I bought on at Frys in Oregon coupled with and ECS MoBo for $158 back in December. Running it with my old DDR PC3200 Memory. I can't seem to OC at all, but the machine is fast and stable even if the chip might be slightly neutered by the DDR memeory(my assumption). I know ECS boards are hit and miss so I'm pretty happy with this "free" one that let me keep my old memory and AGP Video Card.
I know I would need a new board and memory to oc the system properly. The question is would it be worth the upgrade to get the best out of my cpu. I assume that my AGP card will be obsolete on this system as well, but I have another system that can use it. If you have an economic board and memory suggestion it would be most welcome.
ECS P4M800PRO-M mobo
supports DDR400 & DDR2 533
1.5 gb DDR400
FX 5700VE w\ 256mb
P4M800PRO nortbridge
VT8237 Southbrdige
Thanks.
I know I would need a new board and memory to oc the system properly. The question is would it be worth the upgrade to get the best out of my cpu. I assume that my AGP card will be obsolete on this system as well, but I have another system that can use it. If you have an economic board and memory suggestion it would be most welcome.
ECS P4M800PRO-M mobo
supports DDR400 & DDR2 533
1.5 gb DDR400
FX 5700VE w\ 256mb
P4M800PRO nortbridge
VT8237 Southbrdige
Thanks.