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gmat · 03-05-2003, 04:57 AM

XP 2400+ stock is faster in all cases than stock Barton 2500+.
There are some good OCings done on 2800+ and 3000+ already (ok mainly with LN2 or dry ice). Up to 3.46GHz last time i checked.
Corsair memory has Winbond chips.
Mobo: the best mobos for AMD currently are the Asus A7N8X (along with a new BIOS) or the corresponding Epox (same story). and in both cases *take off that NB heatsink* !!! and replace it with active cooling (waterblock or crystal orb) if you ever want to get a chance at 200 FSB.
Get Corsair TwinX to go along with it and enjoy 200+FSB with 4-2-2-2 timings... Or 'basic' 3200XMS and still get CAS2 (but 7-3-3-2 stable) timings.
Newest A7N8X UberBIOS (check amdmb.com) unlocks TBreds-B by default, without modding the chip.

03-05-2003, 04:57 AM	#18
gmat Thermophile Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: France Posts: 1,221	XP 2400+ stock is faster in all cases than stock Barton 2500+. There are some good OCings done on 2800+ and 3000+ already (ok mainly with LN2 or dry ice). Up to 3.46GHz last time i checked. Corsair memory has Winbond chips. Mobo: the best mobos for AMD currently are the Asus A7N8X (along with a new BIOS) or the corresponding Epox (same story). and in both cases take off that NB heatsink !!! and replace it with active cooling (waterblock or crystal orb) if you ever want to get a chance at 200 FSB. Get Corsair TwinX to go along with it and enjoy 200+FSB with 4-2-2-2 timings... Or 'basic' 3200XMS and still get CAS2 (but 7-3-3-2 stable) timings. Newest A7N8X UberBIOS (check amdmb.com) unlocks TBreds-B by default, without modding the chip.