My new shitbox computer

DriveEuro · Dec 26, 2002, 11:11 PM

So here we go, with 800$ between x-mas eve (me b-day) and x-mas... I decided on this...

Mobo: Giga-byte 7VAX KT400 (retail) for $89 from newegg
CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2100 (retail) from googlegear for 99$
RAM: Corsair CMX512-3200C2 400mhz Cas2 Memory w/Heat Spreader (retail) @ $170.00 from googlegear

All prices included shipping.....actually the shipping was free....but yeah, you know.

And I am now happy.....a new rig (minus a vid card) for just 358$
Happy birthday and merry christmas to me.

shortstuff · Dec 26, 2002, 11:50 PM

Not a bad rig DriveEuro. I'm glad that you had a good birthday and Christmas.

Vampyromaniac · Dec 26, 2002, 11:51 PM

You miiiiiiiiiiiight need a new power supply.

Not sure, but see how it goes

Zarathustra · Dec 27, 2002, 01:34 AM

Nahhh 350W generic is plenty for that rig. I get by just fine with a generic 300W and I have a power-hungry 9700 Pro!

ToshiroOC · Dec 27, 2002, 01:44 AM

Its my opinion that a good PSU is very necesary for good overclocking though. It may run fine, but when you are running a crazy slab of silicon, you need very stable power or you are going to get a voltage drop that crashes your system, or if you overvolt too much, a volt spike that fries something rather badly. Good PSU ~= Good Overclocking, if you ask me...

mbeeston · Dec 27, 2002, 07:52 AM

i need ddr =/

DriveEuro · Dec 27, 2002, 08:10 AM

i need it to........it's just coming in 6 days.

DriveEuro · Dec 31, 2002, 10:36 PM

MOTHER FUCKER! I DIDn't know that I bought a Palamino core on my xp2100!

mbeeston · Jan 1, 2003, 12:18 AM

lol... you didn't?

DriveEuro · Jan 1, 2003, 12:31 AM

Yes, I bought one with a Palamino core.....i don't like it too much....right now it is running at 1.73 ghz at 55 degrees C......sucks

Rayder · Jan 1, 2003, 05:25 AM

Yeah, I just got a Palamino XP2100 also, my bro upgraded his to a XP2400 Thoroughbred and I got the hand-me-down. I'm at 55C on the Palamino too(51c when idling at desktop with just MusicMatch playing). But I'm just running the stock AMD heatsink on it right now. I'm thinking about gettin' a ThermalTake Volcano 7+ for the bastard, my bro is using that one and the sucker has a hard time just getting up to temperature without turning down the fan speed. Although I'll have to admit, I've been very stable in my new rig so far. Besides, it keeps my bedroom nice and warm in the winter.

So, at what point does the CPU melt down?

DriveEuro · Jan 1, 2003, 07:55 PM

Well over a 100C....It will fry somewhere around 90.....then start to smoke and eventually just go "bye bye"

Dec 26, 2002, 11:11 PM	#1
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	My new shitbox computer So here we go, with 800$ between x-mas eve (me b-day) and x-mas... I decided on this... Mobo: Giga-byte 7VAX KT400 (retail) for $89 from newegg CPU: AMD Athlon XP 2100 (retail) from googlegear for 99$ RAM: Corsair CMX512-3200C2 400mhz Cas2 Memory w/Heat Spreader (retail) @ $170.00 from googlegear All prices included shipping.....actually the shipping was free....but yeah, you know. And I am now happy.....a new rig (minus a vid card) for just 358$ Happy birthday and merry christmas to me. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Dec 26, 2002, 11:50 PM	#2
shortstuff Sweetness Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 1,835 Rep Power: 0	Not a bad rig DriveEuro. I'm glad that you had a good birthday and Christmas. __________________ [color=Indigo]Joe "Roadee" Dawson R.I.P my friend. You will be missed [/color] If we keep doing what we've always done, we'll keep getting what we've always got.

