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What upgrade options are availabe for my XP2400+?

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Staz

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I have a AMD Athlon XP 2400+ on a Gigabyte K7 Triton(GA-7N400Pro2) motherboard with two 512MB PC3200 OCZ memory chips. The CPU is the original 2400+, so old core and 266 FSB.

I would like to upgrade my system to a faster CPU without the need of a new mobo, and would like to keep the upgrade under $150 for everything. I don't mind overclocking, but am not a hardcore OC'er and wont push a chip to it's absolute max.

I could play it safe and just get the highest XP cpu I can buy and target the fastest FSB I can. Or I have heard good things about the XP 2500+ mobile CPU and it's ability to OC. Is it really easy to OC this chip to 11x200(3200+) and could I do it using my mobo? What about 12x200(3400+)? Any inexpensive(<$25) heatsink/fan combos you recommend?

Thanks in advance for the help.
 
My Athlon XP 2500 runs at 3200 speeds &amp; I have read many reports from other users doing this. I have a Cooler Master XDream II (80mm fan) cooler. Much quieter than the retail HSF.
 
Although he could still upgrade to a mobile for $100 or less and enjoy twice the cache of the Barton core which would be crucial for newer apps, especially newer games such as Doom 3, not to mention the mobiles consitently hit 2.2GHz UNDER a 3200+ 1.65v.

I'd say go with either a 35W 2400+ ($87, guaranteed to run 1.8GHz on 1.35v compared to 1.83GHz on 1.45v for the 2500+ which costs $89), then there's the $99 2600+ which is guaranteed to run 2GHz on 1.45v)

The unique part of this situation is that the OP already has a really nice AXP motherboard and an older AXP chip to go with it. If it was a total upgrade, upgrading to socket 754 would be the way to go, but here it is simple to just recommend a mobile CPU that should just plop in and offer a lot of performance. Later on down the road when a total upgrade is performed you could even turn the computer into a power concious one by backing the CPU down to the intended voltage and clock rate (or even less for that matter)
 
Maybe but my thought was that if his XP2400 overclocks to 2.2GHz or more there would only be a minimal advantage gained by getting a mobile XP.Assuming an XP M overclocked to 2.3GHz (average o/c for them??) then that would only be about 10% faster(seeing as the 512k cache only boost speeds by about 5% or so) than the XP2400 @2.2GHz.That small boost wouldn't be worth $87 - $100 IMO.Btw the bigger cache isn't crucial for newer apps😛

Of course if the 2400 doesn't overclock well it's a different story😉
 
The fastest nonOC'ed AXP available is the XP3200, and its not deserving of the name 3200. Your best bet is to pick up a mobile 2500 chip and try OCing it. Might have to flash the bios on your board to the lastest version though.

My younger brother has a similar setup and I keep telling him to watch the market so he'll be able to make an informed decision when the time comes. He seems to think he'll get another 2 to 3 years out of a AXP2400, w/DDR266, and a 9800 Pro. 😛
 
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