Would you upgrade from a 1.4 Athlon to a 2000+?

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GoingUp

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Just curious what you all would do....

I should easily be able to do the 143x12.5 for about 1.8 ghz....

Will I see a lot of improvement over my 1.4 to justify spending the $55?

I told myself no upgrades, but this is proving hard to pass up.......
 
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GoingUp

Lifer
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BTW I do a lot of work in photoshop and premiere... I just cant afford to pop for a whole MB with new ram and everything
 

"BTW I do a lot of work in photoshop and premiere... I just cant afford to pop for a whole MB with new ram and everything"

Uhmmm . . . I wonder why that is. Could it be mostly porn material? :Q

On a serious note, I don't think that there's much of a difference. I bought an XP 1700+ but didn't note much of a difference. What do I know, though!

Don't be such a spender when you're still a student and $55 means a lot. :)
 
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bjc112

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What type of memory do you currently own...?

A 2000+ would be a nice upgrade from a 1.4. However, if you have decent memory a 1700+ might be in order... Should be able to squeeze 2ghz out no prob..
 
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touchmyichi

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Another vote for the 1700+, its only 40 bucks and you'll get at least 1.8-1.9 ghz out of it minimum. People have gotten it to about 2.1 average and 2.5 max. Try to land yourself a t bred 'b' version of it, which shouldn't be very hard.
 
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Overkiller

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well be careful the 'b's " are being replaced by A's in certain online retailers..i think newegg. is one....
 
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VisableAssassin

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no experience with the 1700+ so i cant speak however i changed for a 1.4t-bird to a 2400+ then a 2500+ i have dealt with a 1800+ from newegg it clocked pretty nice at 2.05ghz with a slight bump in voltage stupid ram was holding back on that OC and since it was my grandfathers i left it be LOL
 
Jeff7181

Jeff7181

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The question is, is Photoshop really that slow right now? If it's not, and that's all that matters to you then don't upgrade. If it isn't fast enough for you, then go ahead and upgrade. Even upgrading to an Athlon XP1600, which runs at 1.4 Ghz as well you'd see an improvement. But with the price of processors being so low, you really can't go wrong. If you can get an XP2000 for $55, and you have $55 that you won't miss, go for it. It will most likely run cooler and use less power too.
 
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Richdog

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Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
I also have the KG7
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I also have the awful KG-7 (terrible overclocker) and its not really the board you want to put an 2000 XP in, users have reported severe instabilities with the XP xhips. I am in exactly the same situation as you, I have a magma-feulled T-Bred 1400 A Mhz and desperately want to upgrade it, but with the KG-7 its gonna be a hit or miss affair. Good luck anyways :D
 
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GoingUp

Lifer
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Originally posted by: Richdog
Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
I also have the KG7
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I also have the awful KG-7 (terrible overclocker) and its not really the board you want to put an 2000 XP in, users have reported severe instabilities with the XP xhips. I am in exactly the same situation as you, I have a magma-feulled T-Bred 1400 A Mhz and desperately want to upgrade it, but with the KG-7 its gonna be a hit or miss affair. Good luck anyways :D
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Yea... best I can do is 150fsb or so cause I have 4 sticks of 2100 memory....
 
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bootoo

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I had a kg7-r. If you do upgrade to a "B" be sure to pull down the latest bios; the original chokes on tbreds.
 
Jeff7181

Jeff7181

Lifer
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Originally posted by: bjc112
What type of memory do you currently own...?

A 2000+ would be a nice upgrade from a 1.4. However, if you have decent memory a 1700+ might be in order... Should be able to squeeze 2ghz out no prob..
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Yes yes
 
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chin311

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hmmm, i say wait...it wouldnt be a big enough jump in speed for me to do it, i say save it towards a bigger upgrade...
 
DivideBYZero

DivideBYZero

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Originally posted by: Gobadgrs
I also have the KG7
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Dude, see sig!!

I hardwired a 1700+ to a 15 Multiplier and With almost no effort I have 2.13Ghz, 2600+ speeds.

The KG7 can do it, it just needs some help...!
 
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DivideBYZero

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What I did is got a JIUHB 1700+ or 1800+(make sure it's a 1.5volter code 'DLT3C', you should be able to get these with help from PPL in here of Hot deals. I'm in the UK so I can't help you there.

But to get the 15 I had to cut the L3 Bridges to hardwire the multiplier. To select the multiplier you want, go HERE. This shows you which bridges to cut to get the multiplier you want. I used a multimeter's continuity mode to tell when I had broken the link on the bridge, as you can cut too far (only if ur a hamfisted foo like my m8 John).

Once ur new chip is prepared, update to the latest KG7 BIOS and set it to 'Above 13', pop in the new modded CPU and boot, should start up fine and then you can mod the FSB to your liking. My 1700+ booted at 2Ghz right away(133 x 15), so 2.1 was relatively simple.

Your PC2100 will be fine as the AMD760 chipset is shady at anything over 150Mhz anyhow.

Good luck!

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GoingUp

Lifer
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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
What I did is got a JIUHB 1700+ or 1800+(make sure it's a 1.5volter code 'DLT3C', you should be able to get these with help from PPL in here of Hot deals. I'm in the UK so I can't help you there.

But to get the 15 I had to cut the L3 Bridges to hardwire the multiplier. To select the multiplier you want, go HERE. This shows you which bridges to cut to get the multiplier you want. I used a multimeter's continuity mode to tell when I had broken the link on the bridge, as you can cut too far (only if ur a hamfisted foo like my m8 John).

Once ur new chip is prepared, update to the latest KG7 BIOS and set it to 'Above 13', pop in the new modded CPU and boot, should start up fine and then you can mod the FSB to your liking. My 1700+ booted at 2Ghz right away(133 x 15), so 2.1 was relatively simple.

Your PC2100 will be fine as the AMD760 chipset is shady at anything over 150Mhz anyhow.

Good luck!

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Thanks! What voltage are you running at?
 
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GoingUp

Lifer
Jul 31, 2002
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Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
What I did is got a JIUHB 1700+ or 1800+(make sure it's a 1.5volter code 'DLT3C', you should be able to get these with help from PPL in here of Hot deals. I'm in the UK so I can't help you there.

But to get the 15 I had to cut the L3 Bridges to hardwire the multiplier. To select the multiplier you want, go HERE. This shows you which bridges to cut to get the multiplier you want. I used a multimeter's continuity mode to tell when I had broken the link on the bridge, as you can cut too far (only if ur a hamfisted foo like my m8 John).

Once ur new chip is prepared, update to the latest KG7 BIOS and set it to 'Above 13', pop in the new modded CPU and boot, should start up fine and then you can mod the FSB to your liking. My 1700+ booted at 2Ghz right away(133 x 15), so 2.1 was relatively simple.

Your PC2100 will be fine as the AMD760 chipset is shady at anything over 150Mhz anyhow.

Good luck!

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Can you also give me a more detialed guide about cuttin the L3 bridge?
 
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