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building PC for friend which xp barton should i get?
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ummm .. i would talk him out of the socket A realm... try to nudge him towards A64 the best you can ...
but if he absolutely wont budge then go for the 2600 mobile for 97 bucks
but if he absolutely wont budge then go for the 2600 mobile for 97 bucks
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Ya there are 0 reasons to build a new sockt A system...
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I'm going with a socket A because I already have a motherboard for him and he is only willing to pay 400 bucks for the system. He wants to be able to play CS Source. And If i go 64 bit and have to buy a new motherboard + HD + memory + case then I wont have nearly enough left over for a decent video card.. say??
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Drec said:what kinda xtreme barton tells people not to go socket A
ah come on man ...
the kind that has seen them days come and go ... barton days in my eyes are long gone..
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Neeseius said:
the only obsticle is that mobo... and what is it by the way .. are you just building a el cheapo or what ??
elaborate on your hardware that your looking at ...
what hd are you getting , ram, video, etc...
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Yes what MOBO and other hardware? The 2600M is the way to go for socket A but may be incompatable with your MOBO.
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Im gettin a Western Digital caviar 80 gig, a 9800pro, and the motherboard I already have is a gigabyte GA-7VAXP. Also I'm getting a gig of corsair value ram and a really cheap 30 dollar case. It has to be a 400$ budget and only has to play CS Source (so if it can do that it can pretty much play any game) if I went with Athlon 64 it would far surpass 400
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Drec said:
Don't even consider anything else for Socket A. Newegg has been shipping out IDYHA 2600+'s which have been getting some very good results lately. I got mine over 2.6 GHz with an Abit NF7-S v2.0 and TCC5 RAM. Be sure to get good RAM if you can, because Athlon XP does not run well on a divider.
You can find a 9800 Pro for about $100, or a 6600 Ultra for about $130, so I think the money would be better spent on a video card or RAM than a new motherboard, even if you go to Venice core. Be sure to get a mobile Barton, DO NOT get a desktop Barton.
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It would be interesting to see if you can get much out of that GA-7VXP board using a 2600M. You set the multi with dip switches?
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BTW (i hope someone remember from last summer) with that mobo GA-7VAXPA-ULTRA (it looks a bit simmilar) the max fsb i accomplished was 200 and cpu unlocked
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Yeah the FSB can be set by switches, and the multiplier can only be set by switches
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In this mobo you can set ONLY the multiplier (exept i am wrong) from dip switches
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Could you use a mobile with that board?Sotiris said:
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