Best AMD Overclocking CPU?

DOSMANDOSMAN Grand Rapids, MI
edited November 2003 in Hardware
It's time to lose my 1800+ TB A and get something new.

What would you recommend as the best Athlon XP processor as far as overclocking goes.
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  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Hmmm, would it be the new Thortons now since they are really Bartons?? Anyone have some #s?

    I know my 2100 is absolutely insane (went to about 2.4 on air, and still had a ton of room to go) but the 2500s for 90 bucks are pretty hard to beat, and they OC well.
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    For teh cheapness, get a Thorton XP 2000 and mod it to a Barton easy. 2.4 gigs shouldn't be any problems with good aircooling.

    Barton 2500, but BEFORE week 32 as the newer is locked.
  • DOSMANDOSMAN Grand Rapids, MI
    edited November 2003
    I'm leaning towards the Barton 2500 now. For $85, it seems like a hell of a deal.

    How do I tell if it's unlocked or not?
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    How is it locked? Locked as in a NForce2 can't open it?
  • DOSMANDOSMAN Grand Rapids, MI
    edited November 2003
    I'm getting an Abit NF7-S 2.0 to go along with my new CPU.

    Oh, and HyperX 3500 RAM.
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    DOSMAN had this to say
    I'm getting an Abit NF7-S 2.0 to go along with my new CPU.

    Oh, and HyperX 3500 RAM.

    When you do that, don't miss out on some of the deals like I almost did. If you sort things by 512 on newegg, they have package deals where you buy 512 of ram, but they contain 2x256s in the package, generally cheaper. They do it for gigs too I think. Got a good deal on my Mushkin that way, ended up much cheaper than buying 2 seperate sticks.
  • TheLostSwedeTheLostSwede Trondheim, Norway Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    The newest ones are locked on all mainboards. :(
  • pseudonympseudonym Michigan Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    Mackanz had this to say
    The newest ones are locked on all mainboards. :(

    Awwww, booooooo. Well, that makes me reconsider buying one. I'll stick with my 2100 thank you very much.
  • DOSMANDOSMAN Grand Rapids, MI
    edited November 2003
    Can you do a graphite pencil unlock?
  • shwaipshwaip bluffin' with my muffin Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    nope, but you can use this
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    mack ...they're out of stock quit sending them there ...lol
    now where are those addy's I posted last night?
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    am1.gif

    a list for u guys.
  • NoFutureNoFuture In a 3D world...
    edited November 2003
    If you want to go real cheap, get youself a new duron 1.4 or 1.6ghz, they can easily be modded to AXPs and will overclock in the 2.5ghz on air, all that for 40$... I'm getting one ASAP
  • WuGgaRoOWuGgaRoO Not in the shower Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    NoFuture had this to say
    If you want to go real cheap, get youself a new duron 1.4 or 1.6ghz, they can easily be modded to AXPs and will overclock in the 2.5ghz on air, all that for 40$... I'm getting one ASAP


    r u being serious?!!? 2.5ghz?
  • NoFutureNoFuture In a 3D world...
    edited November 2003
    There is a thread about it on xtremesystems.org but I cant find it... :(
  • NoFutureNoFuture In a 3D world...
    edited November 2003
  • Al_CapownAl_Capown Indiana
    edited November 2003
    Just get an 1800 Retail from newegg. I got a JIUHB DLT3C. Newegg however doesn't guarantee steppings so be wary.

    1800 DLT3C's can do 2.3 - 2.5 on air from 1.8-1.9vcore

    However, one thing i've learned from overclocking; don't expect **** out of your chip. It's better to be pleasantly suprised, than expecting it.
  • qwikkqwikk po-town, nh
    edited November 2003
    I've got a 2100+ how can I tell the... uhh code thingy for it, and how much should I be able to OC it? I'm a noob when it comes to this stuff.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    Well, this is the best pic I could find floating around my comps. ATM... I'll take a better one, but this should help:
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    u have to take off your heatsink, and look at the CPU.

    if your have a tbred, it should look like the picture below, and your code.
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    and if u have an old pali core( i think 2100 was never on pali core) here is what it should looks like.
    xp2100-core.jpg

    EDIT, i guess there were once.
  • CammanCamman NEW! England Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    ooo geeky one busting out the pics of his dually board....

    /me is jealous

    i think my 2100 is a palomino....
    Green PCB = Palomino?
  • GHoosdumGHoosdum Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    I've got green PCB on a TBred-A (and a TBred-B also I think), and my old Pali was on the brown organic PCB.
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    Camman, then this will make you even more jealous... I had to root around in my "junk drawer" to find my extra athlons... They were buried under the 3 Promise ATA-133 controllers and the Adaptec SCSI controller, next to the A7N8X-Deluxe, the KX7-333, the K7S5A, and the A7M-266, and behind the 10,000rpm SCSI hard drives :D
  • leishi85leishi85 Grand Rapids, MI Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    damn u geeky, i want some!!!
  • CammanCamman NEW! England Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    damn uuuu!!!!!! I must take pics of random computer parts around my house...damn....too much paper covering everything :D
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    If you look at the label or CPU core, it'll say something like:
    AMD Athlon<sup>TM</sup >
    AXDA1700DUT3C 9468957280062
    JIUHB 0312VPMW (m)(c)1999 AMD

    That's off my 1700+ TBred B CPU....

    AXDA = CPU code. I believe AXDA is for AMD Athlon XP, TBred Core
    1700 = Performance Rating or Clockspeed, depending on the chip
    DUT3C = Default Voltage
    9468957280062 = CPU serial # (I THINK)
    JIUHB = Stepping
    0312VPMW = Week of production (I THINK)
    (m)(c)1999 AMD = legal gobbledygook.

    If the stepping code is on the CPU core, the layout will be a bit different, but the info will be the same. For example, my 1700 Palomino CPU has the following code:

    AMD Athlon<sup>TM</sup >
    AX1700DMT3C
    AROIA 0227SPMW
    96467770430
    (m)(c)1999 AMD
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    The important part for determining overclockability is the CPU code, Performance rating/clockspeed, Default voltage, stepping, and week of production.

    Oh, and Leishi/Camman...
    :D

    This is what happens when you never throw anything away. I've got some extra RAM floating around here somewhere too, but I think it's defective. The rest of my extra parts went into building my "print server" (it's also my primary desktop. 1.3 Celeron for surfing, 1800 @ 2.5GHz for games, dual 2500s as a "toy", plus the laptop... :D)
  • CammanCamman NEW! England Icrontian
    edited November 2003
    hey Geekmaster you're goin to the LAN, right? I need to make sure I can kick you in the shins in person :D
  • Geeky1Geeky1 University of the Pacific (Stockton, CA, USA)
    edited November 2003
    hey Geekmaster you're goin to the LAN, right?

    Wish I could... Parents won't let me. Maybe if you/we/they do it next year, I'll be able to do it. It'd be much more likely if it were during the summer...
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