Well im going to order one of these today, but does anybody know if this stepping "AQZFA" is any good as shown on CPUCITY.
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Well im going to order one of these today, but does anybody know if this stepping "AQZFA" is any good as shown on CPUCITY.
I think u missed the AQXDA which were the best, mind u these should do well also.
Well ive just ordered it, so it will have to be good want to try getting 200fsb out this baby :).
Just ordered..
Barton 2500+
Asus A7N8X Deluxe
512MB DDR PC3200 Twinmos (2x256)
Some thermaltake heatsink up to 3400+
Chieftec Dragon Silver DX-01S Midi Case (no PSU)
450W CWT + SATA Quiet Dual Fan AMD/P4 App Active Fan Control Active PFC
So going be a decent computer hooked up with my "128MB GF4 Ti4200p Turbo" should be looking around 14k in 3d mark.
;) Forget 3Dmark, that PC will really rock. Great choice!
Yeh i know mate, just like 3d mark im a little competitive. I hope i can get that chip up to 200fsb though will really make my day :).Quote:
Originally posted by Austin
;) Forget 3Dmark, that PC will really rock. Great choice!
Only chose the asus as ive dealt with them before, also i only want 200fsb out of my system. Plus a passive heatsink rather than another fan which will add to the sound.
it will do 200fsb cause i dont know a 2500+ from the current times that doesnt.
:) Only time you had problems is when it's down tot he mobo. Many early nForce2 had problems using 400FSB in conjunction with Barton (TbredB were fine), most likely fixed by mobo revisions if not simple BIOS updates though. Ultra400 and std 400 are obviously fine at 400FSB but it is the original nForce2 (plain) which may have problems. All nForce2 with IGP seem to lack 400FSB ability, even with the IGP disabled. Finally 333FSB stuff like KT400 and SiS746FX aren't going to do 400FSB. So basically A7N8X Deluxe should have no problem running that CPU at 400FSB, you may not even need to lower the multiplier.
Well i know a few mates of mine with the same setup, but with earlier steppings and went straight to 3200+ (200fsb) without making the voltage higher or playing with the multiplyer.