New Sys Specs, yes no good bad, etc etc

[mmp121]

Hello, I'm getting ready to make the dive into upgrading my current system to a newer one. This is what I am planning on getting and doing. Any pointers on this would be nice.

MB: Abit BE6-II

CPU: P3-700E cb0 (I've heard of a place called Onvia that supposedly ships pretty much all cb0 stepping CPU's) OC'd to 933 I hope...

RAM: 128MB Corsair PC-133 RAM

HD: IBM Deskstar 75GXP (45GB model)

The remaining components are my current sound card (Diamond Monster Sound MX-300)

an Adaptec AHA-2930CU SCSI card (for my CD-ROM and CD-RW)

D-Link 10/100MB PCI E-net Card (forget the model # right now)

My question is, would it be better to get a socket CPU and use a slotkey adapter or get a Slot CPU? Also do I need cooling if I'm going to OC it? I've heard the CPU OC's to 933 fairly easily. Any and all help would be greatly appreciated.

 

[Alerious]

I honestly would get a FC-PGA and slocket adapter, only because you can cool a flip-chip much better than a slot version. Yeah... you obviously have to do cooling, so I would definitely invest in something better than the retail hsf. I, myself, am planning to overclock my 700 (cA2) to 933 hopefully, but am waiting for my Arcticooler to ship next month. If you haven't heard of it before, check out www.arcticooler.com I've only read a few reviews on it and it certainly convinced me to get one, at least over the Alpha PEP66T, which is what I originally had with my P3-600 overclocked to 800.

 

[Mikewarrior2]

good luck getting your cA2 chip to 933.. that's gonna be one might o/c if you can do it.



Mike

 

[VTBigBear]

you dont seem to have a video card..
=)
that might effect your OCing..

 

[peemo]

You might want to consider a different motherboard given that Abit seems to have more quality problems than other manufacturers. I like my Soyo 6BA+IV. But you might want to consider a VIA 133A board. See Anand's recent roundup.

My PIII 700 cA2 doesn't like to go higher than 820MHz with retail cooling at default voltage. You might want to pay a bit more for a guaranteed cB0.

 

[mpitts]

I am a fan of the Abit board and think it is an excellent choice. I ran a BE6-II for nearly 7 months with no problems that I didn't cause myself.

Also, what type of video card are you going with? And I have to agree that you would be best suited with the Flip Chip. Easier to cool if you are OC'ing.

 

[mmp121]

hehe, yea sorry about that, I'll be running with my tried and true Matrox G400Max (till they come out with the G800). I read the post that was on here a while back about BX-133 boards and Video cards, the G400Max passed with flying colors up to 148Mhz (so I'm hoping mine will be fine at 133Mhz).

Any other Advice? I'm definetly sticking with the Abit BE6-II (I currently have the BE6 which will be given to my sister). Lets see any other questions, oh yes, what should I get for cooling? Any advice? Pointers? Things to avoid? And what kind of Slotkey adapter should I get? I've heard good and bad things about the ABIT slotkey adapter so anything on that would be nice also.