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which processor is better for oc'ing

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honduh

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I currently have an albatron kx400-8x, athlon xp 2200, 1 gig kingston pc2100 valuram...I am thinking of upgrading to an abit nf7-s mobo and a mobile barton processor. my question is which processor should I go with? I was looking at the xp-m 2500, xp-m 2600, and I was just curious as to if one has more potential than the other, or if there is another chip i should go with in the same price range. I want to overclock the system pretty good, and I also plan on upgrading the ram to 3200. Any suggestions?

 
With overclocking, nothing is certain. However I do believe the 2600+ mobiles are doing slightly better than the 2500+ mobiles. I dont think you can go wrong with either one.
 
In theory, the 2600M should OC better than the 2500M, as it uses a higher multiplier, but runs at the same voltage as the 2500M. I wondered the same thing and finally ordered a 2600M from Newegg on Friday.

Currently, the 2600M is only $8 more than the 2500M, but runs almost 300mhz faster at stock speeds (2.1ghz versus 1.8ghz). As with any type of overclocking, there are no guarantees, but I'm not gonna sweat $8 when it comes to getting a chip with a little more potential.
 
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
In theory, the 2600M should OC better than the 2500M, as it uses a higher multiplier, but runs at the same voltage as the 2500M. I wondered the same thing and finally ordered a 2600M from Newegg on Friday.

Currently, the 2600M is only $8 more than the 2500M, but runs almost 300mhz faster at stock speeds (2.1ghz versus 1.8ghz). As with any type of overclocking, there are no guarantees, but I'm not gonna sweat $8 when it comes to getting a chip with a little more potential.
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Blue, that's a misprint on newegg. A Barton 2600 runs at 1.90ghz. It was only the T-bred 2600's with the 133fsb that ran at 2.13ghz stock. Anyway, Honduh, get the 2600, they're overclocking considerably higher on the same voltage (i.e.- more than $8 worth higher!).
 
Originally posted by: myocardia
Originally posted by: BlueWeasel
In theory, the 2600M should OC better than the 2500M, as it uses a higher multiplier, but runs at the same voltage as the 2500M. I wondered the same thing and finally ordered a 2600M from Newegg on Friday.

Currently, the 2600M is only $8 more than the 2500M, but runs almost 300mhz faster at stock speeds (2.1ghz versus 1.8ghz). As with any type of overclocking, there are no guarantees, but I'm not gonna sweat $8 when it comes to getting a chip with a little more potential.
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Blue, that's a misprint on newegg. A Barton 2600 runs at 1.90ghz. It was only the T-bred 2600's with the 133fsb that ran at 2.13ghz stock. Anyway, Honduh, get the 2600, they're overclocking considerably higher on the same voltage (i.e.- more than $8 worth higher!).
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Thanks! I've always wondered why there was such a big jump of 300mhz from the 2500M to the 2600M. :|
 
Thanks for the suggestions, I'll probably get the 2600m in the next month or so...in the mean time can I expect much from my current chip, the 2200, or should I just leave it stock?
 
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