2 questions...

[Ragefreak16]

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1. im planning on buying a whole new mobo and CPU soon, could you guys give me any suggestions on which one i should get?want one cheap but fast, overclockable too so i can learn :)

2.what is this BIOS flash upgrade you guys always talk about?what changes will it make?

thanks
marco

[funnyperson1]

Mobo: Abit ST6 (excellent ocing mobo) 80$
CPU: Celeron 1.2(has been known to hit 1.6-1.7 on air) 100$


Bios is the protocol through which the mobo talks to the rest of the comp, no bios=no computer.....flashing a new bios allows newer feautres such as supporting new cpus or fixing bugs on mobos....look on the front page of www.overclockers.com and they ave some good articles on bios flashing...

[Yodums]

Originally posted by funnyperson1
Mobo: Abit ST6 (excellent ocing mobo) 80$
CPU: Celeron 1.2(has been known to hit 1.6-1.7 on air) 100$


Bios is the protocol through which the mobo talks to the rest of the comp, no bios=no computer.....flashing a new bios allows newer feautres such as supporting new cpus or fixing bugs on mobos....look on the front page of www.overclockers.com and they ave some good articles on bios flashing...

I second that rig FunnyPerson mentioned...
And get a SK-6 with that you'll need it :)

If you have bux to blow get an Epox 8kha+ and an AMD 1900+ ..

It really depends though if you just want something decent that can overclock and that'll last long and do the job its the Tualatin 1.2 Gig with the Abit ST6..

[funnyperson1]

its too bad that the Celly doesnt utilize DDr, otherwise an oced Celly1.2 could easily compete with the 1800+....

[Ragefreak16]

Originally posted by tsunami


I second that rig FunnyPerson mentioned...
And get a SK-6 with that you'll need it :)



whats an sk-6?:eh?:

that mobo and cpu sounds pretty good and cheap!better start looking then

[muddocktor]

Originally posted by Ragefreak16


whats an sk-6?:eh?:

that mobo and cpu sounds pretty good and cheap!better start looking then

An SK6 is a very good hsf that will let you overclock the proc well because it is very efficient.

[Ragefreak16]

hmm cant seem to find the abit st6 anywhere, whats up with that?

[funnyperson1]

try www.pricewatch.com

[muddocktor]

Atacom has the st6 listed for $84 on pricewatch and I just checked their site and they have the 1.2 Celeron oem proc for $106.95. The oem 1.2 Celeron is supposed to be better at overclocking than the retail proc, according to ol' man.

[Kid98]

You can try www.essencompu.com (essential computers). I have started to order there recently with good results. Always check vendors at www.resellerratings.com though. A rating of above 5.5 is pretty good. Also read the recent comments there to get an idea of how current customers are being treated. I ordered my ST-6 and Tulatin 1.2 at essential. I got my sk-6 straight from thermalright. Don't recall their website, but you can www.google.com search it.

Good Luck!!

Kid

[Yodums]

http://www.pricewatch.com/

http://www.heatsinkfactory.com

http://www.newegg.com/

Those are excellent places to buy your stuff