SUPER HOT !!!! "xp 2100+" xp1600+ for $51 from newegg. It's crazy !!!!!!!

[DaHan]

$59? WOW, time for another one. Wish still old stepping.

 

[DaveF]

BigJ2078,

Wow, look who I found at that other thread- stevejst!

new:

" ...This price is so low you will never see again this low. I bought 5 myself, and then we went again my wife bought 5 on her credit card, now we intend to ask few more friends to buy for us. You missed the point, these are agoiga code that are better than any of the agoiga codes before."

VS

old:

"And AGOIA or non-AGOIA there is no way that XP1600 can compete with overclocked XP1900, that is just plain phony.
Downgrading 1800 so you can overclock 1600 is ridiculous, you might want to check your setup or CPUs, perhaps there is something wrong with them."

What? A reformed 1600xp+ thread-crapper! Of course, he turned into a hs/f crapper.

 

[SpideyCU]

It's just his usual sarcasm in an attempt to try and sound high and mighty over everyone else.

Steve (because I know you're reading this even though you said you were "out" of this thread, I know you can't help yourself), even if, for argument's sake, we'd assume that you were far more brilliant than everyone else (AH HA HA HA, oops, I'm sorry), I for one wouldn't trade in for that knowledge if it forced me to be an arrogant jackass to anyone and everyone. Enjoy your imaginary pissing contests and the status of being one of the most highly scorned individuals around. It's a pinnacle few can hope to achieve.

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: DaveF
BigJ2078,

Wow, look who I found at that other thread- stevejst!

new:

" ...This price is so low you will never see again this low. I bought 5 myself, and then we went again my wife bought 5 on her credit card, now we intend to ask few more friends to buy for us. You missed the point, these are agoiga code that are better than any of the agoiga codes before."

VS

old:

"And AGOIA or non-AGOIA there is no way that XP1600 can compete with overclocked XP1900, that is just plain phony.
Downgrading 1800 so you can overclock 1600 is ridiculous, you might want to check your setup or CPUs, perhaps there is something wrong with them."

What? A reformed 1600xp+ thread-crapper! Of course, he turned into a hs/f crapper.

Ehh who cares...is he an overclocker? no. Does he realize I'm getting Athlon XP 2000+ performance for 60$? Yes, but does he want to admit that I got the same if not better performance then his system for probably 100$ less? I think not

 

[Smitty094]

I think you failed to see the sarcasm in his comment

 

[BigJ]

Ehh no1 cares about Steve

 

[radiojunkie]

There's a new cooler from SVC, which one is better for the xp1600 , any guesses.

Arctic Cooling Super Silent Pro TC - $14.99

Specifications:
Duron up to 2.2 Ghz AMD Athlon XP up to 2900+
Heat Sink Dimension: 80 (l) x 64 (w) x40 (h) mm
Fan Dimension: 80 (l) x 80 (w) x 23 (h) mm
Overall Dimension: 90 (l) x 82 (w) x 73 (h) mm
Fan Speed: 1000 - 3500 RPM
Air Flow: 11.0 - 36.0 CFM
Noise Level: 10 - 32 dB
Thermal Resistance: 0.34 C/W

or

SVC GC68 - $5.99

 

[RobsTV]

There are a lot of coolers that are better than the SVC GC68, but the question is do you need more?
For the price, under most normal overclocked conditions, the SVC GC68 will be more than enough.
Hoovering around 50c with XP1600+ at XP2100++ speeds is fine.
Better HSF may bring it down to 45c, but at what cost, and why bother?
Even if under extreme occasional load you hit 54c, that is no big deal, or cause for worry.

But, each motherboard brand is a little different as to what temps should be.
Check out motherboard forums for normal temps that others are getting with your specific motherboard.
The SVC GC68 should run as good or better than many.

Extra cooling never hurts, so you can't go wrong.
Will that $14.99 HSF cool better? Get them both to compare, and let us know.

 

[Granorense]

This has been a hot deal for sure. I jumped into it yesterday and I am looking forward to upgrade my 2 years old AMD Atl System.

 

[radiojunkie]

Thanks RobsTV, i just ordered the GC68 with arctic alumina from SVC.
Hope it would be enough for the cooling this Xp1600+ would need when
OC to xp2100+ . Thanks to AT i am gonna get my new rig at under $400.

 

[corinthos]

I read on another board that Intel is chopping some of their CPU prices 25% in 3 weeks time, and that AMD may counter that price drop with one of their own. Could we see xp1600+ for $45 in just 3 weeks?...

 

[paulieside]

Man.. price dropped again!... this is getting too tempting now.. ahhh!

 

[KennyH]

I am on auto-notify from NewEgg ETA 08/12/02

 

[Xtasy]

Originally posted by: corinthos
I read on another board that Intel is chopping some of their CPU prices 25% in 3 weeks time, and that AMD may counter that price drop with one of their own. Could we see xp1600+ for $45 in just 3 weeks?...

