Gotta love them XP 1600+ AGOIA cores

[Greebe]

I have all the time in the world to play with so that doesn't even get factored in.

Now considering I just added a $54 cpu, and a few parts I ALREADY NEEDED, very worth while

While you are at it where would anyone buy an XP2800+? It can't be bought.

...

TIA = Thanks in advance

[Greebe]

Oh one more thing... that's

Pump = free
waterblock parts = $5
Pump = already have (been using for the last year)
Fans = $14 (as replacements to the ones currently failing)
Misc parts = already had (currently using )

Sub total $19

[ZokesPro]

Originally posted by Indiana


TIA = Thanks in advance...

(or "transient ischemic attack", but I'm quite sure that was NOT what Greebe meant... )

Hehe.

[Guru]

I know you can not buy a XP2800! Actualy I'm not even sure you can get a 2600+ yet!

Anyways my point was that with the prices of todays cpu's it is not worth playing around with "expencive" cooling solutions!

For example to give you some prices over here in Finland!

XCC -SWC (WaterContainer) size 80x110x130. 67.00 €
XCC Cu-XAu Water block! 59.00 €
Black Ice Xtreme Radiator 96.00 €
2x Sunon KDE1212PMB2-6A (98CFM, 36,5dB) 40.00 €

Total : 262.00 €

+ the cpu ~100 €!

Thats 362€ you could have spent on a faster CPU in the first place!!!!

[Greebe]

but I didn't

[Technoid]

Well,
On the other hand, Greebes setup is probably much cooler, quieter and stable than buying a CPU rated at that speed and trying to air cool it

[MultimediaMan]

Ok, Greebe, Fess Up..you Holed that other radiator on purpose so you could use the excuse to get a new one, didn't you?

[Greebe]

I truely lucked out on that

[Liquid Snake]

Originally posted by Guru
Thats 362€ you could have spent on a faster CPU in the first place!!!!

See Dr Mordrid's post <A HREF="http://forums.murc.ws/showthread.php?s=&postid=286843#post286843">here</A> and then Greebe's reply

BTW, what's the difference between all the different XP cores? What do the AGOIA, AROGA, etc codes mean?

[RichL]

I just got myself an XP1600 (not sure what core, I was in too much of a hurry to try it!) and after an initial 8 hour loop of the 3dMark2000 demo mode to make sure it was okay, started ramping the FSB up.
Currently running as an XP1800 at 10.5x145 at stock voltage with 44c after 2 hours load (3dMark demo) and 38-40c idle (case @30c, ambient 25-26c), aircooled with a stock Thermoengine and Arctic Silver 2.
Initially I had the voltage +0.025v, but that increased load temp to 50c and idle to 45c. As it doesnt seem instable with stock voltage, I dropped it back.
After upgrading from my Duron@1000, and finding a big boost to the G400s performance for a mere £44, I am one very happy

[DentyCracker]

Bah humbug. I appreciate overclocking, but not being very good at making things I'll be content nowadays to just buy the fastest XP that can be properly cooled with a Zalman HSF. (The one that uses a large quiet fan attached to the case of the computer). Plus I always hated FSB overclocking, much prefer screwing with the multiplier. hehe. . My next machine will be an XP 2400+ or 2600+ on a SiS746 based mobo with a Parhelia and Audigy2 in it. It is amazing how annoying the Delta fan sounds to me now. Blackpool has a lot less background noise than Kingston.

[RichL]

Originally posted by DentyCracker
Plus I always hated FSB overclocking, much prefer screwing with the multiplier. hehe.

Ah yes, but if you increase the FSB you also increase the speed your memory runs at, and to a lesser extent your PCI and AGP busses, so you get a bigger benefit all round, as long as none of your hardware is overly sensitive to high PCI bus speeds.

Matrox cards can take very high AGP bus speeds (dont know about the Parhelia)

[Claymonkey]

All I have to say is that I unlocked my 1600+ processor and it runs STABLE at 2200+ without turning up the voltage. Best $60 I ever spent

[DentyCracker]

If I can unlock and or get decent memory when i get my 2400+ I'll certainly play with the fsb. I much prefer to run as many things at stock as I can even when overclocking. IT still has to be stable or it isn't really overclocking. Winter here is nice, my Duron wouldn't do 950 in August. Does so without complaint now. I think I want a 2GHz processor though, so 2400+ or above it will be, which will be for Xmas.