Fry's - AMD Athlon 2200+ ECS K7VTA3 - $74.99

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Geotext

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Found this in the Bayarea Fry's ad. I have not been in the store yet, as the nearest one is 45 min. away.

Except for $10 more, is this similar to the previous 2000+ Thorton/Barton deal? Anyone picked up one could comment?
 
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Geotext

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Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
Originally posted by: Montano
That's not a bad deal. We don't have Fry's in Central Cali yet though :frown:
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you should try..we don't have Fry's in the Eastern U.S. :)
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I'm interested in running this with the 333FSB, but that would o/c it to something like 3000+. Has the 2200+ known to be capable of that?
 
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bupkus

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Originally posted by: Geotext
Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
Originally posted by: Montano
That's not a bad deal. We don't have Fry's in Central Cali yet though :frown:
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you should try..we don't have Fry's in the Eastern U.S. :)
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I'm interested in running this with the 333FSB, but that would o/c it to something like 3000+. Has the 2200+ known to be capable of that?
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All I can give is my personal experience with the 2000+ Thornton and the k7vta3. I just built one last night using pc2700 mem, setting the two jumpers to 333fsb and it runs now as a 2600+.
I'm only using a $4 GC68 hsf with an ambiant room temp of about 72F and the bios is reading 40-41C on idle. I'm pretty impressed.
Here's the info on the chip:
AXDC 2000 DUT3C
AQZFA 0341 XPMW

I'm also curious about the faster Thorntons and whether they can manage the 333fsb.
 
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NasdaqTrader889

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Originally posted by: mackred
Is this available at the Sacramento Fry's?
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I recall seeing some of the 2000+ combos last week at the Sacramemto Fry's store so this should not be any different. I missed on the 2000+ combo deal becasue I forgot about it, but this one I will have to get especially if they still are selling the Thorton cores. The 2500+ combo looks good too but I'm not sure if Fry's still have any of the before week 39 unlocked cores.
 
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Yeah, has anyone gotten these yet, are they superlocked? Otherwise I'd definitely get at least one. Also, is this only Bayarea Fry's or all of them, since I don't live out West I have to get them to mail it so the more chances the merrier.
 
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puppyfriend

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Bupkus, something is wrong with your set up. I did the same with my 2000+ and it runs as a 2800 with those settings. It actually tests that fast as well. Did you close your L2 yet?

David

Originally posted by: bupkus
Originally posted by: Geotext
Originally posted by: ScrapSilicon
Originally posted by: Montano
That's not a bad deal. We don't have Fry's in Central Cali yet though :frown:
Click to expand...

you should try..we don't have Fry's in the Eastern U.S. :)
Click to expand...

I'm interested in running this with the 333FSB, but that would o/c it to something like 3000+. Has the 2200+ known to be capable of that?
Click to expand...

All I can give is my personal experience with the 2000+ Thornton and the k7vta3. I just built one last night using pc2700 mem, setting the two jumpers to 333fsb and it runs now as a 2600+.
I'm only using a $4 GC68 hsf with an ambiant room temp of about 72F and the bios is reading 40-41C on idle. I'm pretty impressed.
Here's the info on the chip:
AXDC 2000 DUT3C
AQZFA 0341 XPMW

I'm also curious about the faster Thorntons and whether they can manage the 333fsb.
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ziptree

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Hm, just called their telesales department and got them to ship me one. I'll report on the stats when I get it.
 
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Braxus

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Originally posted by: puppyfriend
Bupkus, something is wrong with your set up. I did the same with my 2000+ and it runs as a 2800 with those settings. It actually tests that fast as well. Did you close your L2 yet?

David
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Most likely not. If the L2 bridges aren't closed, the board will see it as a 2600+ 'T-Bred' so to speak. Gotta close it to have the board see it as a 2800+ Barton. :)
 
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puppyfriend

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I pin modded my 2000+ Thorton to 1.75 v, for some reason it wouldn't run at 1.65 v. I also up it to a 13.5 multiplier. So it's running at 2.2Ghz with a PR of 3200. Damn fine for a $30 CPU. It's been running at 100% CPU for about 6 hours now. Holding fast at 52 C. I can get it to run at 46 C, but I have my CPU fan controller turned all the way down to keep down the noise.

