Athlon XP 1600+ versus Athlon XP 1800+ - Tech Support Forums

vesther · November 24th, 2001, 10:52 PM

Just letting you know that I already have lost $150 to a "killed" Athlon Processor. I probably can't afford to lose another $250 just to replace another Revision G Palomino whatsoever. I would like to know if I should just keep the 1600+ or just switch to the 1800+.

Praetorian · November 24th, 2001, 11:00 PM

First, did it die or did you kill it? And I would probably switch to a 1900+ to get the best performance. I hope to be upgrading to a 1.4ghz after Christmas. I'll be getting the MSI K7N420 Pro (might change my mind later) w/ 512mb DDR ram. I hope everything goes as planned.

RADAR1797 · November 24th, 2001, 11:18 PM

Actually I would go with an XP 1700+ and overclock the hell out of it. They are running about $136 right now.

-RADAR

vesther · November 24th, 2001, 11:26 PM

My Revision C T-Bird died because I "killed" the T-Bird's Core (There was a crack in the sides, and also I had someone mount the Heatsink for me, and he put too much Arctic Silver on top of the Die, so the clean-up written over the bridges). The reason why I had to switch to a Revision G Palomino 1600+ was because of the dead die on my 1.4GHz Revision C T-Bird. The Palomino 1600+ is working FINE and I currently have no problems now (I had to use the Thermaltake Volcano 6Cu+ because the Vantec ended up to be too noisy, and my parents were complaining about the noise).

RADAR1797 · November 24th, 2001, 11:27 PM

Oh well in that case, stick with the 1600+. Tell us how far you overclock it!

-RADAR

Praetorian · November 24th, 2001, 11:29 PM

Radar, where can I find a 1700+ for that price? I was planning on buying an Athlon 1.4ghz for $121 at newegg.com. I'd pay a few extra bucks for something better.

vesther · November 24th, 2001, 11:32 PM

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Originally posted by RADAR1797
Oh well in that case, stick with the 1600+. Tell us how far you overclock it!

-RADAR

You should be shocked but I'm definitely NOT an overclocker by all means (I leave the Processor and Voltage Settings as it is, Manufacturers probably advise you not to overclock your processor). I was basically told by the repairman who fixed my PC so that I can run an XP Processor under my Asus A7M266 Board not to overclock the processor whatsoever. I also have learned that the Arctic Silver II Clean-Up was too messy and the guy who mounted the Vantec on top of my Revision C T-Bird for me put too much. Once the Arctic Silver II reached its peak performance, the ASII "melted" onto certain bridge parts that my CPU got damaged because of the ASII's damaging capabilities if you put too much Arctic Silver II (That is why you should use Arctic Alumina instead of Arctic Silver II as a CPU Preservation Measure).

RADAR1797 · November 24th, 2001, 11:50 PM

vesther,

Go to www.pricewatch.com and you will see the 1700+ for $136. As for overclocking, I am running my T-Bird 1.33 GHz at 1.5 GHz using a 167 MHz FSB. Overclocking is safe and fun as long as you do not do something silly. Overclocking at stock voltage will not hurt a CPU at all (ok say at least 5 years). If I had a 1600+, I would see if it did 1.6 GHz, many do and you are only shorting yourself if you don't try to see all that your CPU can do. If safety is your biggest concern, then don't overclock.

-RADAR

FreakyOCR · November 25th, 2001, 12:03 AM

Hey vas, can I buy that dead T-Bird off of you???

jadison · November 25th, 2001, 12:31 AM

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I had to use the Thermaltake Volcano 6Cu+

I read the review on this heatsink/fan compared to several other top-notch H/F combo's and it was the overall winner as far as cooling went. I'm thinking about purchasing this cooler, would that be a good choice? I don't care about it being loud or not!

Currently running Athlon 1.2GHz w/384MB RAM
Current CPU temp @ idle: 42.8 *C

thx for the info.

-=jd=-