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iroc409 · 07-09-2004, 04:47 PM

i have an axpm 2600+, and i like it fairly well. i've been trying to decide to upgrade to a64, or just wait and overclock this thing more.

honestly, it's pretty decent. i'm running at 2500 right now, it's fairly cool and stable that way, on an abit at7-max2. probably get an nf7, and some faster ram. i can hit 2700 on air, but it's very unstable (due to cooling, methinks, with water i'm sure i could get 2700, and maybe up to 2800). i need to upgrade my 9700 pro as well, so i'll probably stick with the xp for a while. with faster hard drives, memory, and a new video card (not to mention wc), i think it will handle quite a bit.

edit: forgot to add, i'm solely using multiplier, i can't get this board to run stable with more than 1 mhz oc of the fsb. probably my vid card or something, but all my tests have been with just multiplier and a compatible bus speed.

07-09-2004, 04:47 PM	#4
iroc409 Cooling Savant Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: midwest side, yo Posts: 596	i have an axpm 2600+, and i like it fairly well. i've been trying to decide to upgrade to a64, or just wait and overclock this thing more. honestly, it's pretty decent. i'm running at 2500 right now, it's fairly cool and stable that way, on an abit at7-max2. probably get an nf7, and some faster ram. i can hit 2700 on air, but it's very unstable (due to cooling, methinks, with water i'm sure i could get 2700, and maybe up to 2800). i need to upgrade my 9700 pro as well, so i'll probably stick with the xp for a while. with faster hard drives, memory, and a new video card (not to mention wc), i think it will handle quite a bit. edit: forgot to add, i'm solely using multiplier, i can't get this board to run stable with more than 1 mhz oc of the fsb. probably my vid card or something, but all my tests have been with just multiplier and a compatible bus speed. __________________ :shrug: