CPU upgrade

[GT98]

OK I was kicking around getting a new CPU for my system since getting a Althon 64 Rig is far off into the future for me.

I was thinking about getting this:

Althon XP 2400+ "Thorton Core"

Any comments on how they overclock or any other suggestions? I'm stuck using the 266FSB due to the Motherboard.

[gangster]

I just bought the retail version of this for my gf's computer, also from newegg. $80 including fan, seemed like a better deal than oem and no fan/heatsink.

I would have gone for a faster unit but this is the limit of her motherboard @266mhz.

IF your motherboard can handle a 333mhz AMD cpu it will also have a 512k cache vs. 256. Definitely worth it!

[Byock]

The Barton is much better, at 512k Cache, and it Overclocks like a monster. Everyone I have seen has been able to hit 3200+ Speeds, if not 3400+.

Might be time for a $50 Nforce2 board.

[bsdgeek]

I think Thorton is a Barton with messed up/disabled cache, some russian site (ixbt/digit-life maybe?) ran the hack to open it back up. Pretty interesting.

[Admiral]

yup, it was xbit labs

[GT98]

Originally posted by Byock
The Barton is much better, at 512k Cache, and it Overclocks like a monster. Everyone I have seen has been able to hit 3200+ Speeds, if not 3400+.

Might be time for a $50 Nforce2 board.

Well I want to do this cheap and under $100 bucks and if I went with a 333Mhz System it would be a SIS748 board. Getting a new CPU and Motherboard wouldnt be too bad, but the memory would be a kick in the dick.

[gangster]

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-131-451&catalog=22&manufactory=BROWSE&depa=1

They're not to expensive.