Upgrading Question

[RedCross]

I am looking to upgrade my Athlon 1600XP that's oc'ed to 1.8ghz. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what they think the most bang for the bucks/overclockable option is? Thanks alot in advance.


-Nate

 

[bgeh]

i'd get the T-Bred B 1700+'s

 

[RedCross]

Do you know of anywhere online that I could order that specific one? Or is it more of a luck of the draw thing? Thanks alot


-Nate

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: RedCross
Do you know of anywhere online that I could order that specific one? Or is it more of a luck of the draw thing? Thanks alot


-Nate

Newegg, of course. XP1700+ @ $42.

 

[RedCross]

Another quick question about this CPU. I am running PC2700 ram right now. Is that gonna be a big factor as far as how good of an OC i am gonna get out of that CPU? Its true Samsung ram if that is relevent. Thanks alot for all the info, I really appreciate it.


-Nate

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: RedCross
Another quick question about this CPU. I am running PC2700 ram right now. Is that gonna be a big factor as far as how good of an OC i am gonna get out of that CPU? Its true Samsung ram if that is relevent. Thanks alot for all the info, I really appreciate it.


-Nate

That depends on the mobo/chipset. Nforce 2 will allow you to run the RAM a-sync with the CPU, so you can run 200fsb CPU, 166 (PC2700) RAM. Not sure about the latest Via or SiS.

 

[Corporate Thug]

Originally posted by: bgeh
i'd get the T-Bred B 1700+'s

or maybe even a barton (2500+), oced to 3200+

 

[RedCross]

I've got a MSI KT4VL Mobo. So I am pretty sure that whatever I set the FSB to, that's what the CPU and MEM will both use. So, if I want to get crazy and really O/C something, I am probably gonna wanna get some faster RAM right?


-Nate

 

[RedCross]

Anyone know if the newegg 1700+ is B? Cause I saw on there site that they have the 2100+ listed as revision B, but the 1700 doesn't say that? Maybe the 2100+ B would be a good choice?


-Nate

 

[AnonymouseUser]

Originally posted by: RedCross
Anyone know if the newegg 1700+ is B? Cause I saw on there site that they have the 2100+ listed as revision B, but the 1700 doesn't say that? Maybe the 2100+ B would be a good choice?


-Nate

The .13 micron version is rev. B, and it is the one they list.

The biggest problem with the 2100+ is the multiplier. The 1700+ uses a multiplier of 11 @ 133fsb which gives the 1.47Ghz while the 2100+ uses 13 @ 133fsb for 1.73Ghz. If you simply raise the fsb to 200, you will get 2.2Ghz from the 1700+, but 2.6Ghz from the 2100+, and it likely won't even boot at that speed. In order to lower the overall speed, you would have to reduce the multiplier or use a lower fsb (166 @ 13 = 2.16Ghz).

If your mobo automatically unlocks the multiplier, you are set, otherwise you will have to unlock it manually.

 

[RedCross]

Awesome, so the 1700+ is definately the way to go for me. Sweet, Thanks alot.


-Nate