I have a abit nf7-s rev 2.0 and think i might treat myself to a amd 3200xp + 400fsb but is this compatible with the NF7-S?
Richman
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I have a abit nf7-s rev 2.0 and think i might treat myself to a amd 3200xp + 400fsb but is this compatible with the NF7-S?
Richman
Yep. :)
Indeed it is m8 :)
It is yes but please please please get a 2400+ mobile instead as it will go far further than a 3200+ and will do the same speed at a lower voltage should you not wish to overclock.
All that for about half the price :)
Ah i didnt know that last time i overclocked my 2800xp+ and windows was freezing and i had really bad experiances with it, but maybe if i get a 2400-m it may be better. Will it be better than my current 2500xp+ (stock) cpuQuote:
Originally Posted by GreenPiggy
Richman
A mobile Barton will be absolutely guaranteed to reach 3200+ speeds.
Thats 2.2Gig. I haven't heard of a mobile Barton that won't reach 2.4Gig(Mine reaches 2.6)
Also it is preferable to the standard 3200 as it will probably reach those speeds at a lower voltage which comes in useful if you have a crappy power supply
The reason a mobile is better is that it's certified to run at a lower voltage than a desktop CPU(1.45 as opposed to 1.65V)
The mobile will however be able to take the same voltages as the desktop. This consequently gives you much more headroom for overclocking :rockon:
Looking at your system the only problem with getting 400FSB might be if you have dodgy RAM. Unlikely seeing as it is Twinmos :)
will work fine mate :)
My 2500+ used to run as a 3200+ but now I've got it going a little faster thanks to the Abits lovely clockability, just get some nice memory for the dual channel and then watch as the system screams away :)
What cooler would be needed as i have a coolermaster aero 7?
So the 2400-M is the best bet then overclock her?
Richman
Should be fine. I've had 2.4 out of a desktop Barton with an Aero7 lite.
The mobile should run cooler at the same speed because of the lower voltage.
The most popular setup here seems to be NF7 & Mobile 2500/2400+ so you'll be in good company:)
I will order one on friday and get to work then :d
Get a 35W 2400+ from CPUcity and get 2.6 Gig out of that beauty
one of these http://www.cpucitystore.co.uk/catalo...roducts_id=464
Richman
Thats the baby. Treat her rough:)
Remember that your mobile may not be as good as the desktop version, but for that you's have to be very unlucky. Most, however, will be very sweet chips - mine does 2.4 at ~1.725v, but ive heard of one done 2.6 at the same voltage which is sweet :).
Buy a retail chip and get the aproved heat sink and fan with it :)
That was my inital plan that is why i was asking if my Abit NF7-S would support a 3200 chip as i was gonna get a chip not retail tho but oem and use my aero 7+. Will my aero 7+ be ok on a 3200 or will i need something else.Quote:
Originally Posted by Apex
If iam going to get a mobile chip which iam Highly considering i would need some advice on overclocking if that is ok as iam not really sure on how to go about it.
Richman