AMD's Avia core?

[FatBurger]

Ok, I just got my CPU, it's a 1.2/266 Athlon with the Avia core. I haven't seen anything about that core. Can someone tell me a little about it?

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[killall]

avia... isnt that the newest one? better than the AYJHA or whatever it is... it rings a bell and that bell is going... good cpu... why dont you overclock it and see?

you do not strengthen the weak by weakening the strong

 

[FatBurger]

Well, of course I'm going to, but I have to get a working floppy drive first...grrr...
Ok, well technically I could overclock without an OS, but what's the point?

I don't think it's the newest core, since that only comes with the 1.4, doesn't it?

However, I have found a couple of sites that don't give any specific info about the core, but do have it overclocked rather nicely. As much as the Axia, or at least close.

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[wapaaga]

it was the core right before axai it will do ok but wont go as high as the axia and the newest stepping out

 

[Guest]

goto athlonoc.com to read about athlon overclocking, great place for that. Overclockers.com has the cpu database at the top, use that to see the average overclockability of your stepping.

 

[FatBurger]

Great links, thanks. Looks like I can expect 1.4, maybe even 1.5.

Apple? Macintosh? What are these strange words you speak?

 

[Guest]

what cooling do you have? I broke my 1ghz axia (still cry every night but I am running a tbird 650 @ 890 with a moded swiftech MC462. I took 2 67cfm 92mm fans and stacked them in a staircase formation so the actual part of them that are stacked is in the center of the heatsink were to cpu is (no fan motors blocking air to the middle). My mobo temp is 26c, my 890 idle temps are 27c and the full load is 30c. Not bad for air cooling eh? I just wish I didn't break my 1ghz cpu so I could use this cooling setup to it's full potential.

 

[FatBurger]

I have a ThermoEngine with a Delta fan.
When I get my next processor (Palamino? Northwood?), I'll possibly go to a <A HREF="http://www.koolance.com" target="_new">Koolance</A> case for water cooling.

As I do more research, it looks like the Avia core is just below the Axia core in overclockability. And I can expect an easy 1.4 out of it

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[Guest]

cool, hopefully I'll be able to replace my axia soon, maybe get a axiar or a ayhja 1.3 or maybe even an athlon 4.

 

[phsstpok]

Take a look at the article, "AMD CPU Stepping Guide UPDATED!
", at <A HREF="http://www.athlonoc.com" target="_new">http://www.athlonoc.com</A>

In the article you will find a table of some overclocking results for various T-Bird steppings. Incidentally, there are similar results for Duron steppings.

 

[peteb]

avia is pre axia... doesn't go as far, lower yields.

You'll find the alphabet is handy on cpu stepping. as you go up the alphabet, cpus get newer.

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[killall]

so we should be waiting for azia's or yzyo's

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[peteb]

As with everything of this nature - the longer the wait the faster it runs. The question is - are you prepared to wait?

The Axia/Axiar/Ayhja all overclock very well from what I've heard.

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[FatBurger]

I'd just rather pay $127 for a 1.2 and not be sure about the core, than pay $190 to make sure I get an Axia.

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[peteb]

named AXIA from $143 on pricewatch currently, I'm sure cheaper/other vendors have them - they just don't advertise them specifically.

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