Cawabunga! Barton for $180

[RideFree]

Where else? Newegg
I already posted this in the Hot Deals but felt it should go over here, also.

AFAIK, there is pretty much a pent-up desire for this to hit at a price-point like this, especially among the flock who dwell on these M/B threads.

AMD ATHLON XP 2500 "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM
Specifications:
CPU: 1.83 GHz
Type: XP 2500 Barton Core
Cache: 512K L2, 128K L1, Total 640KB
BUS: 333MHz
Socket A
OEM (Processor Only) Model#: AXDA2500DKV4D  -OEM Special Free FedEx Saver Shipping

Edited:
Linky fixed!

 

[LED]

I got one a the other day but opted for the Retail version for $10 more cause of what I plan to do with it for the next 3 years 😉

 

[mechBgon]

Hey LED, what sort of heatsink does it come with? Is it the Coolermaster with the bolt-on copper plate, or a Taisol, or what?

 

[RideFree]

OK! So here's the report.
I put the Barton into an MSI K7N2G-ILSR and booted just fine.
Then I set the FSB to 200 and it still booted and ran for a while. Then, it rebooted (or locked, I can't remember which).

I checked my Samsung PC2700 memory against MemTest 3.0 and it crapped out at 180Mhz :disgust:
At 180 FSB and stock (auto) voltage it's only slightly less than half-fast.😀😀😀

I know that this Barton will do 200FSB easily! And, I'll bet that it will do 200FXB with -.0- volts of boost.

A couple of problems...
1. The BIOS in this nForce2 M/B will not allow any changes in the ram voltage. So, I'll have to wait for either...
A. An order of faster RAM
B. An updated BIOS that allows more rutabaga juice to these Samsungs.
C. Decouple the RAM from 1:1 and go for it:Q

 

[AMDHokie]

Waited 'til 4/12, now $150 retail on Googlegear.

 

[EeyoreX]

Yeah, I saw them for $150 as well. But, I am waiting until May to see what the 400 MHz FSB Bartons do to the price of the 333MHz FSB ones. Frankly, if the price is comprable I'll just grab a 400MHz FSB Barton to go with my MSI K7N2 Deluxe-ISLR (when they are available, hopefully this month 🙂)

\Dan