing has a hard time keeping up with it's PR rating lately.
A 35w 2400+ should net you 2.6ghz on your setup, assuming you get a decent chip, and I haven't gotten any that have been bad so far, so it looks like your chances are very good.

 

[jagec]

my 2400+ *can* run at 2.4GHz, enough to run 3dmark, but it's not prime stable and it requires a lot of juice.

I run it at 2.3Ghz. Faster than a 3200+, Sandra gives me the nod over a P4 3.2C, I'm happy.

 

[MidasKnight]

See sig :beer:

 

[Hyperlite]

Originally posted by: ManDooM
I'm using the Thermalright SK7-900A and 92mm Vantec Tornado. It should all be fine. I'll try the 2400, I guess. I really want the 2600 but it seems like most people here recommend the 2400.

Perfect, if not best, HSF for the job.