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2500+ vs 2600+
Name: Derk Date: February 25, 2004 at 14:11:52 Pacific OS: 98se/XP Pro CPU/Ram: 1600+ @ 1.6 GHz/512 MB DD
Comment:
I have heard that you can up the FSB on a 2500+ Barton to 400 MHz with leaving the multiplier alone. Anyways I am either going to get a 2500+ Barton or a 2600+ Barton. What I am onedering is that will the 2600+ Barton also run stable with the 400 MHz FSB?
Name: TXH Date: February 25, 2004 at 15:06:14 Pacific
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If we are talking about both chips with Barton core, the 2500+ is a better OCer because it has lower locked multi at 11x. If you can find one with unlocked multi, it's even better. These Bartons are basically the same chips with different locked multis. Depending on other components in your set up, you may or may not get stable 2600+ OCed to FSB 400. But 2500+ certainly can. So go with 2500+.
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Response Number 2
Name: jam Date: February 25, 2004 at 17:55:14 Pacific
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well said....
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Response Number 3
Name: johnoh Date: February 25, 2004 at 18:12:05 Pacific
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yeah ...
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Response Number 4
Name: Derk Date: February 26, 2004 at 04:52:41 Pacific
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Thanks TXH, jam, and johnoh!!!
I got a 2500+ Barton of off ebay last night for 76.94 with shipping. Is this a good deal? I don't know if it was before week 29 or not, but if it wasn't is there a way to unlock the multi?
Thanks again!
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Response Number 5
Name: jam Date: February 26, 2004 at 05:22:58 Pacific
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As of yet, no one has come up with a method to unlock the Barton
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Response Number 6
Name: Derk Date: February 26, 2004 at 05:46:59 Pacific
Name: jam Date: February 26, 2004 at 12:57:42 Pacific
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I skimmed thru the article quickly, but I'd bet they started with a Barton that was already factory unlocked...all they're doing is unlocking the multipliers below 13.0x using the "wire method"
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Response Number 8
Name: Derk Date: February 26, 2004 at 14:14:42 Pacific
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O, you're right, my bad.
Anyways does anyone have a ECS N2U400? If so, are they any good? Because I think thats the mobo I will get for my knew 2500+ Barton.
Thanks
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Response Number 9
Name: Derk Date: February 26, 2004 at 14:23:27 Pacific
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I just found out this board dosn't suport voltage change. Do you have to increes the voltage on the 2500+ Barton to get it to the 400 MHz FSB?
Summary: "I am not planning on overclocking but if i ever do with one is better to overclock?"...from what you just said you will probably be tempted to overclock. Both 2500+ and 2600+ are good overclockers bu...
Summary: Hey i see there is now a 2600 barton on newegg and the price difference between the 2500 and 2600 is 10 bucks. Im buying one of these only for overclocking. Is one better than the other? ...
Name: Derk
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