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Help with this cheap upgrade choice - P4, Athlon 64 or Athlon XP?

I'm thinking this is probably the route I'm going to take for now until I can do a major upgrade. How do you think the performance of an OC'd 2400/2500 modile will compare to a new Atlon XP 2600 processor? Thanks, Rob
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- Post #13
- Jan 16, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help with this cheap upgrade choice - P4, Athlon 64 or Athlon XP?

Will a current AM2 board be able to support dual and quad core processors in the furure or will I end up needing a new board again? This actually sounds like a great idea, but I can't seem to find a AM2 board that uses DDR memory and has an AGP slot.... -Rob
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- Post #10
- Jan 16, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help with this cheap upgrade choice - P4, Athlon 64 or Athlon XP?

Thanks for the advice, but do you have a link to the motherboard? I have not seen a socket 939 board that also has an AGP slot? Thanks, Rob
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- Post #9
- Jan 16, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help with this cheap upgrade choice - P4, Athlon 64 or Athlon XP?

Thanks for the info. Yes the board supports 400mhz FSB, so the Athlon Mobile is an option though I haven't seen these for $50? Why would the AM2 Sempron be better that say a P4 upgrade or an Athlon 64 processor? Thanks again for the advice, Rob
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- Post #6
- Jan 15, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help with this cheap upgrade choice - P4, Athlon 64 or Athlon XP?

Thanks, but I'm really just looking for the cheapest way to upgarde processor speed right now so that's why I'm looking at the above options. -Rob
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- Post #3
- Jan 15, 2007
- Forum: Computer Building
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Help with this cheap upgrade choice - P4, Athlon 64 or Athlon XP?

Right now I have a system with an Athlon XP 2100 processor, Asus A7N8X board, 1GB DDR400 memory, Geforce 7600 AGP video card. I'm looking for a cheap upgrade to last another year or so until I build a new system (Less than $125). These are the options I'm looking at based on reusing all my...
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- Jan 15, 2007
- Replies: 15
- Forum: Computer Building
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Looking for cheap upgrade advice

My current system consists of the following: AMD Athlon XP 2100+ Thoroughbred 1.73GHz Socket A Processor ASUS A7N8X NVIDIA nForce2 Motherboard 2 - CORSAIR XMS 256MB 184-Pin DDR SDRAM DDR 400 (PC 3200) Nvidia 6600GT Video Card - AGP Antec 400W PSU 2 HD's, DVD Drive, Etc..... I was...
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- Dec 13, 2006
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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A7N8X Problem

I've also tried a bios update. I'm currently running 1002.003 and I'm going to try 1002 final tonight. My vcore is at 1.75 in the bios and it runs perfectly stable in winxp running prime95 and other apps. The weird part is that it only happens when it's left off for more than a few hours. It's...
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- Post #8
- Feb 19, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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A7N8X Problem

Thanks, but I already tried replacing the CMOS battery. That didn't help though......
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- Post #7
- Feb 19, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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A7N8X Problem

Well, I tried a new Antec True power PSU too and that had no affect on the probem......
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- Post #4
- Feb 19, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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A7N8X Problem

I still can't seem to find a solution to this problem. I replaced the cmos battery after hearing some boards were shipped with a weak battery, but that has not helped. Any advice on the above problem would really be appreciated. Thanks, Rob
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- Post #2
- Feb 19, 2003
- Forum: Motherboards
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Which PSU? SL350 or Trupower 330?

I'm going to pick up a new psu to replace the cheap generic one I'm currently using. I've been having problems with my system rebooting due to fluctuating voltages when I start to overclock the AMD 2100+ Tbred. I'm trying to keep the cost to a minimum and I've narrowed the choices down to either...
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- Feb 12, 2003
- Replies: 2
- Forum: Computer Building
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A7N8X Problem

I just put together a system with an AMD 2100+ tbred w/ Volcano 7+, Asus A7N8X (not delux), 2 sticks of Corsair XMS PC3200 and a Gefore4 TI4200. I currently have the processor running at 166x12.5 and it is completely stable running Prime95 all day long. The problem is when I shut down the...
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- Feb 12, 2003
- Replies: 8
- Forum: Motherboards
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VCore varying - Is it the PSU?

Thanks again... The ratings on the PSU are: +3.3v = 28A +5v = 30A +12v = 15A +5vsb = 2A -5v = 0.3A -12v = 0.8v They actually don't look to bad, but I'm sure the regulation is poor... I'll look into getting something better.
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- Post #5
- Feb 11, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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VCore varying - Is it the PSU?

Thanks for the info. I pretty much figured it was the cheap PSU. Is the vcore controlled by the PSU or is it from the motherboard? I'm interested since the other voltages seem to be very stable and only the vcore varies up ad down.
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- Post #3
- Feb 11, 2003
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking
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VCore varying - Is it the PSU?

I just put together a system with an AMD 2100+ tbred (AIUHB0301) w/ Volcano 7+, Asus A7N8X, 2 sticks of Corsair XMS PC3200 and a Gefore4 TI4200. I'm using the generic 350W PSU (brand is TVU) that came with a cheap Foxconn Super Case. I'm running right now at 175x12 with vcore=1.75 and everything...
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- Feb 11, 2003
- Replies: 5
- Forum: CPUs and Overclocking

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