new mobo

winny22 · 06-10-04, 06:25 AM

hi im lookin for a new mobo i have an xp1700+ and want to clock it to its max (cant clock my board ecs ks75a) so lookin for new board have 512 ram pc2100 any ideas nothin too expensive thanxs

Balrog · 06-10-04, 01:11 PM

Shuttle AN35N Ultra $54.99 US delivered in these parts of the world

OCing in BIOS or with 8RDAVCore software.
http://www.hasw.net/8rdavcore/

Shuttle performance
http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=267160

Regards, Balrog

Yodums · 06-11-04, 10:23 PM

Unfortunately, I think that if you get a new motherboard, you will have to consider upgrading other things, such as memory for one as it's really the only other component listed in your signatures. Is your 1700+ recent? Is it a T-Bred B or just a regular XP 1700+?

If it's the older one, similarly to my old 1600+, then it's not likely that it'll overclock as high as you want it to, or at least not like what other members have gotten their T-Bred Bs to..

Anyways, it's just something to keep in mind that overclocking is pretty scattered and you can't go high without a motherboard but then you need things to support that like CPU, memory and cooling.....

The Abit NF7-S v2.0 seems to be a popular choice for motherboards. I had to get a new motherboard recently and got an Abit NF7-S. You can see Abit has the most threads so I think you get a lot of support as well as the board is really good performance wise. Quality wise, I think the only problem I found was with the sound. The onboard soundstorm didn't work out too well for me, it mixed up my 5.1 setup completely and putting in a PCI sound card still left me with some cracking when I play, so I unplugged the center speaker since it was useless anyways.

Just check out the Abit forums to read up on the many threads on the NF7-S:

http://www.ocforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=43

Lots of people are hitting really high FSBs, like 250+.. that's why I pinpointed your memory as a problem if you plan to go that high.. If you just wanna do some light overclocking, I guess it's fine

masterwoot · 06-14-04, 02:31 AM

Abit NF7-S ver 2. Definitely!

Amourek · 06-14-04, 02:46 AM

You can't clock it very high if you're using PC2100. No point... unless you're going to get new memory as well.

06-10-04, 06:25 AM	Thread Starter #1
winny22 Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: uk	new mobo hi im lookin for a new mobo i have an xp1700+ and want to clock it to its max (cant clock my board ecs ks75a) so lookin for new board have 512 ram pc2100 any ideas nothin too expensive thanxs
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06-10-04, 01:11 PM	#2
Balrog Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Massachusetts, U.S.A.	Shuttle AN35N Ultra $54.99 US delivered in these parts of the world OCing in BIOS or with 8RDAVCore software. http://www.hasw.net/8rdavcore/ Shuttle performance http://www.ocforums.com/showthread.php?t=267160 Regards, Balrog
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06-11-04, 10:23 PM	#3
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Unfortunately, I think that if you get a new motherboard, you will have to consider upgrading other things, such as memory for one as it's really the only other component listed in your signatures. Is your 1700+ recent? Is it a T-Bred B or just a regular XP 1700+? If it's the older one, similarly to my old 1600+, then it's not likely that it'll overclock as high as you want it to, or at least not like what other members have gotten their T-Bred Bs to.. Anyways, it's just something to keep in mind that overclocking is pretty scattered and you can't go high without a motherboard but then you need things to support that like CPU, memory and cooling..... The Abit NF7-S v2.0 seems to be a popular choice for motherboards. I had to get a new motherboard recently and got an Abit NF7-S. You can see Abit has the most threads so I think you get a lot of support as well as the board is really good performance wise. Quality wise, I think the only problem I found was with the sound. The onboard soundstorm didn't work out too well for me, it mixed up my 5.1 setup completely and putting in a PCI sound card still left me with some cracking when I play, so I unplugged the center speaker since it was useless anyways. Just check out the Abit forums to read up on the many threads on the NF7-S: http://www.ocforums.com/forumdisplay.php?f=43 Lots of people are hitting really high FSBs, like 250+.. that's why I pinpointed your memory as a problem if you plan to go that high.. If you just wanna do some light overclocking, I guess it's fine
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06-14-04, 02:31 AM	#4
masterwoot Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: 47.6358 N, 117.2528 W	Abit NF7-S ver 2. Definitely! __________________ Asus P5W DH Deluxe, C2Duo E6600 @ 3.4ghz, H20 Cooled, 2x1GB Ballistix, 8800GTS, OCZ GameXstream 600W. Heatware
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06-14-04, 02:46 AM	#5
Amourek Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Vancouver	You can't clock it very high if you're using PC2100. No point... unless you're going to get new memory as well.
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