I have just finished my second barton 2800+ system here are the results for those of you wondering what to expect.
system #1
abit nf7-s rev. 2
ocz pc3200 el dual channel 2*256meg (dual sided modules)
thermalright sk-7
artic silver 2
thermaltake smartfan II with thermalprobe mounted under chip
320W powersupply
final overclock was
cpu went to 2343mhz with the ram at 426mhz(213mhz)
temps were at around 48deg C
system #2...I went with some changes hoping for a larger
overclock was hoping for 2400mhz
abit nf7-s revision 2
ocz pc3500 el dual channel 2*256 (single sided modules)
thermalright sk800a
artic silver 2
thermaltake smart fan II with thermal probe mounted under chip
kingwin 350W powersupply
final overclock is 2310mhz with ram at 440mhz(220mhz)
temps are 43deg C
Voltages are as follows (same for both) 1.825Vcore, 1.7V northbridge, 2.9Vdimm
These were the results from 2 different chips, those real geeks out there like myself are now wondering what were the steppings...here they are...
system #1 stepping was ...damn cant find it
system #2 stepping was aquca
now i have a question for those in this forum...
I had used the pc3500 from system 2 in system 1 for 2 days and found i could clock up to 462mhz out of it...now in system 2 i cannot get more than 442 out of it. I know the core will go about 20mhz faster but the ram wont get there, even at low timings...ideas since i am out of northbridge and dimm voltage....what is the difference in systems..i figured that system 2 was better and would get more out of it.....unfortunately it seemed to be a waste of money