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Some Upgrade Help Please

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Midnight

Golden Member
Before I say anything, ive been out of the hardware loop a while....

Im looking for some upgrade help please, right now im running:

1.2 tbird, abit 8k7a+ and 512 of crucial pro, the amb is running 12 x 100 never overclocked it. I also have a radeon 7500.

Looking to spend maybe $4-500 on an upgrade for the system.

Was thinking maybe 512 of somne 3500 ram and what cpu mobo etc for O/Cing?

Thanks a lot.
 
Are you looking to only purchase a mobo, processor and RAM for $400-$500 or a video card as well?

For RAM PC3500 would be a good choice. Winbond BH5 chips overclock very well. You can get them in Corsair PC3500, Buffalo Tech memory and many others. As for the mobo, I just purchased an Asus A7N8X deluxe from Newegg. The new revision 2.0 board seems to have no problems running a 200mhz FSB. As for the processor, I reccomend you read the forums here a lot. Make sure to get a Thoroughbred B, either a 1700+, 1800+ or 2100+. Certain steppings and production weeks overclock much better than others and everyone has their favorite. I just purchased a XP1700 DUT3C from googlegear for $44. I am hoping it will run at least 2ghz.

For a little over $300 you could pick up:
Athlon XP1700+ $44 DUT3C
Asus A7N8X Deluxe $130
Corsair PC3500 $135

Dont forget a quality heatsink and other cooling though.


Brian
 
Is there a reason to go for amd vs pentium? In terms of bang for buck what you suggested seems really good, but running 1.2 right now would I see a big improvement? Or should I go for something a bit higher like double the cpu speed to maybe 2.4?

Also you mentioned the memory hows this:

Buffalo Technology 512MB 6 Layer PC3700 DDR Memory Module 32X8 (Winbond Module) - OEM - $99
vs
CORSAIR MEMORY XMS Extreme Memory Speed Series 512MB 32MX8 PC-3500C2 With Platinum - Silver Heat Spreader - $134

Thanks.
 
The tbred is faster MHz per MHz than the older Athlons. You can also overclock many of these processors that are less than $75 to around 2.4GHz. If you are doing things that rely heavily on the processor there will be a huge difference.

Brian
 
You can run an XP 2400+ in that motherboard. Check the Amdmb.com Epox forums. I just bought one from Newegg for ~$100 shipped.

Take that proc, maybe overclock it, and drop a couple hundred bucks on a Radeon 9500/9600 Pro or a 9700 non pro. Might be a good way to go.
 
Depends on what revision. But you said that you were going to spend between 4 and 5 hundred, right? Well you can get a 2700+ (2.167Mhz) for around $175. In my book a little overclocking on a faster processor is a better bet than way overclocking a slower one, in the long term.
 
I would get-

Epox 8RDA+-88
1700+ t bred- 44
2x256 pc 3200 kingston hyper x- 156

what about a video card lol? I would go for a radeon 9700 non pro for 200 bucks.
 
Originally posted by: Midnight
Whats a good choice to hit 2.4? The 1700+?
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be aware, MOST will not go to 2400 without water cooling. more likely to get to 2.3. 0310 DLT3C WMPW or XPMW at excaliberpc will get the job done
 
Where Is a good Place to buy one of these xp 1700+ b cores.. in canada... Been looking but I have not been able to find anything..

Dont want to get hammered on shipping costs .


Any suggestions would be great.
 
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