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james.miller

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well, actually sombody is going to buy me one:D wont cost me a penny! hehe

anyway, the question is. what do i get? hes already offerend to get me a xp2400+ (around £150). but i dont know what stepping it will be.
so, do i
a) let him buy me the 2400+ and mabey get an ATI radeon 9500 next month
or
b) get a lesser chip and the radeon at the same time?

is it worth the chance of getting the 2400+ right now, and what are the worst steppings doing? remember im pretty limited (actually totally limited) as to what multipier i can use (i cant adjust the multi with a k7s5a) so the higher multi of the 2400+ is preferable. and, as im not actually paying anything for it, i dont mind taking the chance as long as i can get a respectalbe o/c out of it
 
i thought that the new tbred 2100's were getting extremely good results. there is an article on the front page like a week ago. check that out. also how are u so lucky to have ppl buying u expensive toys. lol

--jason
 
after the problems ive had over the last week, and the fact that ive fixed this guys pc no end of times, i think i deserve it lol

anyway with this mobo i have very limited options. also, the 2100+ t/bred's that i have seen have all been aiucb's which arnt so great. so in that respect, the 2400+ would be better for me (also allowing for a higher o/c when i get a new mobo)

i wont be able to aford the grpaihcs card this month, but when i get it, they should make one heck of team.
 
I think, since you don't have an Nforce2 board, it's a wise choice to get something with a high default multiplier. Go for the 2400.
 
yeah that was what i was thinking. dont the nfoce2 boards unlock all of the multi's? in which case if/when i get one, it would be a win/win situation:)
 
Why don't you have him buy you a new nforce mobo to go with that XP2100 tbred B. That would be a great combo.
 
The nForce2 unlocks all the mutlis and lets you raise the FSB as high as you want, so it's defenitely the mobo to buy, eventually.
 
I also have full multiplier control with my Kd7, I was running a 2400+ and had the multi's up to 17 and as low as 10 so I would say it has full access, also the board performs very well with the Kt400 chipset and is very reasonably priced.

mamer
 
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