It seems that intels price drops are useless for the 1.6a gems. They have only been going up, rotten b@st@rds.

 

[Banana]

Originally posted by: ikarus1
Hey Steve, I found out what you use computers for!
To design the instructions on the back of cheap useless items such as the flashing safety device
Here's some of Steve's Finest work.
Honestly, between giving out physics lessons and the various faults of very popular and affordable CPU coolers,
I don't know when you find the time to post here, much less actually have a * real * job.

Hey Ikarus. Many of us disagree with Steve, but there's no need for you to be a BIGOT. Sheesh.

1YP

 

[Tullphan]

Looks like the price is now down to $51.99. I got me one & added the 1 yr. warranty for $5 more. Free shipping to boot.
I'm presently running a 1.4 Tbird (stepping AYHJA), this probably won't be much of a difference, but what the heck.
Hope my KR7A will be able to overclock it some.

 

[gtd2000]

I had the same thought last night - I assumed once they dropped below $50 they would not be available anymore

Ordered last nite too - but didn't bother with the warranty thing.

 

[MAYAN]

Originally posted by: Tullphan
Looks like the price is now down to $51.99. I got me one & added the 1 yr. warranty for $5 more. Free shipping to boot.
I'm presently running a 1.4 Tbird (stepping AYHJA),

So they dont have the AGOIA stepping anymore?

 

[SpideyCU]

Mayan, he said "I'm presently running a 1.4 Tbird (stepping AYHJA)" - that's his old processor. T-bird, not an XP.

 

[gtd2000]

Well I should receive mine at the start of this week.

I'll let you all know what stepping I received

 

[zodder]

I finally broke down and got one. It's insane how cheap these are! I'll post the steppings when I get mine, too.

 

[Nebakanezzar]

Hey All,

do the 1600+ chips with the new stepping still have the pits between the L1/L2 bridges? or are the like the new 2100+..pit-less?....basicaly i wanna know if the pencil trick will work with these new steppings?

out

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Nebakanezzar
Hey All,

do the 1600+ chips with the new stepping still have the pits between the L1/L2 bridges? or are the like the new 2100+..pit-less?....basicaly i wanna know if the pencil trick will work with these new steppings?

out

I think you'r referring to Palomino vs. Thoroughbred. The old Tbird chips were able to be unlocked via pencil, but with the Palomino, you must fill the gaps and then use electrically conductive material over the filled pits to unlock (rear window defogger kit and super glue are a good combo). I believe the Tbreds can be unlocked via connecting the last L3 bridge with rear window defogger kit (alot of space to the right of the bridge so just use a line). The 1600+ being sold are the Palominos. So no, the pencil trick will not work.

 

[dshodson]

i have an asus a7v133 motherboard with a 1ghz thunderbird that ive oc to 1.15 by increasing the fsb
i was wondering how well these processors work in that motherboard and what kind of an improvement could i expect??
Can these be oc by just increasing the fsb or do u have to manipulate them?

D

 

[WT]

I had to chose between buying a board and buying the 1600+ and chose the board. At the rate the 1600's are dropping, I think I can wait another month to pick one up and not pay more than $50 for it. For those looking for a very good board for this cpu, I picked this one up at CompGeeks:

Abit KG7 RAID motherboard

The board lists for $47+S/H. Details on the board:

Abit KG7RAID Socket A 700MHz - 1.33GHz Motherboard with RAID Support

Supported CPUs:
- Supports Socket A Athlon 700Mhz - 1.33GHz CPUs (as shipped)
- Will Support Socket A Athlon up to 2.1GHz with BIOS Update
- Will Support Athlon XP CPUs with BIOS UpdateGeneral Features:
- Abit Model KG7RAID
- Supports Socket A Athlon/Duron CPUs
- Supports 200MHz and 266MHz Front Side Bus
- AMD 761 + VIA 686B Chipset
- Advanced Phoenix BIOS Supporting SoftMenu III Technology - BIOS ID: 4J
- Supports ACPI
- Supports a Full Range of Hardware Monitoring
- Features CPU Burn-Out Protection w/ Immediate Power Down on CPU Cooler Failure
- Supports Hard Drives up to 128GB (And Larger 48-bit LBA Drives w/ BIOS Flash)
- Full ATX Form Factor

IDE Controllers:
- Two Integrated ATA/33/66/100 IDE Controllers
- Two Integrated ATA/33/66/100 RAID IDE Controllers
- RAID Controllers Support RAID Levels 0, 1, and 0+1

Supported Memory:
- Four 184-pin DDR DIMM Sockets
- Upgradable to 3.5GB of PC1600 or PC2100 DDR SDRAM Modules

I'm borrowing a TBird 850 from a friend to flash the BIOS for Athlon XP support, then hope Newegg still has these available. Add those $9.99 40 GB Maxtor drives from OfficeDepot and you have a nice rig for the $$$

A few review on the board:

Abit KG7 Review @ Maximum3D and OCWorkbench KG7 review



*Edit for price drop*