Best Mobo for OC'ing a 2500+ Barton?

[Nebakanezzar]

Hey all,

Thinking of gettin in on the low cost of what seems to be very OC'able 2500+ Barton. Wanted some advice on the best/most stabe board for this purpose.

I I am hopeing to be able to hit 11 X 200, i have some crucial ddr 2700 will this cut it? or will i need new mem as well? if so, what mem will i need?

oh, and are these barton chips multiplyer locked? if so, could someone point me in the direction of how to unlock em..

thanx

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Buy 2 256mb sticks of Corsair VS3200DDR@Googlegear for 92$shipped, Epox 8RDA+ for 85$shipped@Newegg, add Barton, mix and enjoy No need to unlock the Barton when using NF2 chipset and just set the ram to 100% for synch mode and you're set.

 

[Nebakanezzar]

i would like to have raid. dosnt look like that epox board has onboard raid.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

Soltek SL-75FRN2-RL 95$shipped@Newegg is a great overclocking board with Promise SATA Raid.

 

[Insane3D]

Also check out the Abit NF7-S.

 

[Nebakanezzar]

thanx for the help guys!

 

[mboy]

The new Epox 8rda3+ has raid I believe.

My regular old 8rda+ is currently at 11x210fsb in synch and my old one (went to wife) was running 11.5x200
You will need some good mem like twinmos/winbond pc3200 or kinkston hyperx 3200

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: mboy
The new Epox 8rda3+ has raid I believe.

My regular old 8rda+ is currently at 11x210fsb in synch and my old one (went to wife) was running 11.5x200
You will need some good mem like twinmos/winbond pc3200 or kinkston hyperx 3200

Yes, except they dropped the MCP-T on the 8RDA3+ and the firewire and sound are from seperate PCI add on chips.

 

[mboy]

OOOOH, I knew about the sound, but didnt realize the firewire was on pci.
Glad I dont need raid which is why I went with the 8rda+ 2 weeks ago when I needed to replace wife's board.

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: mboy
OOOOH, I knew about the sound, but didnt realize the firewire was on pci.
Glad I dont need raid which is why I went with the 8rda+ 2 weeks ago when I needed to replace wife's board.

Yeah. As much as I love Epox, I can't understand the reasoning behind that one...

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: mboy
OOOOH, I knew about the sound, but didnt realize the firewire was on pci.
Glad I dont need raid which is why I went with the 8rda+ 2 weeks ago when I needed to replace wife's board.

Yeah. As much as I love Epox, I can't understand the reasoning behind that one...

Same here. Luckily for us, EPoX has released a Rev. 2.0 of the original 8RDA+. It still uses the MCP2-T and adds no new gizmos, but it does come with adjustable Vdd and the awesome nForce2 Ultra 400 SPP. I might get one of those to replace my Rev. 1.1 board eventually.

 

[Nebakanezzar]

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: mboy
The new Epox 8rda3+ has raid I believe.

My regular old 8rda+ is currently at 11x210fsb in synch and my old one (went to wife) was running 11.5x200
You will need some good mem like twinmos/winbond pc3200 or kinkston hyperx 3200

Yes, except they dropped the MCP-T on the 8RDA3+ and the firewire and sound are from seperate PCI add on chips.

errr...i dont wanna sound like a tool, but what is "MCP-T" and why is it better? and why is "firewire and sound are from seperate PCI add on chips" bad?

thanx in advance for helping me in my ignorance.

 

[mboy]

Originally posted by: Megatomic

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: mboy
OOOOH, I knew about the sound, but didnt realize the firewire was on pci.
Glad I dont need raid which is why I went with the 8rda+ 2 weeks ago when I needed to replace wife's board.

Yeah. As much as I love Epox, I can't understand the reasoning behind that one...

Same here. Luckily for us, EPoX has released a Rev. 2.0 of the original 8RDA+. It still uses the MCP2-T and adds no new gizmos, but it does come with adjustable Vdd and the awesome nForce2 Ultra 400 SPP. I might get one of those to replace my Rev. 1.1 board eventually.

Good luck getting a rev 2, they are only a rumor in the USA right now, not a reality.

MCP-T is what gives it the firewire and soundstorm 5.1 sound, it is integrated into the chipset as opposed to being a 3rd party ad on via the pci bus.

 

[Corporate Thug]

NF7-s

 

[Megatomic]

Originally posted by: mboy
Good luck getting a rev 2, they are only a rumor in the USA right now, not a reality.

MCP-T is what gives it the firewire and soundstorm 5.1 sound, it is integrated into the chipset as opposed to being a 3rd party ad on via the pci bus.

Don't worry, they're coming. Look how long it took the 8RDA3+ to arrive and be in-stock... And your second statement provides the reasoning I'd use to explain why the 8RDA+ Rev. 2.0 is superior to the 8RDA3+. I like the MCP2-T and how all the devices integrated into it ride the HyperTransport bus rather than the PCI bus.

 

[mboy]

I agree with ya on that

 

[Macro2]

How many nforce2 boards have pata ide or scsi raid?

 

[toeng]

I think Soltek SL-75FRN2-L or RL is great. You can get them from NewEgg or Iocombo for around $90 ...
Epox is my second choice ... then Abit NF7

 

[magomago]

Originally posted by: mboy

Originally posted by: Megatomic

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: mboy
OOOOH, I knew about the sound, but didnt realize the firewire was on pci.
Glad I dont need raid which is why I went with the 8rda+ 2 weeks ago when I needed to replace wife's board.

Yeah. As much as I love Epox, I can't understand the reasoning behind that one...

Same here. Luckily for us, EPoX has released a Rev. 2.0 of the original 8RDA+. It still uses the MCP2-T and adds no new gizmos, but it does come with adjustable Vdd and the awesome nForce2 Ultra 400 SPP. I might get one of those to replace my Rev. 1.1 board eventually.

Good luck getting a rev 2, they are only a rumor in the USA right now, not a reality.

MCP-T is what gives it the firewire and soundstorm 5.1 sound, it is integrated into the chipset as opposed to being a 3rd party ad on via the pci bus.

You sure about that? My friend has an 8rda+ i just built him bout 3 weeks ago and it says "Nforce2 Ultra 400 SSP" or something like that when it loads up while the ram is being counted

 

[Insane3D]

Originally posted by: magomago

Originally posted by: mboy

Originally posted by: Megatomic

Originally posted by: Insane3D

Originally posted by: mboy
OOOOH, I knew about the sound, but didnt realize the firewire was on pci.
Glad I dont need raid which is why I went with the 8rda+ 2 weeks ago when I needed to replace wife's board.

Yeah. As much as I love Epox, I can't understand the reasoning behind that one...

Same here. Luckily for us, EPoX has released a Rev. 2.0 of the original 8RDA+. It still uses the MCP2-T and adds no new gizmos, but it does come with adjustable Vdd and the awesome nForce2 Ultra 400 SPP. I might get one of those to replace my Rev. 1.1 board eventually.

Good luck getting a rev 2, they are only a rumor in the USA right now, not a reality.

MCP-T is what gives it the firewire and soundstorm 5.1 sound, it is integrated into the chipset as opposed to being a 3rd party ad on via the pci bus.

You sure about that? My friend has an 8rda+ i just built him bout 3 weeks ago and it says "Nforce2 Ultra 400 SSP" or something like that when it loads up while the ram is being counted

Yes, the current 8RDA+'s in the retail channel have the Ultra 400 chip in them, but they are not the rev 2.0 PCB that will add Vdd adjustment.