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Originally posted by gmat
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.
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definitely good info to know, good to hear. i was thinking about going with the zalman nb with a 120 fan blowing over the works (100+cfm), until i could go water cooled. kinda noisy, but i figure it'd do the job.
probably going to stick with my 2000+ for now, unless i get some extra free scrill.. not only am i going after the digital camera, but i just found a damn awesome deal on a turbo rx7 donor car to make my little b-series a no-work 10sec ride
really appreciate the info.