2100+ Tbred B (? -> yes!) at newegg for 92->101 dollars (1/14/03)

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: pillage2001
Looked around and saw the Nforce 2 board is selling for 148 shipped in Newegg. that's gonna put a big dent on my wallet. i don't think I'll be on this bandwagon but I'll be back!!!!!!!!!!! I'll BE BACK!!!!!!!! :|

Anybody wanna sell me a A7n8X for cheaps?? Any other good Nforce2 boards??

Hurry to TCWO.com! The Epox 8RDA+ is 108$ shipped Fedex Super Saver! GO NOW!

 

[Shimmishim]

AHHHHHH ....

why didn't someone tell me about this before i ordered my 8RDA+ from aicmicro.com .... and it's in cali and they shipped it ground... and it's taking forever to get here... and and and... argh...

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
AHHHHHH ....

why didn't someone tell me about this before i ordered my 8RDA+ from aicmicro.com .... and it's in cali and they shipped it ground... and it's taking forever to get here... and and and... argh...

Muahahahahahah! If I didn't have $700 in bills to pay, I'd jump on the board right now. Guess the Asus A7N8X Dlxe will just have to keep me warm for now.

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: BigJ2078

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
AHHHHHH ....

why didn't someone tell me about this before i ordered my 8RDA+ from aicmicro.com .... and it's in cali and they shipped it ground... and it's taking forever to get here... and and and... argh...

Muahahahahahah! If I didn't have $700 in bills to pay, I'd jump on the board right now. Guess the Asus A7N8X Dlxe will just have to keep me warm for now.

That's exactly how much I have in my CC debt.

 

[BuckNaked]

Got my 2100+ from Newegg today...

AXDA2100DUT3C
AIUHB 0248MPMW

Going to throw it and a new 8RDA+ in tonight and see how she does... wish me luck!

Dave

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Buck_Naked
Got my 2100+ from Newegg today...

AXDA2100DUT3C
AIUHB 0248MPMW

Going to throw it and a new 8RDA+ in tonight and see how she does... wish me luck!

Dave

Don't keep us waiting too long. I tell ya, these Tbred Bs are like crack.

 

[Jen]

Originally posted by: Buck_Naked
Got my 2100+ from Newegg today...

AXDA2100DUT3C
AIUHB 0248MPMW

Going to throw it and a new 8RDA+ in tonight and see how she does... wish me luck!

Dave

best of luck to you Dave



does a little dance




hope you get to 2500mhz



Jen

 

[DDDavey]

WooHoo! Just ordered my first desktop stuff for ME since 1993!!! I think this thing will do a little bit better than the system I just put to sleep (By way of Boot throught the front of the case) P200 MMX


ABOVE OEM CPUs HAVE 1 YEAR WARRANTY 1 $5.05
MB NFORCE2 A7N8X DELUXE ASUS RTL 1 $148.00
DDRAM 256M|32X64 PC-2700H CORSAIR% 1 $93.00
HD 80GB|WD 7200RPM 8MB WD800JB% 1 $109.00
FD 1.44MB SONY MPF920-Z OEM 1 $8.00
CPU THERM PASTE|ARCTIC SILVER 3 3G% 1 $6.00
CPU AMD|2100+ 1.73 ATHLONXP TBRED% 1 $101.00
CPU ACC|SLK-800 HSINK ONLY THR RT 1 $38.00
*CDRW 482448|LITE ON LTR-48246S RET 1 $53.99

Subtotal $562.04
Tax $.00
Shipping and Handling charge
17.00
Total $579.04

We'll see how the chip does here!

 

[ShOcKwAvE827]

Well got my tbred 2100xp today that i ordered on Saturday... i just started it up and i'm ramping up the multiplier on my asus nf7-s. right now easily hitting 15 x 133 at default voltage for 2400+ speeds... gonna keep crankin it

...well i hit 16x133 easily too for 2600+XP equivalent... at 1.65 V I'm happy... it's running 47 idle though.. but i think abits read out a bit high. What do you think i can push my fsb too?

 

[bunnyfubbles]

What ram do you have in there now? That'll be the determining factor of how high you can push the FSB... I'm ready accounts of users getting well over 200+MHz fsb as long as their ram is fast enough. Even have read of 233+Mhz fsb speeds...

 

[ShOcKwAvE827]

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
What ram do you have in there now? That'll be the determining factor of how high you can push the FSB... I'm ready accounts of users getting well over 200+MHz fsb as long as their ram is fast enough. Even have read of 233+Mhz fsb speeds...

just some old crucial pc2100 ram but i'm pretty happy w/ 2.13 ghz right now but i have the urge to see how high it can go

 

[pillage2001]

Originally posted by: ShOcKwAvE827

Originally posted by: bunnyfubbles
What ram do you have in there now? That'll be the determining factor of how high you can push the FSB... I'm ready accounts of users getting well over 200+MHz fsb as long as their ram is fast enough. Even have read of 233+Mhz fsb speeds...

just some old crucial pc2100 ram but i'm pretty happy w/ 2.13 ghz right now but i have the urge to see how high it can go

The crucial pieces can hit at least 150...........pump it there!

