New p4 (1.6A) system, need help.

[ASRaiven]

I'm planning to buy new 1.6a+DDR based sy, i have some questions:

1. Which mobo will be the best (for OC, i don't need features) in your opinion? except the BD7-II.

2. Which DDR should i get (not samsung, the only ver in my area is the DTL)? i thought about XtremeDDR\corsair\Mushkin- what do you think?

3. Which HS will the best choice? i have option to get the AX478 or the new CoolerMaster (with the Heatpipe).

thanks for helping.

[Jupiler]

1. why not the BD7 II, seems to be a good board. Otherwise, the 4bda is good too, I have it myself.
2. Corsair then.
3. They look OK, the Alpha 8942 is very good too.

[Coolzero2k1]

I think you should buy rambus!
I got ddr before rambus and i used my pc266 samsung @200mhz

Here are the benchmarks


But now i got an Abit Th7-2 with pc800@1050 and that roxx!

Here are the benchmarks


So you see ddr is very fast if you are clocking it, but if you are clocking rambus, it kicks ass!

[ASRaiven]

Originally posted by Coolzero2k1
I think you should buy rambus!
I got ddr before rambus and i used my pc266 samsung @200mhz

Here are the benchmarks


But now i got an Abit Th7-2 with pc800@1050 and that roxx!

Here are the benchmarks


So you see ddr is very fast if you are clocking it, but if you are clocking rambus, it kicks ass!

I thought about the TH7-II with Samsung 40ns RDR..but someone told me that the Abit doesn't work well (when you get it) with the 1.6A (doesn't post) and only after bios update it works, is it true? i don't have any other northwood.. :P

BTW- what cooling do you have for the CPU\MEM?

BTW#2- is there any chance that i will get the abit with the CYP chips?

[Coolzero2k1]

I thought about the TH7-II with Samsung 40ns RDR..but someone told me that the Abit doesn't work well (when you get it) with the 1.6A (doesn't post) and only after bios update it works, is it true? i don't have any other northwood.. :P

I didn't hear about something like this! I got my abit th 7 2, putted my 1.6 in it and it posted! It could be that the old revisisions had problems with northwoods but i don't know!

BTW: I got a watercooler, but it is a selfmade one and it does not cool very well for a watercooler! I will get a new set from my sponsor ( www.multimediashop.com a German Online Shop) and the test will be found at www.inteloverclocking.de my german Inteloverclocking site, which is offline currently!

btw2: CYP Chips????

[ASRaiven]

Originally posted by Coolzero2k1


I didn't hear about something like this! I got my abit th 7 2, putted my 1.6 in it and it posted! It could be that the old revisisions had problems with northwoods but i don't know!

BTW: I got a watercooler, but it is a selfmade one and it does not cool very well for a watercooler! I will get a new set from my sponsor ( www.multimediashop.com a German Online Shop) and the test will be found at www.inteloverclocking.de my german Inteloverclocking site, which is offline currently!

btw2: CYP Chips????

BTW#: do you have special cooling for your memory? for the CPU i will put AX478 or the new CoolerMaster HeatPipe (Do you have any idea wich is better?

About the CYP, there are two rev's of the board with differnt DRCG's one is with the ICS which can clock high, the other is with CYP wich is pure :banana::banana::banana::banana:..

[Coolzero2k1]

I don't know the ax478 from which manufactor is it? I heared that the coolermaster is not bad whit the original "silent" fan, but with a delta i think the cooler is very good!

A friend of mine, from a german forum, is selling th 7 2 kombo's and he changed the bad ic's, with the newer ones, but he said to me that he didn't found any change!

I'm cooling my ram with an 80mm fan @ 5V!

[ASRaiven]

Originally posted by Coolzero2k1
I don't know the ax478 from which manufactor is it? I heared that the coolermaster is not bad whit the original "silent" fan, but with a delta i think the cooler is very good!

A friend of mine, from a german forum, is selling th 7 2 kombo's and he changed the bad ic's, with the newer ones, but he said to me that he didn't found any change!

I'm cooling my ram with an 80mm fan @ 5V!

AX478 is from ThermalRight, i won't use Delta (u know..my ears are still young).

When did your freind bought the mobo? i afraid from getting the bad ver.. :/
do you have the 45NS mem ir the 40NS? which is better to OC? (on the paper the 40NS for sure..but i saw people who got great resultes with the 45NS, better the the 40NS)

thnks.

[Coolzero2k1]

Doesn't look bad! I think if you do not want do use a delta you should take the ax 478!

On the abit TH 7 II my results with 45ns ram were better!

[ASRaiven]

Originally posted by Coolzero2k1
Doesn't look bad! I think if you do not want do use a delta you should take the ax 478!

On the abit TH 7 II my results with 45ns ram were better!

Do you have the chip model?

CDo you knowwhat is the diffrent between 128/4, 64/2, and 256/8? i didn't understand..which one should i ask for?

thanks

[Coolzero2k1]

You shuld ask for 128mb/8 the different is:

the 128/4 got 4chips with 32mb
the 128/8 got 8chips with 16mb
the 64/2 got 2chips with 32mb
the 256/8 got 8chips with 32mb

[ASRaiven]

Originally posted by Coolzero2k1
You shuld ask for 128mb/8 the different is:

the 128/4 got 4chips with 32mb
the 128/8 got 8chips with 16mb
the 64/2 got 2chips with 32mb
the 256/8 got 8chips with 32mb

O.k then..45NS samsung - 128\8..

does anybody has anyclue about the OC potential of my 1.6A (i know that the malay, march are the best):
11.6.02 in Costa-Rica
version: A82110-003
Prod Code :BX80532PC1600DSL668
S code SL668
FPO/Batch 3216A171

thnks.

[Coolzero2k1]

Ohh you got a -003 they are not very good! With a watercooler and 2V you will come to 2.6ghz but not much higher!

[ASRaiven]

Originally posted by Coolzero2k1
Ohh you got a -003 they are not very good! With a watercooler and 2V you will come to 2.6ghz but not much higher!

Are you kidding? i heard the 003's are great..the thing that is realy important is the pack date\week- no?

[Coolzero2k1]

The -002's are better!
I hava had ca.60 1.6a cpu's and i have tested them all!!

The best 1.6a is:

costa rica
version xxxxxx -002
packdate 05/xx/02

[ASRaiven]

Originally posted by Coolzero2k1
The -002's are better!
I hava had ca.60 1.6a cpu's and i have tested them all!!

The best 1.6a is:

costa rica
version xxxxxx -002
packdate 05/xx/02

o.k, thanks- do you know the good pack date for 1.8A's?

BTW- thanks a lot for your help

[CSHawkeye81]

malaysia is the place to get a good chip i think around may is where my bud got his 1.8 to run at 2.8.

[Coolzero2k1]

malaysia is the place to get a good chip i think around may is where my bud got his 1.8 to run at 2.8.

No I had better results with costa rica!

[ASRaiven]

Originally posted by Coolzero2k1



No I had better results with costa rica!

As i know it's up to the Batch\pack date..not just the version.