Athlon XP 2500 Mobile

i'd say go for it, it would even be a reasonable upgrade if you weren't overclocking it.

I've got a book of matches,
I've got a can of kerosene,
I've got some bright ideas involving you and me.

You might wanna check out excaliburpc. They guarantee the steppings. Research the best steppings for OCing and look over there for it. I got one from them a few months ago that I'm real happy with. 2.9GHz, holy sh*t

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Mobile XP 2600+ (11X200)
Abit NF7-S v 2.0
Maxtor 60GB ATA 133 7200RPM
512MB Corsair Twinx 3200LL
BBA 9800 Pro
Enermax Noisetaker 420 watts
Win98SE

is that on air??? i assume not.

I've got a book of matches,
I've got a can of kerosene,
I've got some bright ideas involving you and me.

No, it was like 15C with a vapor cooler.
However, I plan to just use an air cooler on mine.
It is Barton so it should be pretty cool.
My Athlon XP 1800 (T-Bred) is at 55C when OCed to 2.0GHz and at 100% load (SETI).
If 30% OC on a T-Bred produces 55C, I'm sure a 60% overclock won't be too hot (~65C on full load). If not, I can always get a better Thermalright heatsink. I still have to experience heatpipes.
Also, this is summer when it is 55C, it is ~40C (30% OCed) in the Spring.

Got my Mobile Barton 2500+ @ 2.5GHz using my obsolescent A7V333 Rev 1.01 and a Thermaltake Silent Boost, temps at 1.9V under full Prime95 load are a bit over 60C but I'm not worried, those beast can survive a 100C spike according to AMD docs.

My previous CPU was a Thoroughbred-B 1800+ running @ 2.08GHz, I can tell you that 500MHz and 256KB of L2 make a huge difference in the gaming world !

I first planned to get a A64 on Socket 939 but those are impossible to find here in Montréal so I went the cheap way and bought my CPU for 135$.

Paired up with my vanilla Sapphire Radeon 9700 @ 360/300, this is an awesome gaming machine that will keep me waiting for 90nm Socket 939 A64s to get widely available.

IMHO, you can't go wrong with a Mobile Barton...




Fok Speling Misstake

If money is not an issue and you want to hit 2.9Ghz (not standard result, at least on air), go with Coyote suggestion. If not, you can also buy a 2400+ or very low power 2200+ at newegg, only $77.

Don't know the difference between 2400+ and 2500+ ... 33Mhz? running at same voltage? Souns nothing to me.

Good overclock!


Still looking for a <b>good online retailer</b> in Spain :frown: