best microATX board to OC a 2400M

[BrianP]

I'm working on putting together my first SFF system and have decided on an Antec Aria case and a 2400 mobile processor. I'd like onboard sound and firewire, but don't need video. What would be a good choice for OC out of the limited microATX selection?

So far I've been looking at the shuttle mn31n but it is out of stock everywhere I've looked. New Egg does have the model shuttle mn31nl which I belive is only lacking firewire (?). While I don't have anything that uses firewire the Aria does have a front port for it, which I'd like to be active just in case.

 

[o1die]

Be sure your mobo has a multiplier option in the bios. I would download the manual for the board you're interested in before ordering. If you don't find a micro atx board with multiplier options, I would go for a regular barton 2500, or use a standard atx case and get the abit nf7-s.

 

[ExcaliburFX]

if you dont already own one those mobiles, i suggest don t buy especially for a small farm factor. aria gets hot, i mean really hot. and xp chips if you dont overclock will be ok but its no use they will get hot as you overclock and up the juice. since u cant put a good big cooler in them as well. u can get a micro atx a64 board from msi and gigabyte i think, and use a mobile a64 cpu, it will give you better performance and cooler temps. downside will be that the cpu will cost more than the mobile athlon xp's. but in the end it will be worth upgrading to a64's.

 

[tryanasaurus]

There is no question.... the Biostar M7NCG 400 v7.2. It has the complete set of O/C functions (i.e. voltage,multplier, fsb) and best of all it's cheap. I have my 2400M running at 2.4 Ghz (12x200@1.7V) and It's rock solid. I also have a shuttle MN31N sytem and it's a very nice mb but it's a very poor overclocker with no voltage adjustment which is imparative for the mobile athlons. Hope this helps.