xp2500 or xp2600? - Page 2

ABOU · 10-21-2003, 03:40 PM

how much is each component that you are loking at at the minute i will look about and see if i can get cheaper

if you are a gamer having 2ghrtz under your case dose nicely

oh and the above coment on the 3200 im sorry LP your right my bad ( to lazy to go bk and edit it out)

hey LP up to what processor will the gigabyte GA-7N400 pro support ??

igalan · 10-21-2003, 04:51 PM

Well, if you want a cheaper option you could consider:

XP2500+
512 MB PC-2700 (333DDR)

With this configuration you can save a lot while keeping good performance... This if budget is important

ABOU · 10-21-2003, 05:14 PM

exactly

unfortunatly IG i need a minumum of 2gig processor so i need the 2800+ and the board but i may just get 512mb RAM and upgrade its so simple now i can do it myself lol

Cirga · 10-21-2003, 06:41 PM

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Originally posted by ABOU
exactly

unfortunatly IG i need a minumum of 2gig processor so i need the 2800+ and the board but i may just get 512mb RAM and upgrade its so simple now i can do it myself lol

You could just overclock the Barton 2500 chip. The reason I say this is.. the two chips I have had run awesome and I actually wasa ble to run one of them at 180 degrees faranheit for over an hour.. and it still worked perfectly once I finally got the darned fan on right. (yes I was an idiot and put it together under the influence of Jack daniels). Lesson learned

And I concur with igalan and LPDad on the Better Motherboard. Oh and.. whatever you do.. "DONT" cheapen yourself on your power supply. I bought a generic 500W PSU and I burned it in a few minutes on my XP2500 barton with my MSI motherboard. Whereas the 350W enermax is still running like a pro to this day.

igalan · 10-23-2003, 04:02 AM

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Originally posted by Cirga
DONT" cheapen yourself on your power supply. I bought a generic 500W PSU and I burned it in a few minutes on my XP2500 barton with my MSI motherboard. Whereas the 350W enermax is still running like a pro to this day.

Very true. A while ago I "upgraded" my 230W PSU for a 350W Agiler. I burned it in 6 months, while the 230W had been running for 2 years no problem! In fact I replaced the Agiler for the old one and it run with no problems in the same computer.

After this I got a Thermaltake Silent Power True 480W. Expensive, but it's worth it. Don't look at raw wattage, this is not everything, I have seen 400W PSU with less than 180W combined output on 3,3v-5v... If you can get Antec, ThermalTake, Zalman they are usually pretty good. Unless you want to run 4 hdd and 2 burners or more, 350W is enough.

ABOU · 10-23-2003, 12:25 PM

one thing there CIGRA warenty i aint got the money to buy another processor and im happy to flash my mobo and just let the processor be (2800+ run very hot) im working in a pc shop now im learning by the minute, but im all on the go now all my stuff is ordered all i need now is RAM im waiting on

only tip if you are going for the gigabyte board (pro) then use kingston RAM or you will have trouble as i have found out

as for power suplys i got a 350 watt with my family tiny pc and it has run fine for 3 years, no need to change it

Fletch · 06-29-2004, 01:27 PM

Quick note, before re installing your os, if you have to, with your new board, PLEASE make sure your cd rom is better than this thing I got going now 4x4x24 CD-R/RW (that is correct, and this is NOT a dvd burner lol) I basically *burned up my -user copy- of XP, and went to my folks place to make another, after a couple days I got her a going though!

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10-21-2003, 03:40 PM	#16 (permalink)
ABOU Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NORTHERN IRELAND Posts: 460	how much is each component that you are loking at at the minute i will look about and see if i can get cheaper if you are a gamer having 2ghrtz under your case dose nicely oh and the above coment on the 3200 im sorry LP your right my bad ( to lazy to go bk and edit it out) hey LP up to what processor will the gigabyte GA-7N400 pro support ??

10-21-2003, 04:51 PM	#17 (permalink)
igalan PCTT Articles Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Barcelona, SPAIN Posts: 1,018	Well, if you want a cheaper option you could consider: XP2500+ 512 MB PC-2700 (333DDR) With this configuration you can save a lot while keeping good performance... This if budget is important

10-21-2003, 05:14 PM	#18 (permalink)
ABOU Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NORTHERN IRELAND Posts: 460	exactly unfortunatly IG i need a minumum of 2gig processor so i need the 2800+ and the board but i may just get 512mb RAM and upgrade its so simple now i can do it myself lol

10-23-2003, 12:25 PM	#21 (permalink)
ABOU Registered User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: NORTHERN IRELAND Posts: 460	one thing there CIGRA warenty i aint got the money to buy another processor and im happy to flash my mobo and just let the processor be (2800+ run very hot) im working in a pc shop now im learning by the minute, but im all on the go now all my stuff is ordered all i need now is RAM im waiting on only tip if you are going for the gigabyte board (pro) then use kingston RAM or you will have trouble as i have found out as for power suplys i got a 350 watt with my family tiny pc and it has run fine for 3 years, no need to change it

06-29-2004, 01:27 PM	#22 (permalink)
Fletch Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Campobello Island Posts: 53	Quick note, before re installing your os, if you have to, with your new board, PLEASE make sure your cd rom is better than this thing I got going now 4x4x24 CD-R/RW (that is correct, and this is NOT a dvd burner lol) I basically *burned up my -user copy- of XP, and went to my folks place to make another, after a couple days I got her a going though!