compatibile? 400Mhz DDR, 333fsb cpu?

compatibile? 400Mhz DDR, 333fsb cpu? 

DDR compatibility 

Hi Avih 1. Buy the pc3200 modules - the motherboard supports 400 mhz fsb, so when the xp's running at 400 mhz fsb (3200+) becomes cheaper you can upgrade. There should not be any compatibility problems with running pc3200 modules at 333 mhz fsb. 2. I woud buy the barton 2500+ - the data for the 2400+ are: 256K L2, 266fsb, 2Ghz The 2600+ is identical to the 2400+ - exept from the clockspeed which is 2.13 Ghz Edit: Forgot to mention that running pc3200 modules at 333 mhz fsb most likely will be an advantage as it will allow you to use faster memory timings. Regards, Mnl

thank you very much. sounds like a knowledgable asnwer. so i'm going to stay with my 1st choice: A7N8X-X, XP2500+, 512M 400Mhz DDR. cheers, avih

for everyone interested, regarding the cpu core (barton). i kept searching the web for data, and found 2 interesting arcticles: and it's OC'ability. and barton in general. this reassures me that the XP2500+ is the one i want. thx again Mnl. fyi. avih

Watch out for the 2500+ cpu. Only certain batches are very overclockable. I myself am running a 2500+ overclocked to 3200+ (2.2gig). Motherboard is Gigabyte GA-7n400 Pro2 Memory is a big problem with GB boards. They need very good memory to run. Mine is 2 X 512 AData DDR400 running Duel channel. ALL overclocking is done by the Bios alone. No hardware mods at all. And am using stock air cooling. If I went to higher cooling (H2O etc) I could get it up to 2.5gig (about max). So if wanting to overclock - read around first, then make a decision.

Should explain more about 2500+ AMD now lock the multiplier on these chips. You can get them to 3200+ by using the FSB only. But no higher by using the multiplier. You will need DDR 400 memory at 200FSB.

thx. as i noted before, i'm not a hardcore OCer. i'm gonna get the kingmax tinyBGA 512 PC3200. (one single stick). i already read plent of reviews (board/cpu/mem). for the price i paid it's a good deal for me (about $400 including maxtor 120G, ata133, 8M cache). OC using fsb only is fair enough for me, if i'll OC, it'll probably be just for fun, and then back to stock speeds. i should get the parts prob tomorow, and assemble during the weekend. thx anyway avih

When overclocking, set up as standard cpu speed then install windows. Then use a program called Prime95 under windows to check out stability. This program does some very serious computations using the cpu. It compares results to a lookup table. If the results are close to the correct answer, it issues a warning, if way off, Fails. Very good program to check out stability of systems. And also to check memory. If passes at stock settings, then slowly take the FSB up a few points at a time. Checking the system with Prime95 at each step. It will take a while, but you will know that you have a stable system. The only thing to make sure the whole way is Temperature. Have a good fan. I myself have a probe under the CPU that constantly monitors the TRUE temp of the CPU. Bioses usually report wrong. Good luck.

ok, i'm slightly reliefed now ;) thx. the thing i'm affraid of though is that i didn't put the thermal grease well, because it's the 1st time i've done it myself, or seen it. oh, and i should have kept the 4 rubber circles on the cpu, right?