Ok

[clocker]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@14 November 2003 - 11:13
I wont get ram any faster then 3200, or do I need that to overclock? thanx

Nice, but not necessary.

My PC 2700 is doing just fine ( although I probably would have gotten PC3200 had I known better...).

[Virtualbody1234]

I still can't help but say that you seem concerned whether you will notice a difference between a normal 2500+ and an overclocked 2500+. Considering that you say that you hardly play games, I think even a 2400+ (not overclocked) will be such a huge difference over your current 'Intel Celeron at 566Mhz'.

[bigdawgfoxx]

Lol hell yeah...anything would be better. A 2400 old core and a 2500 new core are about the same price..why get the old core?? Thats why I want the 2500. Isnt it better? Also..mobo and ram?

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@14 November 2003 - 14:56
Lol hell yeah...anything would be better. A 2400 old core and a 2500 new core are about the same price..why get the old core?? Thats why I want the 2500. Isnt it better? Also..mobo and ram?

Yes, it's better. It's just you were saying that the Asus mobo was too expensive.

What do you mean by: "Also..mobo and ram?"

[SciManAl]

dued you have the ram!
all you ned is this or better
one possiblilty...

Biostar has some good cheaper mobos, they are rock solid to oc with, and for cheap money can handle quite a bit of what you will need...

[bigdawgfoxx]

ummm i dont have the ram...my ram is PC100. I would have to buy new RAM. And a good mobo selection...90 bux for CPU...mobo and ram for around 300...suggestiong are what im looking for...thanx

[Virtualbody1234]

Originally posted by SciManAl@14 November 2003 - 15:14
dued you have the ram!

His ram is SDRAM. It won't work with the board you posted so he needs to buy DDR ram also.

Unless... He looks at the board I recommended. It supports SDRAM and DDR. He could use his ram and he also upgrade to DDR later if he wanted to.

The other altrernative is to buy all 3: Board, CPU and RAM. I suppose to get a board with support for the Barton would be ideal but more expensive.

The Asus A7V8X-X with a Via chipset could be a cheaper alternative.

http://www.eboodle.com/,mss__cat_id--419,p...48,rf--wgg.html

[SciManAl]

oopd dry bout that didn't read enough, you could get a mobo that accpets pc100, or you could go with a stick of ddr, at compgeeks.com is pretty cheap,k and garrenteedtoo!

[bigdawgfoxx]

VB,
Wow. That seems like an AWESOME deal. Usually I see crappy looking low end boards for 60 bux...thats an ASUS for 60 dollars! I THINK YOU FOUND MY BOARD! lol...and it says it supports up to 333Mhz bus! 2500XP!!!!!

However,
It has a VIA chipset. I know that the chipset plays a very important role in computing, and I believe via has crappy CPUs. Is there chipset ok or what? I mean the nForce 2 I hear is INCREADIBLE...better then intels even, but is the VIA ok?

[Virtualbody1234]

Ok. I think you need to do some research for yourself, bigdawgfoxx. You seem to want us to do all the efforts for you here. There are plenty of resources on the internet.