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.