TBird or Duron help for OCing

[xylem]

I'm going to buy a Tbird or possibly a Duron within the next few days, Tbird between 800 and 950 or Duron between 700 and 800, 'cause I want to hit 1G (going to use either the new ABIT kt7a or EPOX with the kt133a chipset). I've been leaning toward a retail boxed cpu for the 3 yr warranty. Does anyone know if AMD would detect OCing in the possible instance that I'd need to send it in and thus void my warranty... in other words am I wasting my $ buying boxed? (I do plan on buying a good fan/sink, probably Taisol, so the boxed fan/sink will collect dust).

Also, does anyone have any suggestions as to which chip and speed, and which board, for best OCing results?

Gabe

 

[paulip88]

If this means anything, the boxed AMD chips come with Taisols (at least the TBirds you are interested in).

 

[xylem]

That is good news. Do you know if they ship with the new Taisol, the one which was reviewed by anandtech along with the other top air-coolers?

 

[paulip88]

I have no idea. Someone else?

 

[rarebear]

Check prices at Monarchcomputer.com

 

[mrEvil]

If you're going to O/C, why worry about the 3yr warranty? If it's going to go out, it's more likely to in the first 30 days or so. Thompson's Computer Warehouse has a better reseller rating and great prices. I personally purchased a Duron 700 and have it at 1007. Many things to consider when overclocking, like getting some excellent RAM. I have a 256MB CAS2 stick from Crucial and I can probably get my Mhz to go higher - just need to play with it a bit more....hope that helps.

 

[xylem]

Good point on the warranty... I guess a shorter one will do just fine, and I won't be paying for a fan that I won't use. Thanks for the shop addresses as well. I have a 256 mb 133 cas2 chip, so I should be ok (fingers crossed).

Anyone have info on whether there's a 'better' Tbird for OCing? As far as I've read they all OC about 200mhz. The price/performance of the Duron keep nagging me though...

Gabe

 

[fergus]

I hope this link works:
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/01q1/010115/pcsystem-03.html
check out Tomshardware.com article "do-it yourself PC system part 1. It tells you what the Tbirds are oc'able to. It will also tell you the Tbird 800 is the best performance for cost value.