Athlon 64 owners...

[So]

Preparing for a socket 754 build next month (unless there is some pressing technical reason to wait for socket 939 that I am unaware of, I'm not going to wait, since I always get mobos and CPU's together), I was wondering how stable people have found their setups to be and what they are running.

So,

1) What chipset?
2) MOBO?
3) RAM - brand and speed
4) Power supply - brand and wattage.

Oh, and in advance, I'm not accusing AMD of being unstable, much to the contrary, I love AMD chips but I've had bad luck with via systems before (remember the kt133?)

 

[Dman877]

System is in my sig. The first month I was working out some issues (mostly video card-related though) but since then (January this year) it's been rock solid. I don't oc the cpu/mem, the video card is running xt speeds though. Anyway, no crashes in the last few months and I leave it on 24/7.

 

[Adul]

been very stable for my brother.

 

[MDE]

My laptop (eMachines M6805) has been rock solid since January.

VIA K8T800
Proprietary
Samsung PC2700
Wall wart

 

[Bar81]

1&2) ASRock K8S8X (SiS755) If you don't overclock more than 10%, still the best performance; otherwise nForce3 250 for overclocking
3) Mushkin PC3500 Level II
4) SilenX iXtrema Pro 450W

 

[So]

Cool. Thanks guys, keep 'em coming.

@Dman...how do you like your K8V?

 

[Bar81]

Originally posted by: So
@Dman...how do you like your K8V?

Don't do it. It's a piece of junk; *used* to own one :disgust:

 

[Markfw]

Well, I love my K8V. Solid as a rock. The rest is in the rigs or sig. Antec true power 430 PSU.

 

[Don66]

As Stable as any Intel systems I've owned.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

nF3 150-Shuttle AN50R
3000+@2.4ghz
Antec true330
Apacer 3200DDR CL3@default speed using 5:6 divider- The rest is in my sig.

100% SETI load 24/7 day in, day out without a hiccup :beer:

 

[zodder]

My machine has been 100% stable and quick as a whip.

1) VIA K8T800
2) MSI K8T NEO-FIS2R
3) Corsair 3200LLv1.1 (2 x 512)
4) AeroCool AeroPower II+ Titanium Acrylic Series 550W

Edit - running 2.0@2.2

 

[NFS4]

ASRock K8S8X
Athlon 64 3200+
2GB OCZ PC3200

Stable as can be.

 

[So]

@Zodder... What do you think of the MSI NEO-FiS2R?

 

[mitchafi]

I can't run Prime95 for longer than 7 hours at stock settings..help!

 

[Venomous]

(2) Aopen AK89MAX's which are Nforce 3 150's
(1)A64 3200+ Watercooled @ 2612 mhz
(1)A64 3000+ Retail H/S @ 2375 mhz

One rig uses BH-5 PC-3200 at 2,2,2,11 timings. 275 fsb @ 2.8 volts
One rig uses Corsair Value PC3200 @ 2.5,3,3,11 timings. 250 fsb @ 2.8volts

Each one uses a Radeon 9800 although ones is an XT and other is a pro.
Both in use 24/7 and run Folding@Home stable for over 42 days.

Both use a Thermaltake 480 psu

Your ram is the culrpit.. Either back the timings down or back off the FSB.

 

[microAmp]

1) VIA K8T800
2) ASUS K8V
3) Kingston HyperX PC3500 (CAS2?) can't remember
4) Some brand that came with my case, seems to hold up well.

System is stable for me

 

[o4o4]

1)Via K8T800
2)Asus K8V
3)Mushkin LevelII 222 2x512MB
4)Antec TC 550W

Everything stable (day-to-day, primed and memtested)... imo you won't regret it

Good Luck

 

[SilentZero]

1. VIA K8T800 (MSI NEO-FIS2R)
2.Athlon64 3400+
3.OCZ EL gold 3500 (1GB)
4.Enermax 460w PSU
5.Thermaltake Venus 12 HSF

Stable as can be and running excellent. Never had a hiccup.

 

[paradigm9]

rock solid with mem at 2-3-2-6 and vid card at 510/1000mhz

system in sig...asus sk8v

 

[Caminetto]

-0- problems & rock solid

K8V
A64 3200+
2 512 Kingmax PC3200
120GB Sata
60GB Pata
Plextor 708A DVD burner
Lite-on CD burner
9800pro
ENERMAX Noisetaker 470W PSU
5 case fans

 

[foofoo]

rock solid. great system
a64 3200+
aopen ak86-l
kingston hyperx 3200 2x512
plextor 708
thermaltake 480w
wd raptor 74gb
wd 200gb se ata
sapphire 9800pro

 

[XBoxLPU]

System in sig

I have had NO Problems at all. I love this system

 

[Josephus]

1) Via K8T800 (A64 3400 CPU)
2) Epox EP-8HDA3+
3) 1GB Mushkin PC4000
4) Thermaltake Silent PurePower 480W (w/APC)
5) Zalman 7000 AlCu H/S

Not a hiccup yet, just a couple weeks since I'm all set up.. very content