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Name: CPU
Date: February 12, 2005 at 21:55:13 Pacific
Subject: What do you think?OS: WinXP ProCPU/Ram: 2.0Ghz/1024MB |
Comment: I am upgrading to:
Abit NF7-S rev2
DDR400 (PC3200)
AMD Athlon XP 3200+ "Barton" 400FSB 2.2Ghz What do you think my overclocking capabilities would be? How would I go about changing the BIOS settings to bring my CPU temps down a notch? Any suggestions are very appreciated. CPU
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Response Number 1
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Name: Sabertooth
Date: February 12, 2005 at 22:25:38 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Abit NF7-S rev2 @ $59.00
DDR400 (PC3200) @ $76.99 (Geil VS 512MB)
Athlon XP 3200+ @ $178.00 GIGABYTE "GA-K8NS-939" @ $85.00
DDR433 (PC3500) @ $57.50 (Geil UP 256MB)
Athlon 64 3000+ @ $160.00 What are you upgrading from?
B4 you criticize a bigger man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, you're a mile away, and you have his shoes.
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Response Number 2
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Name: jam
Date: February 12, 2005 at 23:47:20 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)You'll be able to overclock a LOT higher with a 2500+ mobile & it's about 1/2 the price of a 3200+ desktop CPU. 2.5GHz is "normal" & many report hitting 2.6GHz+. And with the money you save on the CPU, you can invest in some PC3500 RAM (or better).
Asus A7N8X-X
1800+ @ 8 x 210MHz
512MB PC3200
Asus Ti4200 128MB
WinME/WinXP Pro
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Response Number 3
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Name: YOYO
Date: February 13, 2005 at 05:33:40 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)Or, you could go this route. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1218224&CatId=1619 YO
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Response Number 7
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Name: Rob115
Date: February 13, 2005 at 20:35:20 Pacific
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Reply: (edit)YOYO http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=1218224&CatId=1619 This is best deal online!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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