My new system...comments?

Scrunter1 · May 18, 2003, 04:57 PM

amd 2400xp AIUHB 0305 remarked 27
Epox 8RDA+
buffalo 2*256 pc3200 (supposedly winbond chips)
gf4 ti4600

couple of questions:
[list=1][*]I have an enermax 330W PSU do you think this is sufficeint to overclock this rig with or should i use this generic looking 400W that I also have?[*]Anyone know anything about 0305 2400's iue: do they overclock well I'm hoping to hit 200 fsb at least[/list=1]

Thanks in advance

RIV@NVX · May 18, 2003, 05:00 PM

I would only change graphic card to some Radeon in the same price range (9500 or 9700 series, depends what you can get).

shuki · May 18, 2003, 05:05 PM

looks good though I agree with Radeon. Even save your money for a 9700 is what I would recommend doing!

dunno about that week on that chip (cpu).. I would spend some time trying to find one of those 0310 WMPW xp1700's that run up sooo nicely!

330 PSU should do you fine as long as the rails are very solid. just keep an eye on them as you begin OCing. Though if you get the r9700 I believe 350 min is recommended...

still gonna be a very sweet setup once its done. be sure to come back and let us know how the OC comes along

Kgentatszu] · May 18, 2003, 05:36 PM

shuki, how do i find out how many Watts i 'm currently using??

shuki · May 18, 2003, 05:51 PM

have to pull out the PSU and look for the sticker on it... sorry for the brief highjack Scrunter1...

Scrunter1 · May 18, 2003, 08:57 PM

np Shuki,

I can still get one of the 1700's here at this store I think they have a few 0312's but my reasoning was after getting rid of my 2200 I thought and OC of this 2400 should be good. I have been trying to get a 9800PRO from best buy, due to circumstances i gotta buy it from Best Buy, but all they have in stock atm is the 9700pro

I have an AX-7 with a Panfalo 80mm fan for cooling so I think I'm good there. Only thing I realised this morning was that with the 400W I'm gonna have toi split 2 of the connectors to power my cd rom and my case fans. Hope that doesn't affect anything too much

Another thing you said

Quote:

330 PSU should do you fine as long as the rails are very solid. just keep an eye on them as you begin OCing. Though if you get the r9700 I believe 350 min is recommended...

pardon the stupid question but what do you mean by rails?

Wiz4rd- · May 18, 2003, 10:24 PM

I would avoi8d enermax PSU's. I reccomend fortron PSU's. Many of your premium priced name brand quality PSU's are made by sparkle/fortron.

~~shai~~ · May 18, 2003, 10:36 PM

Q-tec are the best
a bit noisy however

tek · May 18, 2003, 10:42 PM

Thought I posted this already: Get either a Antec 400W or a ThermalTake 400W (best PSU right now... or if ya want 450W+, but you dont need higher than 400W -- its stupid)

WyreTheWolf · May 19, 2003, 06:26 AM

Gonna jump in here for a minute...

Forget the 4600, for what you spend on one of those, you can get into a 9700 non pro. Get the 1700+ save a little money there, and get a better graphics card.

not too sure about the buffalo memory ... I always think of the Buffalo brand tools... (something to stay away from)

The AX7 is a pretty good cooler... doesnt stand up against the better solid copper coolers... but not bad. Might want to look at a slightly more powerful fan (read a bit more noise.)

Overall, not bad choices.

Congrats.

DTC · May 19, 2003, 10:26 AM

Hello,

the best way to get a radeon is here:
http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=14868

for the first question:
try it with your 330W PSU, I have a 300W NoName and it works very well !

for the second:
I agree to WyreTheWolf save the money and buy a 1700+.

DTC

shuki · May 19, 2003, 10:37 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Scrunter1
np Shuki,

I can still get one of the 1700's here at this store I think they have a few 0312's but my reasoning was after getting rid of my 2200 I thought and OC of this 2400 should be good. I have been trying to get a 9800PRO from best buy, due to circumstances i gotta buy it from Best Buy, but all they have in stock atm is the 9700pro

I have an AX-7 with a Panfalo 80mm fan for cooling so I think I'm good there. Only thing I realised this morning was that with the 400W I'm gonna have toi split 2 of the connectors to power my cd rom and my case fans. Hope that doesn't affect anything too much

Another thing you said

pardon the stupid question but what do you mean by rails?

don't get an 0312 week xp1700. I have read only bad things about those. Well bad in the sense that they just won't give much over 2150Mhz or so. If you can find an 0310 (any would be better than 0312 but WMPW is the best one) get it rather than the 0312.

nothing wrong with the 9700 pro

I too have an ax-7 and does just fine for me! Has my xp2100 b at 2.3Ghz right now at 200x11.5 sitting at 35c idle and 39c full load

by "rails" I meant your voltage lines. You have a 3.3v line a 5v line and a 12v line that are critical for stablility. If you use motherboard monitor 5 it will give you those voltage readouts. As you OC it stresses the PSU and generic or underpowered power supplies will not keep the system stable.

edit - this 0309 is supposed to go very good. can be had here for $61 (third one down) http://www.atacom.com/program/atacom...PAGE=AK7P_CPUX

TheIceMan · May 19, 2003, 12:09 PM

xp 1700+ / 1800+
nf7 (-s) rev 2.0
twinmos / winbond bh5 / ch5 ram
radeon 9700 pro / np

my xp 1700 is running atm @ 13,5 * 167 = 2250~mhz
with 256 mb twinmos bh5 2,5 ghz wasn´t a problem.

