OC' a 2.5 ghz amd MAX?

[General_BLITZ]

i am thinking of buying a 2500+ amd chip, what do u think is the maximum speed i could get it too?

and what socket would it use, cause i have a Volcano 8 fan and its socket A

 

[nofriends]

First off, an AMD 2500+ isnt 2.5ghz, its 1.83ghz. Its a socket A chip, but max overclockable speed is different from max STABLE overclock. Sure you could prolly overclock it to 2.3-2.4ghz, but without proper cooling (your Volcano 8 isnt gonna do it) its not going to be stable and work. Max stable, safe overclock with the volcano 8 is probably 2.1ghz.
AMD's run hot enough as it is, and unless you are doing some serious cooling, its just gonna destroy your chip.

 

[Tyrion]

1.83 Ghz? My AMD 2400+ is faster than that( a clean 2.0). Unless I'm missing something..(Faster Bus, perhaps? Or does the L2 Cache matter?)

 

[3DDuL]

The new barton has got bigger L2-cache (512kb) but they have slower clock speeds.
My XP2800+ has a stock speed of 2.08ghz
I run it @ 2400mhz

 

[Tyrion]

Heh, so I guess the 2400+ Throughbred is faster in gaming, but slower in pure processing than the 2500+ Barton(Since the 2400+ is at a higher clock-speed, but has a much lower cache, which means it cant take in as many instructions).

 

[TrueWeltall]

I prefer non barton cores and saving my money.

 

[SidewinderX]

the 2500+ barton cost 97$ on pricewatch. how much more money can you save?


General: The 2500+ is a great overclocker, and it depends on a few thtings (room temp, case type, etc.) Your best bet it to take it slowly, OC it a bit, run some cpu intensive programs, and if it's stable, go up a bit more.

 

[TrueWeltall]

I can save 40$ with a 1800 compared to a 2500, id rather oc the 1800 to 2500 speeds+

 

[KiNG]

um...looks like a lot of people that dont knwo about 2500+overclocking capablities, excluding sidewinder and nofrieds. even though it has a slower clock speed its still faster than the 2400+, the same reason why a 2100Mhz chip runs near the equilvilent of a 3ghz machine. besides that the 2500+ has tremondous room for overclock, barton is simply better than throughbred. the reason u buy a 2500+, or should anyway, is to overclock that thing to 3000+ or 3200+ speeds. i as mine running at 3000+ speeds right now but i could have it running at 3200+ it i wanted. i paid 90 for mine and i love it.

 

[General_BLITZ]

thanks alot for the replies, I have decided to get it :cheers:

 

[Owskie]

i seen a 2600+ w barton core 333 fsb...what are the overclocking capabilites of that one

 

[nofriends]

You are going to be able to OC any chip a great deal with the proper cooling and system setup. I havent OCed every chip on the market, but you can expect to get at least a 10-20% overclock with an AMD chip and 15-30% with an Intel from my experience with the two manufacturers. Whatever you decide on buying, there are 3 rules i follow for overclocking.

1. Cooling, cooling and more cooling.
2. Baby step the process. Adjust timings and frequencies in little steps.
3. Proper burn-ins. Be sure to stress test the chip to ensure stability and to see if rule #1 is under control.

Ive seen chips with a 40% OC run at 33C idle, but under full load skyrocket to over 55C. Be sure you know what you're doing and you have the proper setup to proceed with overclocking. And a little extra cash in the pocket helps, just in case you go a little too far

 

[Vigilante]

OWskie : I have an athlon XP 2600+, though it is a thoroughbred, ive got it overclocked to 2.25 GHz from 2.08, I would go higher but my motherboard (KT400 chipset) wont let me go any higher. once i get an nforce 2 i'm going to go for 2.4 ghz. I use a volcano 9 HSF with arctic silve 3 paste

 

[KiNG]

theres no such thing as a 2600+ barton core, there is only 2500+, 3000+, and 3200+ barton core.

 

[TrueWeltall]

There is a 2600+ barton core, its 1.9ghz and sells for 98$ at newegg kthx.

 

[Owskie]

Originally posted by TrueWeltall
There is a 2600+ barton core, its 1.9ghz and sells for 98$ at newegg kthx.

yepp

 

[Sgt.Igneri]

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