David
 
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bupkus

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Originally posted by: Braxus
Originally posted by: puppyfriend
Bupkus, something is wrong with your set up. I did the same with my 2000+ and it runs as a 2800 with those settings. It actually tests that fast as well. Did you close your L2 yet?

David
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Most likely not. If the L2 bridges aren't closed, the board will see it as a 2600+ 'T-Bred' so to speak. Gotta close it to have the board see it as a 2800+ Barton. :)
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As David surmised, I didn't mod anything on my Thorntons. I'll feel a little stupid if I discover now that I could activate the other cache; I just bought two Bartons from newegg-- one retail and one OEM. The retail has a date of like 0342 so I expect a locked cpu. The oem I have yet to inspect.

I wonder why no web sites have posted how-to's w/ pics as they had about other overclocks.
 
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atgep

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What # do you call?.Is it possible to order from out of state, like in Florida? I would love to get in on the fry's action.
 
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jacksandgo

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The ECS boards seem to be a hit and miss deal with regards to quality. I have bought a couple the past few weeks. One was bad, the other was rock solid. Both came from Fry's combo deals in San Diego.

Still, they have a good return policy, so it's just time and effort to return if it's a crap board. Unlike some other store return policies *cough* CompUSSR *cough*. ;)
 
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bupkus

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Originally posted by: jacksandgo
The ECS boards seem to be a hit and miss deal with regards to quality. I have bought a couple the past few weeks. One was bad, the other was rock solid. Both came from Fry's combo deals in San Diego.

Still, they have a good return policy, so it's just time and effort to return if it's a crap board. Unlike some other store return policies *cough* CompUSSR *cough*. ;)
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Was your board DOA? I have a couple of those combos I bought Nov. 7th and both worked ok for the os install. I haven't put them through any further testing so I'm wondering if they need to be stress tested before the 14 days are up.
 
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puppyfriend

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Mine's a little weird. If I boot with a CD in my DVD burner. The little light just flashes on and off endlessly. If I just open and close the tray. Everything is fine. I'll call it a quirk.

David

Originally posted by: bupkus
Originally posted by: jacksandgo
The ECS boards seem to be a hit and miss deal with regards to quality. I have bought a couple the past few weeks. One was bad, the other was rock solid. Both came from Fry's combo deals in San Diego.

Still, they have a good return policy, so it's just time and effort to return if it's a crap board. Unlike some other store return policies *cough* CompUSSR *cough*. ;)
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Was your board DOA? I have a couple of those combos I bought Nov. 7th and both worked ok for the os install. I haven't put them through any further testing so I'm wondering if they need to be stress tested before the 14 days are up.
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BuonaDomenica

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the XP2200+ Thornton combo is back on Sale at Fry's (ends 11/20) I got a bad board the other day from the Manhatten Beach store but it was no problem returning it to get a new one. It is just a hassle going to Fry's and wait in the return line. I test out every board right away when I get home. So far I have not laded an OS onto any of them. If they boot up and I get a post screen I consdier them working. Sometimes a Bios update is needed to the latest versin 8c.

I hope the XP2400+ Thornton combo will come back soon as I would like to get my hands on that processor.

 
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bupkus

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Originally posted by: BuonaDomenica
the XP2200+ Thornton combo is back on Sale at Fry's (ends 11/20) I got a bad board the other day from the Manhatten Beach store but it was no problem returning it to get a new one. It is just a hassle going to Fry's and wait in the return line. I test out every board right away when I get home. So far I have not laded an OS onto any of them. If they boot up and I get a post screen I consdier them working. Sometimes a Bios update is needed to the latest versin 8c.

I hope the XP2400+ Thornton combo will come back soon as I would like to get my hands on that processor.
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How much is the XP2200+ combo going for at Fry's now?
 
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Linux2003

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At my local Fry's it's going for $74.99 the same price it's been for the past few days. Looks good if I
can get an unlocked one. Does anyone know the PLU# for the Thorton procesor? Anyone here already
purchased it and can provide that number off their receipt?
 
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