Frys: 2600/2700/2800+ combos: $69.99/$84.99/$99.99

[AtTheGates]

Originally posted by: Kip82
Isn't the only think locked on these is the multiplier? We can still change the FSB as long as the motherboard allows it right?

Yes but its a pain without being able to lower the multiplier.

 

[Corporate Thug]

that 120 gb hdd for $59 w/o rebate is hard to pass up

 

[RossMAN]

If I am NOT an OC'er.

Between this and Harvey's post, which is a better combo and why?

 

[Corporate Thug]

Rossman, this is by far the better deal. not only are you getting a 2600+ instead of a 2400+, but you are also getting an nforce 2 motherboard rather than VIA KT333

 

[kenrippy]

just got back from the fountain valley store. picked up the 2600+ barton / ecs combo & 512mb pc3200 kingston for $69 AR. too bad the cpu/mobo combo is $79.99 here, but it's still a great deal. this is the only socket A ecs board I will take the trouble to install.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: shady06
Rossman, this is by far the better deal. not only are you getting a 2600+ instead of a 2400+, but you are also getting an nforce 2 motherboard rather than VIA KT333

Awesome, thanks

 

[kenrippy]

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
PMs are sent to those interested

Frys in LV is 5 minutes from work.

This week, I grabbed 4 units that were on sale and shipped them around the country to peeps that are drooling for a Frys.

props to you Eagle. spread the joy

 

[kenrippy]

Originally posted by: shady06
Rossman, this is by far the better deal. not only are you getting a 2600+ instead of a 2400+, but you are also getting an nforce 2 motherboard rather than VIA KT333

yes, although the 2400+ 266fsb is a 2ghz cpu, this deal is with a 1.9ghz 333fsb cpu which is better than the 2400.

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: kenrippy

Originally posted by: EagleKeeper
PMs are sent to those interested

Frys in LV is 5 minutes from work.

This week, I grabbed 4 units that were on sale and shipped them around the country to peeps that are drooling for a Frys.

props to you Eagle. spread the joy

Two more orders have now been placed.

They will be fulfilled this weekend.

Peeps are asking about profit. - Warm feeling from helping others is all I am making. :heart::gift:

 

[jpeyton]

Hey Rossman, does the Wilsonville Fry's have the same deals? 120GB for $60, 2600+NF2U400 $70?

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: jpeyton
Hey Rossman, does the Wilsonville Fry's have the same deals? 120GB for $60, 2600+NF2U400 $70?

I dunno, I'll find out tonight or tomorrow.

 

[CheetahMk2]

What's the typical OC on this? Are people getting the Barton or the T-Bred core? The 2500+ is guaranteed to hit 3200 nowadays, but what about the 2600?

 

[DrPepper]

Just picked up the combo, thanks OP!

Now, any recommendations on a good fan and ram for this?

 

[kenrippy]

Originally posted by: DrPepper
Just picked up the combo, thanks OP!

Now, any recommendations on a good fan and ram for this?

you should have picked up the 512mb pc3200 kingston while you were there ($70 AR)

for a hsf, I always like the speeze whisper rock II from egg. it's real quiet and cools a lot better than the stock hsf.

 

[chinkgai]

nobody noticed that the price in the title is incorrect?

 

[EagleKeeper]

Originally posted by: chinkgai
nobody noticed that the price in the title is incorrect?

Depends on which Frys.

Some are $10 more

 

[DrPepper]

Originally posted by: kenrippy

you should have picked up the 512mb pc3200 kingston while you were there ($70 AR)

for a hsf, I always like the speeze whisper rock II from egg. it's real quiet and cools a lot better than the stock hsf.

Thanks for the tip. I'll probably pick that HSF up.

What's the OC capability of this combo, if used with the kingston valueram?

 

[Corporate Thug]

burbank all sold out of the 120 gb HDD, i grabed one that was left by the snacks in the front

 

[RagingBITCH]

Originally posted by: chinkgai
nobody noticed that the price in the title is incorrect?

Um, I said it right there in the first sentence - in some places the combo is $79.99. In most it seems like it's ringing up at $69.99. Either way it's a fantastic deal.

 

[ae86pwr]

this board is not good for OC ing ....

only adjustment on bios is FSB 166 or 200 ....

I bought the last deal with 2500+ and same board ....
Running perfectly fine for now ....


UPDATE the BIOS before installing OS!!

 

[kenrippy]

Originally posted by: ae86pwr
this board is not good for OC ing ....

only adjustment on bios is FSB 166 or 200 ....

I bought the last deal with 2500+ and same board ....
Running perfectly fine for now ....


UPDATE the BIOS before installing OS!!

there's only 2 BIOS's for this board, mine came with the most recent. BIOS D/L page

as for OC'ing, the bios (if set on expert) allows for incremental FSB adjustments up to 233fsb.

the only slight problem with this combo, is that the 2600+ barton's default multiplyer is 11.5 (locked of course) and if you want to run at 200fsb, that would mean you would need decent cooling because you would be running at 2.3ghz (200x11.5) ......which is still good since there's no voltage adjustments on this board so no real thought of hitting the higher fsb/clocks anyway.

I have a barton 2500 on this board in my test rig and it's running fine (prime95 stable) at 200fsb 2.2ghz with some pc3200 corsair value select with the speeze whisper rock II. Idles at about 35c / load 47c

 

[RossMAN]

Will this fit into the Antec Aria?

 

[VinLombardi]

The best hot deal ever will read, "Own your own Fry's - Franchising around the States!"

 

[kenrippy]

Originally posted by: RossMAN
Will this fit into the Antec Aria?

nope

 

[RossMAN]

Damn glad I didn't buy it.

Thanks