Thunderbird 1.2ghz 266 OEM - $114

[hermpete]

Newegg.com dropped their price (by $2) to 114. Shipped for $10.

My questions are these:

How easy is it to install a cpu (for a hardware newbie) with the motherboard and fan?
Does a cpu get damaged very often when installing?

The reason I am wondering this is because I am dreafully afraid of cracking a cpu, and accessmicro.com has the cpu, motherboard, and fan for a little bit more, but already assembled.

 

[LuNoTiCK]

It's easy to install a new cpu. Everyone starts off new, and well just be careful. Use a screwdriver maybe.

 

[hermpete]

But isn't there some wierd gel or something that you need to install?

 

[Boonesmi]

mmmm nice price

and yes its easy to swap cpu's as for the "gel" its thermal compound and its white goop that helps heat transfer from the cpu core to the aluminum or copper heatsink, you can get some good stuff like arctic silver or you can get some cheap stuff at radio shack (radio shack stuff works ok, not great but ok)

 

[XCLAN]

newegg.com sells thermal compound, you have to use thermal compound, apply a ral thin layer on the cpu between the heatsink and fan........ read a few hardware sites for advice on how to do this....can someone post a link for him?

 

[shawnman]

Links

Thermal Compound

T-Bird 1.2 GHz

 

[hermpete]

Thanks shawnman!

 

[teraeric]

if you're not overclocking just get a heatshin/fan that has a thermal pad on it already... like the $11 coolermaster at newegg... no need to mess with thermal grease then...

 

[CashSavingDeals]

How good are these for overclocking?

 

[DeltonaRob]

hello all,
I was thinking of picking one of those up BUT i got a quick question or two...
I have an asus A7V mobo... (currently got a 800 mhz) am i limited to the proc's with the 200 fsb or can i go 266 and what is the highest speed proc i can go? 1.2 gig?

thanks for any advice!
Rob

 

[Fuzzmuncher]

you can't go to 266 with the a7v, only the a7v133

 

[samiam]

Someone stated that all the 1.2's come unlocked and are more likely to be AXIA.
Can any confirm or provide some info?
Thanks

 

[RobsTV]

DeltonaRob, You will have no problems using a 266 in your board.
You will simply be limited to your boards max FSB, and instead of it being somewhere above 133MHz, it will be somewhere above 100MHz, usually around 110MHz to 112MHz.

Even running at 100MHz FSB, you could run 100x12, or the chips rated 1.2GHz.

More than likely though, you'll be able to run 12.5x (remaps to 13x with right Bios?) and 110 FSB, which will be 1375MHz or 1430MHz!

With my KT133A, I found that FSB speeds of 112MHz and 143MHz test out about the same, when used with optimal multiplier for that speed. Had to switch back to a KT133 board for a week, and there isn't any noticable difference running 112MHz or 143MHz in feel or benchmark test results. Perhaps that has something to do with the 112MHz running memory at FSB+PCICLK, or 149MHz, while the KT133A at 143 FSB runs memory only at 143MHz.

 

[DeltonaRob]

thanks again for the info!

 

[dominic01]

I got my 1.2GHz CPU from newegg yesterday.

Its is AXIA - Y

 

[Deathgame]

Anyone want more info about overclocking can go to Overclockers.com
Peace!

 

[Shack70]

I just ordered one of these from Newegg! $124 with shipping for a 1.2ghz chip! WooHoo!!!!

I will post what I get here in this thread for others who are interested. I am gonna run this 1.2 on a KK266-R