Athlon XP 2500+ question

[VM0824]

the biggest reason is i cant afford it.

[Virtualbody1234]

So why not stick with the 2500+?

[lynx]

So why not stick with the 2500+?

You could OC it quite easily.

[Virtualbody1234]

So why not stick with the 2500+?

You could OC it quite easily.

Yeah, with good case ventilation!

[VM0824]

i need somethin alittle faster

[Virtualbody1234]

i need somethin alittle faster

Again I ask.

What is the intended use for this PC?

Btw a Sempron won't be much better if any than the 2500+ barton.

[zapjb]

Are sempeons faster? And that money cpu & mb at least. Maybe case fans & psu & RAM. When OC might be much cheaper. With as good or better performance than a sempron.

[Appzalien]

The original 2500+ cpu's were overclockable right out of the box but AMD got nervous and started laser cutting the overclock feature out. You will have to determine which one you have and if its lazer cut you will have to modify it to get back the overclocking capabilities. There are sites out there with pictures to show you how to do it, type "overclock XP2500+" into google and look around. No one asked what kind of thermal paste you used, if you used the pad on the HSF instead of artic silver, that could explain your higher temps. Also the roomier your case the better for cooling, a mid tower has less space for air circulation than a full tower or server case and the more fans the better (and noisier).

[harrycary]

I've been using an overclocked 2500 for 3+ years. I changed the FSB to 400 and now it registers as a 3200,
as stated above. (1.8 to 2.3GHz)

I have tweaked the voltage up a little to help with video conversion.

I run 1Gb of dual channel Corsair memory so haven't really touched its settings.

I run an OEM heatsink/fan and a single 80mm fan in the case.

Outside the usual Windows-related problems, it runs great.

[lynx]

Outside the usual Windows-related problems

Explain please.