Motherboard/CPU Input

Buster · 02-10-2001, 11:39 AM

I am going to be purchasing another Motherboard / CPU next week, and thought I would get some input from the forum.
What do you guys think is the best combo of motherboard and CPU ? What will get me the best overclocking results?

~Buster

Microsoft · 02-10-2001, 12:31 PM

get a CUSL2 not the -c but the original and a p3 700 or 750 with a Pal 6035

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UnaClocker · 02-10-2001, 01:05 PM

Or... From the other side of the fence...
Get an iWill KK266 and a TBird anything along with the best ram you can afford.

That new iWill board does 160 easy, and 166 for some people. Choose a TBird depending on your budget. Rumor has it the latest 1G+'s have a revised core (week 3 and later) and are hittin 1400 easy. Damn wish I could budget one of those right now..

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Kevin · 02-13-2001, 05:37 PM

Yeah... I'd go w/ AMD now if I were you. Grab a KT133A (or DDR if you feel like being an early adopter and grabbing new RAM) and a Duron/T-bird.

Buster · 02-13-2001, 07:16 PM

Well thanks guys, I orderd the KK266 and an 850 T-Bird....

~Buster

Microsoft · 02-13-2001, 07:55 PM

Issues **cough** **cough**

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Alives · 02-13-2001, 07:59 PM

big mistake...but thats my opinion...lots of hardware conflicts with amd

Buster · 02-13-2001, 11:05 PM

Issues, mistakes .... maybe. The ultimate decision was number 1 I have not yet built an AMD system, and number 2 I need an AMD system to use to do some water block testing on.

~Buster

Freakyfrank · 02-17-2001, 11:30 AM

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Originally posted by Alives:
big mistake...but thats my opinion...lots of hardware conflicts with amd

do u actually have an AMD system??

I can tell u... hardware conflicts are the result of mobo's... (or bad configured mobo and win)

i'm sure u dont want to see my irq-layout from my old asus p2l97-ds (440lx).. (that intel)

even win2k couldnt handle 3 NIC's and double scsi on that mobo..

Joe · 02-17-2001, 03:17 PM

Frank, it seems W2K cant handle IRQ's on older boards well at all. I do it with this machine and I cant get dual video cards to workin W2K at all it always gives IRQ problems and such

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Freakyfrank · 02-17-2001, 05:30 PM

even getting dual scsi under win98 is a bitch..

but my server (win2k) can only handle 2 of the 4 PCI slots... strange isn't it? AGP and ISA.. NP!
win2k detected the cards... but freezed when installing them or at starting win2k..
win98? all 4 PCI..

but its sooo stable... over 3 months nonstop 24/7 RC5'ing and serving..

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Alives · 02-18-2001, 09:12 PM

Ive seen lots of soundcards that say they arent compatible with amds

Freakyfrank · 02-19-2001, 05:54 AM

at least they admit they haven't done their job..

its a pitty for them if u know AMD was outselling INTEL 10 to 1 at 1Ghz procs..(while intel has 5 times the capacity of amd)

I'm definitely not saying amd or intel is better.. but the fact remains that amd has a much better pricing..

and for us some minor incompatibility is easily solved...
at my work the DELL's have a lot more incompatibilities than the AMD workstations.. (i know .. dell sucks)

02-10-2001, 11:39 AM	#1
Buster Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: California Posts: 89	Motherboard/CPU Input I am going to be purchasing another Motherboard / CPU next week, and thought I would get some input from the forum. What do you guys think is the best combo of motherboard and CPU ? What will get me the best overclocking results? ~Buster

02-10-2001, 12:31 PM	#2
Microsoft Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 286	get a CUSL2 not the -c but the original and a p3 700 or 750 with a Pal 6035 ------------------ Moderator: www.procooling.com www.machit.com Owner www.kcdms.com

02-10-2001, 01:05 PM	#3
UnaClocker Cooling Savant Join Date: Apr 2000 Location: Bremerton, WA Posts: 514	Or... From the other side of the fence... Get an iWill KK266 and a TBird anything along with the best ram you can afford. That new iWill board does 160 easy, and 166 for some people. Choose a TBird depending on your budget. Rumor has it the latest 1G+'s have a revised core (week 3 and later) and are hittin 1400 easy. Damn wish I could budget one of those right now.. ------------------ The UnaClocker Overclock till it goes BOOM! Watercooler extraordinaire!

02-13-2001, 05:37 PM	#4
Kevin Slacking more than your weird uncle Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: San Diego, CA (UCSD) / Los Angeles, CA (home) Posts: 1,605	Yeah... I'd go w/ AMD now if I were you. Grab a KT133A (or DDR if you feel like being an early adopter and grabbing new RAM) and a Duron/T-bird.

02-13-2001, 07:16 PM	#5
Buster Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: California Posts: 89	Well thanks guys, I orderd the KK266 and an 850 T-Bird.... ~Buster

02-13-2001, 07:55 PM	#6
Microsoft Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Posts: 286	Issues cough cough ------------------ Moderator: www.procooling.com www.machit.com Owner www.kcdms.com

02-13-2001, 07:59 PM	#7
Alives Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 228	big mistake...but thats my opinion...lots of hardware conflicts with amd

02-13-2001, 11:05 PM	#8
Buster Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: California Posts: 89	Issues, mistakes .... maybe. The ultimate decision was number 1 I have not yet built an AMD system, and number 2 I need an AMD system to use to do some water block testing on. ~Buster

02-17-2001, 03:17 PM	#10
Joe The Pro/Life Support System Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Denver, CO Posts: 4,041	Frank, it seems W2K cant handle IRQ's on older boards well at all. I do it with this machine and I cant get dual video cards to workin W2K at all it always gives IRQ problems and such ------------------ C-ya Joe - Owner/Editor www.ProCooling.com Where the Completely Addicted Come to Cool Off Somebody set up us the bomb.

02-17-2001, 05:30 PM	#11
Freakyfrank Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Eindhoven, Holland Posts: 238	even getting dual scsi under win98 is a bitch.. but my server (win2k) can only handle 2 of the 4 PCI slots... strange isn't it? AGP and ISA.. NP! win2k detected the cards... but freezed when installing them or at starting win2k.. win98? all 4 PCI.. but its sooo stable... over 3 months nonstop 24/7 RC5'ing and serving.. ------------------ OC'ing is my middlename

02-18-2001, 09:12 PM	#12
Alives Cooling Savant Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Columbia, SC Posts: 228	Ive seen lots of soundcards that say they arent compatible with amds

02-19-2001, 05:54 AM	#13
Freakyfrank Cooling Savant Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Eindhoven, Holland Posts: 238	at least they admit they haven't done their job.. its a pitty for them if u know AMD was outselling INTEL 10 to 1 at 1Ghz procs..(while intel has 5 times the capacity of amd) I'm definitely not saying amd or intel is better.. but the fact remains that amd has a much better pricing.. and for us some minor incompatibility is easily solved... at my work the DELL's have a lot more incompatibilities than the AMD workstations.. (i know .. dell sucks)

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