Out with the old, In with the new

[ziggo0]

Hello All,
I am new to the forums here but I am an overclocker my self. Right now i have a pathedic setup, except for my mobo :) An Amd Athlon XP 2000, Some cheap heatsink and crapy ram. Now what i plan on upgrading to is in the following:

:: Cpu Heatsink ::
Thermalright SP-97 Heatsink:
http://www.excaliberpc.com/product_info.php?products_id=3148
Price: $49.00

:: Cpu Fan ::
Vantec TD9238H 92mm Tornado Case http://www.computerhq.com/products/partinfo-id-3871.html
Price: $12.00

:: Cpu ::
AMD Mobile Athlon XP 2500+, 266 FSB, 512K Cache – OEM
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-103-401&depa=1
Price: $91.00

(Dont mind the price, thats for my reference ^_^)

Now with that setup there, what would be the best ram? I got an Abit NF7-S v2.0 and my current ram is a nice single stick from Kingston, its PC 2700. I am looking for the best overclock possible with that cpu and a ram combo. I at least want to hit 2.4ghz. Now i know that Mobile Athlons are best for overclocking, now is that cpu in that link a good one for overclocking? I just dont want to disapoint my self again...Also just to mention i plan on running on air and i know its not to good for OC but thats suppost to be the best heatsink & fan combo ( I know its loud as hell :P ). Thanks for all your guys help. Later all!

[Mr.Radar]

I think you've hit a good combo going there. Someone posted a link to a sound file of a Tornado in the cooling section. I'd highly reccomend getting a fan controller with it if you don't already have one.

All I know about RAM is that my Kingston ValueRam sucks. You might try asking over in the memory section if you don't get any replies here.

[Cyrix_2k]

What's the stepping (black label) on the 2000+? Mine does 2.6ghz just fine on water. If you used the SP-97, I think you could hit 2.5-2.6ghz on my chip just fine. However, most 2000+'s don't OC like mine :D

The mobile barton should be fine, but my brother has one and on high-end air and a NF7-m, I could only hit 2.3ghz @ 1.95v :( He paid less for it too... Newegg msut be raising their prices.

[ziggo0]

Im more or less asking what brand/speed of ram should i buy to get the best overclock? I may have posted this in the wrong section of the forum, but i am looking for the best ram to go with that cpu to reach the highest overclock. I need to reclaim the faster computer of the house (plus max. performance in gaming land;) )

[Como]

BH-5, simple one.

getitng haqrd to come by, and it loves voltage. mine runs at 3-2-2-2, 223 FSBon my NF7-S, however, the NF7-S is currently limiting my FSB. a pin trick,i 've heard, can get the FSB up to 250's on this board. i'll be doing that after i move into my new house and get my stuff out of storage.

check the stickey in the mem section for BH-5. Mushkin black lvl2 is BH-5, but check hte stickey. it even has links to the products.