XP2600-M in New System (Overclocking Capabilities)?

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Andrew87

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A friend of mine wants a new rig and I offered to put it together for him but first I would like some confirmation on these parts which will be used:

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I'm hoping to get a 2.5GHz overclock on this although my friend would probably be happy with 2.3GHz which I think this should get comfortably? Does the NF7-S run ok with XP2600-M's? The DFI Lan Party costs a bit too much. Also would you recommend PC2700 / PC3200 memory? Seeing as the CPU is only FSB266 I thought PC3200 memory wouldn't be needed but I'm not sure just how well these Mobiles overclock and I'm sure I've read a lot of them reach FSB333 or perhaps even FSB400, would this be an accurate assumption?

Also is it worth paying £20 more for an XP2600-M instead of an XP2400-M?

All feedback is welcome, thanks :).

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Newest Spec:

AMD Athlon XP2400-M Mobile £55.81
GeIL 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 Golden Dragon CAS2 £77.89
DFI NFII Ultra Infinity (Socket A) £61.10
PowerColor Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB £151.58
Thermalright ALX800 (Socket A) Heatsink £22.33
YS-TECH FD8125 80mm Fan (3 Pin) £5.17
Arctic Silver 5 Thermal Compound £6.76
Casecom KG-3966 Silver 300watt ATX Case £19.97
Super Flower Real 420w Dual Fan Psu £35.24
Western Digital Caviar 120Gb 7200rpm £58.74
Toshiba 4x DVD-R/RW £49.78
LiteOn LTR-52327S £20.79
Alps Floppy Disk Drive 1.44MB £4.53
56k v.90 Modem £8.17
Arctic Cooling VGA Silencer £5.84
8cm Internal Case Cooling Fan 4 pin £0.57
Ebuyer AC Power Lead (Kettle Type) £1.17
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the AXP Mobiles are hitting speeds more like 500FSB on some good boards. "you know 250fsb x 2" Some people are getting lucky, but overclocking is about luck of the draw. You should be able to get 2.2-2.3 fairly easy out of these new chips. All you can do is try, there is not set in stone method.
 
Right now I got my 2600-M running 2338 at 1.6v, its solid. Any higher + more voltage rapes my sissy SLK-700 with its low-flow fan. They are generally solid chips, probably have a 95% chance of hitting 2400 without any big probs.
 
I had a 2500m that did 2.5 ~ 2.6 depending on how cold of a day it was. But I sold it to my friend who needed more than I did. 2.3GHz should be easy for that chip with that board.

One thing to note though, if you really want to crank the FSB up though you'll need to take the NB fan off, the one ABIT includes isn't that great.

Goodluck!!
 
If you want a Lan Party board without all the extras, get the NFII Ultra Infinity...

Same board minus a few goodies... cheaper than the nf7s.

Depending on the stepping you get 2.3-2.5 easy, 2.6-2.7 if you are lucky...

you may want to go with a beefier hs/f...
 
Yes, I suggest getting a DFI NFII Ultra Infinity. It's LanParty-B without all the extra UV cables and stuff. ~$90.

Again, just reiterating. Depending on what stepping you get you should hit AT LEAST 2.3, but thats pretty much a given. 2.4 or 2.5 is more of what you would consider average with a 2600-M. 2.6, 2.7 or 2.8 is a fantastic. I own a 2600-M and mine did 2.7 on air.

So you never know :D
 
OK, I just checked out the prices of the DFI NFII Ultra Infinity and it's £6 cheaper than the Abit, has more Firewire, SATA, USB ports etc and from findings across these boards it's a better overclocker, so with no doubt this will be the new board of choice for the rig :).

So the new setup will be:

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Is the Corsair RAM high quality enough to reach speeds of about FSB220 with relaxed timings or should I look into Geil and OCZ?

I just checked the price of GeIL 512MB (2x256MB) PC3200 Golden Dragon CAS2 and it was £77.89. I thought it would cost more than the Corsair stuff. The GeIL 512MB (2x256MB) PC3500 Golden Dragon CAS2 is £92.94, would you recommend this memory over the Corsair XMS, taking into account that the GeIL costs less and is PC3500 which means I'll be able to run tight timings and higher FSBs. I think the choice of memory will have to be between Corsair and GeIL because the OCZ stuff is too expensive.

Again thanks for any opinions and feedback :).
 
my 2 cents are that the cooler you are getting is crap. I would gladly spend more money and get a nice big cooler for starters. Think big especially if you want 2.5ghz out of it. That would probally put out over 95W


Think thermalright slk-900 or better (best cooling)
zalman (best quite cooler)
 
my xp2600 is currently running 2.53ghz on air (220*11.5) at 1.85v prime stable. I had it at 2.64 (220*12) at 1.9v and it ran windows and benchmarks just fine. Prime failed after 30 minutes though. I'm using an aerocool HT-101 HSF, and its doing the job nicely.

I'm also very happy with my NF7-S v2.0, but I hear very good things about the DFI boards. You can't go wrong either way.
 
OK, I've taken people's advice on the Heatsink and replaced it with the Thermalright ALX800 and a YS-TECH FD8125 80MM Fan for it - good choice? I've also replaced the Corsair XMS PC3200 with GeIL PC3500, I've read some good reviews about it and it actually outbenchmarked Corsair memory of similar ratings.

Here's the current system planned:

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It's only a cheapo 400W Generic PSU though.
 
my suggestions:

Get the DFI Infinity, especially for overclocking.

Since you're gonna be gaming in it I assume you really may wnna get pc3200 cas 2 512x2mb, 1gb really is becomming needed for gaming now and in the future.

if I was you I'd get a 2400m and use the 20-30$ for a 50$ swiftech mc462-V or the heatpipe thermalright? or take? I forget whch :)

200fsb and 2.3-2.5ghz is what you shouldb e able to get, but careful you might be stuck at 2.3ghz no matter the cpu, 2400-2600, I'm stuck at 2.55 on water with 2.0v vcore
 
One tip, do not get a generic powersupply. Even if they do keep stable power, they tend to die pretty fast, least the generic ones they sell in Canada.
 
Originally posted by Shieze
One tip, do not get a generic powersupply. Even if they do keep stable power, they tend to die pretty fast, least the generic ones they sell in Canada.
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Ok thanks for the tip, I've changed the PSU to a 420W SuperFlower PSU, I have the 470W version and I'm happy with it so the 420W version should be fine I think.
 
If you can find a 350 or 400 watt fortron source psu, go with that instead... higher quality unit...
 
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