Amd Athlon 2200+, 2500+, And 2800+ Xp

[Tormentor]

Originally posted by james_bond_rulez@11 January 2004 - 07:34
so i got some amd cpus to play around. which one is best for overclocking on my old ga-7vax gigabyte board with some serious cooling

i heard 2500 is good for oc to 3600??!!! is that true, will the 2800 oc like that?

let's see... unlock the cpus, increase the multiplier to 15X then adjust fsb in bios to 170-175Mhz.....

what do u guys think?

I wanted to oc my 2200 to 2.175GHz with Volcano 11.... is that advisable? i heard 2200 is not good for oc

Were did you get 3 really nice cpu's, Someone give them to you? Luck bastard.

[james_bond_rulez]

firends work at diff hardware stores and i get to have their "unwanted" cpus for free

they work too

now i only have to worry about how to unlock the 2200 without trashing it

[bigdawgfoxx]

why the hell are those CPUs unwanted? There nice.

[james_bond_rulez]

these are "no questions asked" transactions so......

anyways.... ... ok i am not sure where the "north bridge" and the "south bridge" is....

i am new to oc'ing and could somebody tell us noobs what they are and what they do and where they are???

lolz...

[bigdawgfoxx]

Why do you care? They are big chips on your mobo...youll see lots of little ones but the big ones are the n and s bridges...the n bridge...or south..not sure is right next to the cpu..

[Tormentor]

Originally posted by james_bond_rulez@11 January 2004 - 19:28
firends work at diff hardware stores and i get to have their "unwanted" cpus for free

they work too

now i only have to worry about how to unlock the 2200 without trashing it

Man send me some "unwanted products"

[james_bond_rulez]

Originally posted by bigdawgfoxx@11 January 2004 - 17:36
Why do you care? They are big chips on your mobo...youll see lots of little ones but the big ones are the n and s bridges...the n bridge...or south..not sure is right next to the cpu..

why do i care? why shouldn't i care? if you encounter some terms u dont know and everybody is talking about it u ask!! not asking and being ignorant about it is the worst thing an oc'er can do.

i am not taking chances with my system until i am confortable with some solid oc knowledge and some experience.

i get cpus' for free cuz i do promotions for them and free advertising, so i get perks from them like returned cpus and other stuff, maybe somebody is gonna return a "slightly used" radeon 9800 pro.....

[clocker]

The Northbridge usually has a HS installed and sometimes even a fan also.
Southbridges are typically naked.

These chip don't really get overly hot, I'm just into the cooling thing.

[_John_Lennon_]

Originally posted by clocker@11 January 2004 - 22:04
The Northbridge usually has a HS installed and sometimes even a fan also.
Southbridges are typically naked.

These chip don't really get overly hot, I'm just into the cooling thing.

Actually, my southbridge chip got really hot to the touch, which is why im glad my new 8RDA3+ has atleast passive cooling on it.

[james_bond_rulez]

Originally posted by _John_Lennon_+11 January 2004 - 20:00--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (_John_Lennon_ @ 11 January 2004 - 20:00)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-clocker@11 January 2004 - 22:04
The Northbridge usually has a HS installed and sometimes even a fan also.
Southbridges are typically naked.

These chip don&#39;t really get overly hot, I&#39;m just into the cooling thing.

Actually, my southbridge chip got really hot to the touch, which is why im glad my new 8RDA3+ has atleast passive cooling on it. [/b][/quote]
u shouldn&#39;t "touch" any chips lol unless ur properly de-statics&#39;ed



damn u guys u have a hs on everything lol