On Thu, 29 May 2003 19:22:14 -0400 Greg Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I think any KT400 board should do. If you want to be sure on the video, get > nVidia. You never said if you were going to dual-boot windows, but if you're > not, will dx9 really matter? I am dual booting windows, but thats besides the point. I want to have full compatibility with upcoming games. I will be playing them through winex, and I'm sure that most upcoming games will use Directx 9.0. Maybe then I should go for a GeForce FX 5600 Ultra. I didn't particularly want an FX though........ > If you OC the 2200+ your potentially going to have a problem because if you > move to 166fsb, you're going to have to drop the multiplier, and to do that > with the Athlon over 2100+ you have to make a chip mod, a small one, but > you'd still have to do it. The other option is to leave the fsb at 133 and > just increase the multiplier. Also, don't expect the same kind of > performance boost with the 2200+ than I got with the 1700+. a nearly 50% > overclock like that has pretty much been reserved for the 1700+ because it is > a very special chip. Moral of the story, read up and make sure you are > comfortable with what you are doing because there are no guarantees. If you > know what you are doing, it is pretty easy, but if you try to approach it > without gaining any knowledge, you could very well fry something. Ok, that puts the 2200+ out of the question. About your 1700+, does it perform the same as a non oc'd 2400+ would perform? And if not, about how does it perform in comparison to another Athlon? > Start here and watch the wrap. > > http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/forumdisplay.php?s=6dda6dfbae7758831b59bd69ca39a7e1&forumid=3 Thanks for the link, they seem to suggest the 1700+ as the most bang for buck. Thanks for all this helpful info guys. You have really weighed heavily in my decision for a motherboard / cpu combo. Thanks again! John Drouhard -- Thu May 29 18:36:42 UTC 2003 ----------------------------------------------------------------- They told me to install Windows 98 or better, so I installed Linux. Registered Linux User # 315649 Registered Machine # 201001
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