- Aug 17, 2001
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Well after purchasing my FIC Radeon 9700Pro, I figured it was time to upgrade the old beast to something that could pump that data a little faster than my stepping 1900+ athlon. First problem with the athlon/board combo was I couldn't overclock. I always wonder how the intel boys did it, then I figured it out. AGP/PCI Lock
Purchased a Asus P4B533 board (one without raid/firewire...I dont need it). It has a AGP/PCI lock, which seems to definately be what I need.
I have what I believe to be quality PC2100 memory on hand. 256MB DDR 2-2-2 High Performance ram from mushkin, also a 512MB 2-2-3 (or whatever) stick. Currently I can run this memory with very very aggressive memory timings. I have overclocked to 143mhz before on the athlon, but something keeps holding me back..something on the PCI bus. Now with this board I should be able to get around that limitation.
The case is a chieftec case with four panaflo fans. Sparkle 400 watt power supply P4 ready. I have also ordered a Swiftech MCX4000-B heatsink and will use a Y-Tech 80mm fan thats currently on my PAL8045.
Well, what do you think so far boys? Am I ready to overclock?
Finally, request some info on a proven overclocker P4 processor. Prefer to be 533mhz I guess. Price is a consideration, but I knew I was going to spend more money when I jumped ship to the P4 anyways. I was thinking 2.4 or 2.53Ghz....but wasn't sure if either one would overclock well. 2.66Ghz is almost out of price reach, but if that is a preferred o/c'er I'll just save up for it.
EDIT: Sorry guys, this was meant to go in the overclocking section. Feel free to reply if you wish.
Thanks
Purchased a Asus P4B533 board (one without raid/firewire...I dont need it). It has a AGP/PCI lock, which seems to definately be what I need.
I have what I believe to be quality PC2100 memory on hand. 256MB DDR 2-2-2 High Performance ram from mushkin, also a 512MB 2-2-3 (or whatever) stick. Currently I can run this memory with very very aggressive memory timings. I have overclocked to 143mhz before on the athlon, but something keeps holding me back..something on the PCI bus. Now with this board I should be able to get around that limitation.
The case is a chieftec case with four panaflo fans. Sparkle 400 watt power supply P4 ready. I have also ordered a Swiftech MCX4000-B heatsink and will use a Y-Tech 80mm fan thats currently on my PAL8045.
Well, what do you think so far boys? Am I ready to overclock?
Finally, request some info on a proven overclocker P4 processor. Prefer to be 533mhz I guess. Price is a consideration, but I knew I was going to spend more money when I jumped ship to the P4 anyways. I was thinking 2.4 or 2.53Ghz....but wasn't sure if either one would overclock well. 2.66Ghz is almost out of price reach, but if that is a preferred o/c'er I'll just save up for it.
EDIT: Sorry guys, this was meant to go in the overclocking section. Feel free to reply if you wish.
Thanks
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