Scrunter1 · May 19, 2003, 05:42 PM

thanks for the great replies and suggestion/info folks

May 18, 2003, 04:57 PM	#1
Scrunter1 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	My new system...comments? amd 2400xp AIUHB 0305 remarked 27 Epox 8RDA+ buffalo 2256 pc3200 (supposedly winbond chips) gf4 ti4600 couple of questions: [list=1][]I have an enermax 330W PSU do you think this is sufficeint to overclock this rig with or should i use this generic looking 400W that I also have?[*]Anyone know anything about 0305 2400's iue: do they overclock well I'm hoping to hit 200 fsb at least[/list=1] Thanks in advance

May 18, 2003, 05:00 PM	#2
RIV@NVX Freedom is a feature. Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Croatia, Rijeka Posts: 4,476 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	I would only change graphic card to some Radeon in the same price range (9500 or 9700 series, depends what you can get). __________________ -- Vedran

May 18, 2003, 10:42 PM	#9
tek DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Boston, US Posts: 2,103 Rep Power: 0	Thought I posted this already: Get either a Antec 400W or a ThermalTake 400W (best PSU right now... or if ya want 450W+, but you dont need higher than 400W -- its stupid) __________________ [COLOR=White][/COLOR]

May 19, 2003, 10:26 AM	#11
DTC DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 62 Rep Power: 0	Hello, the best way to get a radeon is here: http://www.hardwareheaven.com/showthre...threadid=14868 for the first question: try it with your 330W PSU, I have a 300W NoName and it works very well ! for the second: I agree to WyreTheWolf save the money and buy a 1700+. DTC __________________ ------------------------------------------------ XP1700+@2000Mhz(10x200)@1,50V Abit NF7 Rev.2 R9500np@9700 275mem/380core 2x 256 MB Twinmos BH5 @5,2,2,2 Artic Cooling Copper @44 degree C

May 18, 2003, 05:05 PM	#3
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	looks good though I agree with Radeon. Even save your money for a 9700 is what I would recommend doing! dunno about that week on that chip (cpu).. I would spend some time trying to find one of those 0310 WMPW xp1700's that run up sooo nicely! 330 PSU should do you fine as long as the rails are very solid. just keep an eye on them as you begin OCing. Though if you get the r9700 I believe 350 min is recommended... still gonna be a very sweet setup once its done. be sure to come back and let us know how the OC comes along

May 18, 2003, 05:36 PM	#4
Kgentatszu] DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 1,802 Rep Power: 0	shuki, how do i find out how many Watts i 'm currently using??

May 18, 2003, 05:51 PM	#5
shuki DriverHeaven Senior Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: in the hidden place Posts: 1,975 Rep Power: 0	have to pull out the PSU and look for the sticker on it... sorry for the brief highjack Scrunter1...

May 18, 2003, 10:24 PM	#7
Wiz4rd- DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 54 Rep Power: 0	I would avoi8d enermax PSU's. I reccomend fortron PSU's. Many of your premium priced name brand quality PSU's are made by sparkle/fortron.

May 18, 2003, 10:36 PM	#8
~~shai~~ Banned Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 613 Rep Power: 0	Q-tec are the best a bit noisy however

May 19, 2003, 06:26 AM	#10
WyreTheWolf Wolfish Bastard Join Date: May 2002 Location: Cave; Ozark Mountains Posts: 2,110 Rep Power: 0	Gonna jump in here for a minute... Forget the 4600, for what you spend on one of those, you can get into a 9700 non pro. Get the 1700+ save a little money there, and get a better graphics card. not too sure about the buffalo memory ... I always think of the Buffalo brand tools... (something to stay away from) The AX7 is a pretty good cooler... doesnt stand up against the better solid copper coolers... but not bad. Might want to look at a slightly more powerful fan (read a bit more noise.) Overall, not bad choices. Congrats.

May 19, 2003, 12:09 PM	#13
TheIceMan DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Germany / Bayern Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0 System Specs	xp 1700+ / 1800+ nf7 (-s) rev 2.0 twinmos / winbond bh5 / ch5 ram radeon 9700 pro / np my xp 1700 is running atm @ 13,5 * 167 = 2250~mhz with 256 mb twinmos bh5 2,5 ghz wasn´t a problem.

May 19, 2003, 05:42 PM	Thread Starter #14
Scrunter1 DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 31 Rep Power: 0	thanks for the great replies and suggestion/info folks