Dec 26, 2002, 11:51 PM	#3
Vampyromaniac confutatis maledictis Join Date: May 2002 Location: somewhere dark Posts: 5,974 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	You miiiiiiiiiiiight need a new power supply. Not sure, but see how it goes __________________ *Digitalis 3.3* Athlon 64 3000 // ASUS K8V SE Deluxe // 1024MB PC3200 (2-2-2-10 1T) ATI All-In-Wonder 9700 Pro // 20" Dell 2005FPW (DVI) M-Audio Revo 7.1 + Philips Acoustic Edge // Klipsch ProMedia 2.1 320/16 Western Digital WD3200KS + 120/8 Seagate 7200.7 NEC ND-3550A 16x DVD±RW + Lite-On 52x24x CD-RW Antec Sonata case // 480W Antec TruePower personal bests \|\| Aq'3: 46796 \| 3D'01: 20461 \| 3D'03: 6336 \| 3D'05: 2677 \| PC'04: 4605 \| PC'02: 7691,9092,1250

Dec 27, 2002, 01:44 AM	#5
ToshiroOC Unbiased. Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 4,812 Rep Power: 0	Its my opinion that a good PSU is very necesary for good overclocking though. It may run fine, but when you are running a crazy slab of silicon, you need very stable power or you are going to get a voltage drop that crashes your system, or if you overvolt too much, a volt spike that fries something rather badly. Good PSU ~= Good Overclocking, if you ask me... __________________ [img][/img] [color=White]Peace be with you, Joe.[/color] Driverheaven Staff Member (Supermoderator)

Dec 27, 2002, 07:52 AM	#6
mbeeston HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: alberta, canada (thats north of the usa people) Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 68 System Specs	i need ddr =/ __________________ R.I.P Roadee - you will be missed T_T peace,love, and war... 3 things people look for... "if your going off the deep end, show off, do a cannon ball!" - me

Dec 27, 2002, 01:34 AM	#4
Zarathustra Elite Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: The Confederacy Posts: 841 Rep Power: 0	Nahhh 350W generic is plenty for that rig. I get by just fine with a generic 300W and I have a power-hungry 9700 Pro!

Dec 27, 2002, 08:10 AM	Thread Starter #7
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	i need it to........it's just coming in 6 days. __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Dec 31, 2002, 10:36 PM	Thread Starter #8
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	MOTHER FUCKER! I DIDn't know that I bought a Palamino core on my xp2100! __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 1, 2003, 12:18 AM	#9
mbeeston HardwareHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: alberta, canada (thats north of the usa people) Posts: 1,037 Rep Power: 68 System Specs	lol... you didn't? __________________ R.I.P Roadee - you will be missed T_T peace,love, and war... 3 things people look for... "if your going off the deep end, show off, do a cannon ball!" - me

Jan 1, 2003, 12:31 AM	Thread Starter #10
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Yes, I bought one with a Palamino core.....i don't like it too much....right now it is running at 1.73 ghz at 55 degrees C......sucks __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024

Jan 1, 2003, 05:25 AM	#11
Rayder Mostly lurking lately.... Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 2,161 Rep Power: 73	Yeah, I just got a Palamino XP2100 also, my bro upgraded his to a XP2400 Thoroughbred and I got the hand-me-down. I'm at 55C on the Palamino too(51c when idling at desktop with just MusicMatch playing). But I'm just running the stock AMD heatsink on it right now. I'm thinking about gettin' a ThermalTake Volcano 7+ for the bastard, my bro is using that one and the sucker has a hard time just getting up to temperature without turning down the fan speed. Although I'll have to admit, I've been very stable in my new rig so far. Besides, it keeps my bedroom nice and warm in the winter. So, at what point does the CPU melt down?

Jan 1, 2003, 07:55 PM	Thread Starter #12
DriveEuro HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Gurnee Illinois Posts: 4,677 Rep Power: 0	Well over a 100C....It will fry somewhere around 90.....then start to smoke and eventually just go "bye bye" __________________ [color=orange]ASUS P4P800 Deluxe [color=black]-[/color] 2.4C --> 3300mhz [color=black]-[/color] Mushkin PC3200 at 220 5-2-2-2 (cpu limited) [color=black]-[/color] BBAti 9800Pro at 430/375 [/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]01[/color] [color=black]3[/color][color=gray]D[/color]M[color=black]a[/color][color=gray]r[/color]k[color=yellow]03[/color] 16001200 12801024