- Dec 27, 2004
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Hey all. I have done some reading, and it seems I can do better than what I currently have with some XP Mobiles. Here is my current setup:
Asus A7M266D
2X Athlon XP 1700+ Tbred B's @ 2.3ghz Each
512mb Crucial Registered PC2100
80gb WD 8mb Cache
100gb WD 8mb Cache
Radeon 8500DV
I want a little more speed, but I can't find any good boards to upgrade to an Opteron setup yet. So I am thinking about making a few bumps to this system to hold me over until Something I like comes down the pipe in a dual Opteron motherboard (Hopefully from Asus, whats the holdup guys!)
I have heard that people are getting a pretty reliable 2.5-2.7ghz out of athlon XP mobile chips. For now, that would be a decent bump for me, worth the price I would say, since I can probably net 80-100$ for the pair I have right now. But what is the preferred chip for overclocking? The prices are pretty similair, as in 10$ diff between 2400+ and 2500+. I usually buy my chips from newegg, but they do not guarantee steppings. Is there a particular stepping to look for, and a place that sells them? I found a link to bigfoot computers, but they show as being out of the 2500+ Cpu's right now.
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. I am looking to do something hopefully within 2 weeks, as this system is getting a tad slow for my tastes.
I will be upgrading the ram and HD's as well, but thats pretty straightforward. I want the items I purchase (Cpu's notwithstanding) to move over to my opteron setup which I plan to get within the next year. Right now the price on Opterons just moves UP so quickly, I would be looking at close to 1k for a pair of processors that equal or slightly exceed what I have now, OUCH.
1k right now is just a bit too pricey for me, for a minor upgrade. Especially since I have yet to find a motherboard that has everything I am looking for, they are still lacking in a few areas (mainly overclocking!)
Bill
Asus A7M266D
2X Athlon XP 1700+ Tbred B's @ 2.3ghz Each
512mb Crucial Registered PC2100
80gb WD 8mb Cache
100gb WD 8mb Cache
Radeon 8500DV
I want a little more speed, but I can't find any good boards to upgrade to an Opteron setup yet. So I am thinking about making a few bumps to this system to hold me over until Something I like comes down the pipe in a dual Opteron motherboard (Hopefully from Asus, whats the holdup guys!)
I have heard that people are getting a pretty reliable 2.5-2.7ghz out of athlon XP mobile chips. For now, that would be a decent bump for me, worth the price I would say, since I can probably net 80-100$ for the pair I have right now. But what is the preferred chip for overclocking? The prices are pretty similair, as in 10$ diff between 2400+ and 2500+. I usually buy my chips from newegg, but they do not guarantee steppings. Is there a particular stepping to look for, and a place that sells them? I found a link to bigfoot computers, but they show as being out of the 2500+ Cpu's right now.
If anyone has any suggestions, please let me know. I am looking to do something hopefully within 2 weeks, as this system is getting a tad slow for my tastes.
I will be upgrading the ram and HD's as well, but thats pretty straightforward. I want the items I purchase (Cpu's notwithstanding) to move over to my opteron setup which I plan to get within the next year. Right now the price on Opterons just moves UP so quickly, I would be looking at close to 1k for a pair of processors that equal or slightly exceed what I have now, OUCH.
1k right now is just a bit too pricey for me, for a minor upgrade. Especially since I have yet to find a motherboard that has everything I am looking for, they are still lacking in a few areas (mainly overclocking!)
Bill