Need help with selection of Mobo,CPU

[amdwolfman]

I'm going to buy a Amd XP 2000. I have a question,what is the difference bewteen the XP and the MP ?. I will be over clocking alittle,so I need a good motherboard. Suggestions appreciated.tyia

 

[BentValve]

Originally posted by: amdwolfman
I'm going to buy a Amd XP 2000. I have a question,what is the difference bewteen the XP and the MP ?. I will be over clocking alittle,so I need a good motherboard. Suggestions appreciated.tyia

MP was designed for server duty , no need to spend the extra money on them unless you need dual CPUs.

I use a 2000+ and an A7V333 and an old rev. 1 Radeon 8500, I can get it up to 2200+ speeds with and unlocked chip and air and this is enough for me, the board itself is great. If you can handle the noise I also recommend a Thermaltake volcano 7+, my 2000+ runs at around 30C most of the time.

 

[amdwolfman]

Is that ABIT,or Asus ?,,

 

[BentValve]

Asus. What is your budget?

 

[DOOMIII]

the MP module is designed for dual CPU market,and there's nearly no difference between the early module of MP and XP. maybe AMD remove the SMP ability from XP module now but it's ok if you 're not gonna setup a dual cpu system.
As with the mobo, A7VN from AUSU based on NForce 2 chipset is highly recommended in terms of the performance&functionality.

 

[amdwolfman]

I am wondering about the model numbers of the Xp's. Does it matter which i get?,some are more o-clockable then others?,
And I am leaning towards theNForce 2 based boards. My budget will be $350-400. In Canadian funds,lol. I would like to get a very stable board with as much extras and bang for the buck I can get.

 

[DOOMIII]

It's not likely that you can OC much with an XP running beyond 2000+ with conventional cooling solution coz it's approaching the limits of the thoroughbred design.if possible,go for a .13 micron one,it's cooler and easier to OC(theoretically).

 

[amdwolfman]

Ok a .13 micron is that still XP ?,and which one is it?

 

[Eli]

Originally posted by: amdwolfman
Ok a .13 micron is that still XP ?,and which one is it?

Read.

 

[DOOMIII]

of course i'm talking about XP,here is how it looks:
.13 micron XP pic

and try to find a module whose L1 is connected which will enable you to change the multi-clock,that's much easier for OC than to change the FSB