I got that PIV 1.6a + MSI 645 Ultra sysstem put together.
For my purposes it seems quite adequate. I had all the other parts I needed to put together a system - a cheapo case with a generic 300W psu, 256MB Kingston ValueRAM DDR PC2100 CL2.5, and I just used the stock HSF. I figured with those parts I'd be lucky to get much of an OC so I wanted a relatively inexpensive CPU/MOBO combo.
The best stable configuration I could get was 147 FSB for 2.352GHz. I was actually quite amazed that I was able to get that with all the highest memory settings (CL 2 and using the ultra timings) using that cheap memory. 148 FSB ran for 24 hours before a glitch occured. At full crunch the temperature is around 28 to 30 above ambient, usually the upper 40's.
It seems to be a pretty good combo. Mostly I wanted to try the PIV 1.6a overclock thing. At close to $30 dollars less (NewEgg) the 1800XP with an easy slight FSB overclock seems to be a pretty close match. At roughly the same price as the 1.6a (and the minor hassle of unlocking it) the 1900XP would probably be my choice for a next new system (*looking sadly at credit card balance*).
For my purposes it seems quite adequate. I had all the other parts I needed to put together a system - a cheapo case with a generic 300W psu, 256MB Kingston ValueRAM DDR PC2100 CL2.5, and I just used the stock HSF. I figured with those parts I'd be lucky to get much of an OC so I wanted a relatively inexpensive CPU/MOBO combo.
The best stable configuration I could get was 147 FSB for 2.352GHz. I was actually quite amazed that I was able to get that with all the highest memory settings (CL 2 and using the ultra timings) using that cheap memory. 148 FSB ran for 24 hours before a glitch occured. At full crunch the temperature is around 28 to 30 above ambient, usually the upper 40's.
It seems to be a pretty good combo. Mostly I wanted to try the PIV 1.6a overclock thing. At close to $30 dollars less (NewEgg) the 1800XP with an easy slight FSB overclock seems to be a pretty close match. At roughly the same price as the 1.6a (and the minor hassle of unlocking it) the 1900XP would probably be my choice for a next new system (*looking sadly at credit card balance*).
They keep giving me more credit and well......
