AMD XP-m OC question

[robodude666]

Hey,

I am currently running a P4 3.2GHz w/ HTT CPU and a friend of mine has an AMD XP-m 2500+ (IQYHA) OC'd to about 2.6GHz (which I understand to be faster than a P4 3.2GHz CPU). I am thinking of getting an AMD XP-m 2500+ processor (I will use ABIT NF7-S v2 mb) and I have this question:

How well will she overclock? IQYHA 0407VPMW 2004 week 07. I believe I read that all processors before 2003 week 39 (0339) were unlocked. This one seems to be after that. But I don't believe it matters because all mobile processors are unlocked, correct?

Also, a side question. How much would you say an IQYHA XP-m 2500+ would be worth these days? Just so I know I won't be overpaying.

And my final question: How well will a
AQXFA 0335RPMW
OC compared to a
IQYHA 0407VPMW
?

Thanks,
-robodude666

[Nerfy]

Hey,

I am currently running a P4 3.2GHz w/ HTT CPU and a friend of mine has an AMD XP-m 2500+ (IQYHA) OC'd to about 2.6GHz (which I understand to be faster than a P4 3.2GHz CPU). I am thinking of getting an AMD XP-m 2500+ processor (I will use ABIT NF7-S v2 mb) and I have this question:

How well will she overclock? IQYHA 0407VPMW 2004 week 07. I believe I read that all processors before 2003 week 39 (0339) were unlocked. This one seems to be after that. But I don't believe it matters because all mobile processors are unlocked, correct?

Also, a side question. How much would you say an IQYHA XP-m 2500+ would be worth these days? Just so I know I won't be overpaying.

And my final question: How well will a
AQXFA 0335RPMW
OC compared to a
IQYHA 0407VPMW
?

Thanks,
-robodude666


What is the model number of your P4 (I.E. P4 530, or P4 630)?

If the P4 has a 1mb L2 cache and HTT it is already faster than even an overclocked XP-M.

[theelectic]

If the P4 has a 1mb L2 cache and HTT it is already faster than even an overclocked XP-M.

Agreed, I upgraded 3 years ago from an overclocked mobile Barton 2500+ (OC'd to over 2.4GHz) to a stock 3.4GHz P4 550, the P4 smoked it in pretty much every benchmark and real world app.

[mat128]

Went from an athlon xp running at 2.2 to my prescott at 3.6 -- worlds of differences, the p4 @ 2.8 and more smoked the xp.

[robodude666]

I have the old old oldddd northwood. Its got 512KB L2 cache and 8KB L1 cache. Its in a DELL so it sucks even more i think.

[nn_step]

expect stock speed, everything after that is a gift from god

[robodude666]

expect stock speed, everything after that is a gift from god

But it is true that a XP-m 2500+ IQYHA overclocked to like 2400-2600 is faster than my northwood?

Thanks for your replies guys!
-robodude666

[sparkY1000]

I also have an XP-M 2500+ IQYHA 0411 I believe, I can run it at 2.6GHz 24/7 and its a great CPU back it up with some nice RAM with tight timings at 240-250MHz FSB and your on to a winner, will be faster than a northwood :)

[AzraelDarkangel]

I can't reply to your specific question but I do have an XP-M 2200+ that I had overclocked to 2.2GHZ for a while and 2.4GHZ for a very short time running an AOpen nForce2 based board in an AOpen EZ-18 barebones. My overclocking was limited due to the horrible cooling of the tiny case but I have since put it in a Lian-Li PC-7BW Plus II and I plan to buy a better cpu cooler and really push the overclocking at some point. My roomate has a P4 based Dell Dimension 8400 with an Intel 925X based mobo and a 3GHZ 530/1 (most likely) or 630/1 based cpu (I forget at the moment) which I upgraded with a gig of Mushkin RAM and a Radeon X800XL. It won't be for a while but I could run some benchmarks at some point and post them up, just let me know what kind you are interested in.

[xlink]

But it is true that a XP-m 2500+ IQYHA overclocked to like 2400-2600 is faster than my northwood?

Thanks for your replies guys!
-robodude666
2400 is compareable to stock for the NW, 2600 is a bit faster.


why not just OC the NW though?

[Nerfy]

I have the old old oldddd northwood. Its got 512KB L2 cache and 8KB L1 cache. Its in a DELL so it sucks even more i think.

Ah, ok.

A XP-M that OCs nice will be a little faster, but not by much.

[robodude666]

2400 is compareable to stock for the NW, 2600 is a bit faster.


why not just OC the NW though?

I am on a DELL. Dell disabled OCing in their BIOS. There is like 100% nothing useful in their bios... seriously... except changing the time and date.

Thanks for your help guys! I actually made a spreadsheet (http://robo.hourbeforedawn.com/random/0126-nerd.png) with some possibly system configurations. Based on the configurations I made, it would cost me about $240 to upgrade to a XP-m system. It would also cost $280 to upgrade to a AMD X2 2800+ Windsor (AM2) w/ AGP motherboard. Why AGP? Because I already have an AGP video card (x1300pro) and I won't be able to afford a PCIe motherboard (~$125 compared to $60 of the AGP MB asrock am2nf3-vista +) and a new PCIe video card ($60-$220)

I can then easily upgrade to an AM2+ motherboard when it comes out, or later on in the year to a PCIe system when I get money from my family for graduation :banana:

Does anyone know anything about that mb (asrock am2nf3-vista)? It seems to be the ONLY AM2 motherboard with AGP! It seems to have nice OC features and I haven't read anything bad about their other mobos.

Well, once again, thanks guys!
-robodude666