Edit 3/21: All right, so I got the processor (Athlon 2200+), but I'm having the problem that is probably most dreaded by people who build their own computers. I can't get the mobo to post. I keep getting an error message saying that the "system failed memory test." I wasn't sure why I was getting that message, so I went out and bought new RAM to see if that would fix the problem, but I keep getting the same message. I ran everything at auto default settings first, and then tried setting the FSB manually at 100, 133, 140, 150, and 166 MHz. Nothing works. I tried auto, 100, and 133 MHz FSB on my Duron, and that doesn't work either now. What's going on??
Here is a thread I started that lists some more details of what I did:
Computer post problem
Edit 3/18: OK, it's clear that the general concensus is that the 2100+ tends to o/c better than the 2000 or the 2200. But since I'm looking for a retail chip, my question just comes down to this right now: which is more likely to do the 133 to 166 MHz jump for its bus: the 2000 or 2200?
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Is bumping up the bus from 133 to 166 MHz on the XP 2000 and 2100 a relatively easy overclock that is practically guaranteed to work with a decent heatsink (I have a Thermalright SK-7)? How likely is this same overclock with the 2200? I'd prefer to get a retail version of one of these processors, and since a retail version of the 2100 doesn't seem to exist, I'd like to go with the 2200 if my chances of overclocking the bus from 133 to 166 are very good. If it's not, I'll have to go with the 2000 instead.
(Side question: What is the limit to the number of posts that people with free accounts can have? What's the time frame that the limit designated across--1 week, 1 month, etc.? I can't seem to make posts once in a while and heard about a so-called "speed limit"...)
Here is a thread I started that lists some more details of what I did:
Computer post problem
Edit 3/18: OK, it's clear that the general concensus is that the 2100+ tends to o/c better than the 2000 or the 2200. But since I'm looking for a retail chip, my question just comes down to this right now: which is more likely to do the 133 to 166 MHz jump for its bus: the 2000 or 2200?
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Is bumping up the bus from 133 to 166 MHz on the XP 2000 and 2100 a relatively easy overclock that is practically guaranteed to work with a decent heatsink (I have a Thermalright SK-7)? How likely is this same overclock with the 2200? I'd prefer to get a retail version of one of these processors, and since a retail version of the 2100 doesn't seem to exist, I'd like to go with the 2200 if my chances of overclocking the bus from 133 to 166 are very good. If it's not, I'll have to go with the 2000 instead.
(Side question: What is the limit to the number of posts that people with free accounts can have? What's the time frame that the limit designated across--1 week, 1 month, etc.? I can't seem to make posts once in a while and heard about a so-called "speed limit"...)
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