Originally posted by Goatman
The best mobo you can buy is not a Gigabyte....
Is it worth getting a amd athlon xp 3200+ so I have a processor with 400 mhz fsb, or get a xp 3000+ with 333mhz fsb and save quite a bit money aswell? Is there much performance difference between 400 and 333 mhz FSB athlon xp's?
That wasn't one of the choicesOriginally posted by j79zlr
I would get a P4C @ 3.0GHz at 800FSB and enjoy stability
or get a 400fsb barton and enjoy stability as well...?Originally posted by j79zlr
I would get a P4C @ 3.0GHz at 800FSB and enjoy stability
Originally posted by AYHJA
What kind of board do you have, Goatman..?
none of those numbers credit the board at all. those values are purely dependent on the cpu and what it can attain.Originally posted by AYHJA
my Gigabyte runs my Barton 2500 at 2.2GHz and a 400 fsb without breaking a sweat...I don't even have to change voltages to get it to go that fast, and my temps are around 32 degrees, idle...Full load, Maybe 38 degrees...That's a pretty good performance tilt...And considering that I didn't mess with any voltages, I have no idea what the roof is...
the at7-max2 is a kt400 chipset which is totally different from the nforce2. the kt400 chipset doesn't support a 200fsb.Originally posted by AYHJA
Maybe those numbers aren't in favor of the board, but luckily, I can comment on my own experience...I had an Abit AT7 Max2 right before I got this board, and whatever bearing the chipset may have had on it, it never even considered going above 171 MHz...Now, with the same chip, and a different board, I rolled on the 200fsb, and you mean to tell me the board had nothing to do with it..? If the board doesn't have anything to do with it, what does the chip have to do with it..?