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IC7-G or AI7 for new system

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charliebk

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Jun 27, 2004
Hello! I'm going to build a new system with a 3.2 GHz (Northwood) CPU and 1GB (2x512) of Kingston ValueRAM Dual Channel 3200 RAM. I would like to overclock the CPU to 3.6+ speeds with stock cooling (may buy after market cooling if, necessary).

1) Are these expectations reason?

2) Which Abit board would be best ($30 price difference) - IC7-G or AI7? Why?

3) Would you recommend different RAM or will the Kingston work?

Thanks!
 
Get the IC7-G , it has the 875 chipset which will give you a nice boost over the 865, even though the AI7 has a hacked PAT ( performance accell tech ) which makes it almost as good as the 875.
 
What about the extra vdimm the AI7 can run though? Actually, I'm pretty interested in this question myself purely due to that fact. I think most people would agree that the 875 chipset is a bit better- but the difference is fairly marginal.
 
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