 

[bunnyfubbles]

16x150 = 2400 > 2133

Yes, pump up the FSB

 

[BuckNaked]

Originally posted by: Buck_Naked
Got my 2100+ from Newegg today...

AXDA2100DUT3C
AIUHB 0248MPMW

Going to throw it and a new 8RDA+ in tonight and see how she does... wish me luck!

Dave

Did a fresh install of XP, now running at 13x166 at 1.7v without much effort. Wouldn't boot at default voltage.... Haven't played around with many settings in BIOS, and going to run prime 95 for awhile to see how well it runs... System specs as follows:

Epox 8RDA+
Alpha 8045 with 80mm Panaflo low rpm fan (L1A I think) with AS3
1 512MB stick of Corsair PC3200C2
Elsa Geforce 3
Tekram U3W SCSI Card
Atlas 10K3 18G
Maxtor DM+9 60G
Antec 840 case with Panaflo fans

I will post more once I see how well it goes, and if anyone's interested....

Dave

Edit: Temp seems to be holding steady at 46C while running Prime95 for nearly an hour..... Seems like a nice deal for a hundred bucks....

Edit: ran Prime95 for 3 hours without errors, temp fluctuated between 45-46C, and my case is pretty cluttered inside....

 

[BadNewsBears]

Ive only overclocked my Pentium 3 850. That was easy, just change the dip switches on the mobo. Howda overclock these new fangled things.

 

[ncage]

I just ordered one at 6am this morning. I know the price is higher but im glad i waited because you know have the piece of mind knowing what your getting will be a tbred. I just hope it works with my board. I have a abit kr7a (kt266a) mb and 2x256mg of crucial ddr PC2100.

 

[t4t3r]

will this proc. work with an epox 8kha+? I also have 512mb of ddr 2100 (256mb right now). will this still work together, or do i need a new board, like the new epox 8rda?


t4t3r

 

[drewdogg808]

damn you guys....i just had to order a 2100 tbred after hearing reports of 2.3-2.4ghz ocing. i was happy with my xp2200 at 2.05ghz too....
will report back early next week when i get it.

 

[Shimmishim]

okay... my board should be here any minute now!!!

i have 2 sticks of samsung pc2700 ram rated at 2.5 cl....

when i up to the fsb to 166, what should i set the timing of my ram to? .... i also read on the anandtech review that the 8rda+ doesn't have a pci lock... so if i up the fsb above 166, won't i throw my pci frequency out of whack?

or anyone that can give me a list of timings to use for my RAM for corresponding FSB, I'd greatly appreciate it...

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
okay... my board should be here any minute now!!!

i have 2 sticks of samsung pc2700 ram rated at 2.5 cl....

when i up to the fsb to 166, what should i set the timing of my ram to? .... i also read on the anandtech review that the 8rda+ doesn't have a pci lock... so if i up the fsb above 166, won't i throw my pci frequency out of whack?

or anyone that can give me a list of timings to use for my RAM for corresponding FSB, I'd greatly appreciate it...

Run the Memory and FSB sync (will be a bios option). At first, use the most relaxed timings to try to get to the limit of the chip (or your memory). After you hit the wall, keep on reducing the timings until you have maximum speed + maximum stability(which means you might have to lessen the FSB to get the higher timings).

Contrary to initial reports, the Epox 8RDA and + DO in fact have PCI/AGP locking, so don't worry about that.

 

[Shimmishim]

um, when you say the most relaxed timing.... what do you mean?

argh... this is all confusalling...

 

[BigJ]

Originally posted by: Shimmishim
um, when you say the most relaxed timing.... what do you mean?

argh... this is all confusalling...

In the BIOS, theres going to be several RAM timings options most likely under Advanced Chipset Features. Your PC2700 may be rated to run Cas2.5, with these timings 2.5-4-4-8. Try bumping those timings up to say 2.5-6-6-9 for example to see the true limitations of your chip, and not your memory.

 

[AnImuS]

Just setup my new rig last night. Jumped on the 2100+ cpu.

8RDA
512MB Samsung 2700
CPU is at 13x180@1.775 38c full load, mem@2.7

Not bad i say : )

Ran Sisoft Sandra burn-in so far for 3hours. I tryed running Prime95 but got an execution error.

I need opinons on wether these voltages look good?
+5v=4.97
+3.3v=2.75
+12v=11.80
-12=12.20

 

[cliftonite]

Originally posted by: t4t3r
will this proc. work with an epox 8kha+? I also have 512mb of ddr 2100 (256mb right now). will this still work together, or do i need a new board, like the new epox 8rda?


t4t3r

I beleive it will work but can someone guesstimate how well it would overclock on this board?

 

[P4spooky]

Originally posted by: AnImuS
Just setup my new rig last night. Jumped on the 2100+ cpu.

8RDA
512MB Samsung 2700
CPU is at 13x180@1.775 38c full load, mem@2.7

Not bad i say : )

Ran Sisoft Sandra burn-in so far for 3hours. I tryed running Prime95 but got an execution error.

I need opinons on wether these voltages look good?
+5v=4.97
+3.3v=2.75
+12v=11.80
-12=12.20

Looks good, the 3.3V is actually VDimm (memory voltage) - at 2.7V. setting.