Anyone know what the "best" overclocking bundle for the Athlon XP is right now? I've read that Plycon.com's Trace Tape paired with a Shuttle AK31 Rev 3.1 will allow you to unlock and manipulate the multiplier from this review: Link ...
Can anyone confirm? I've also heard the ABIT KG7-RAID is a good choice for overclocking the Athlon XP, but I'd prefer to stay away from ABIT and go with a KT266A motherboard. The problem is that I've also heard reports that the EPoX KT166A board doesn't properly allow for the multiplier adjustment! I've also heard that the Athlon XP has 5 L1 bridges and the Plycon Trace Tape for the Thunderbird/Duron only has 4 "bridges" on the tape.. If this is true, can I just use the 4 "bridges" on the tape or do I need to take a 2nd piece of trace tape to cover the 5th bridge? I read on Plycon's page that their "Golden Socket" comes with new trace tape that has a 5th bridge on the tape, yet their Trace Tape page doesn't mention anything about it ...
Maybe I should just wait to upgrade until more details on overclocking the new XP's are out and prices stabilize ... I'm just impatient and would like to know what I should get to have the best overclocking potential (want to see if I can at least get a 1.53Ghz up to 1.66 or 1.8Ghz)
.. Anyone have any recommendations for a good price/performance heatsink for the XP? I know the new XP's don't produce nearly as much heat, so maybe a decent $20 Globalwin heatsink would suffice? ... Not willing to do water cooling and can't afford a Vapochill
Can anyone confirm? I've also heard the ABIT KG7-RAID is a good choice for overclocking the Athlon XP, but I'd prefer to stay away from ABIT and go with a KT266A motherboard. The problem is that I've also heard reports that the EPoX KT166A board doesn't properly allow for the multiplier adjustment! I've also heard that the Athlon XP has 5 L1 bridges and the Plycon Trace Tape for the Thunderbird/Duron only has 4 "bridges" on the tape.. If this is true, can I just use the 4 "bridges" on the tape or do I need to take a 2nd piece of trace tape to cover the 5th bridge? I read on Plycon's page that their "Golden Socket" comes with new trace tape that has a 5th bridge on the tape, yet their Trace Tape page doesn't mention anything about it ...
Maybe I should just wait to upgrade until more details on overclocking the new XP's are out and prices stabilize ... I'm just impatient and would like to know what I should get to have the best overclocking potential (want to see if I can at least get a 1.53Ghz up to 1.66 or 1.8Ghz)
.. Anyone have any recommendations for a good price/performance heatsink for the XP? I know the new XP's don't produce nearly as much heat, so maybe a decent $20 Globalwin heatsink would suffice? ... Not willing to do water cooling and can't afford a Vapochill 
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