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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2004 10:52 am
Post subject: Best processor for 8RDA3+?
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Hello! I have the 8RDA3+ board with an Athlon XP 2400+ proc but want to
upgrade it. I'm thinking of upgrading to the Athlon XP 3200 Barton proc
(400MHz FSB). Can anyone tell me how good the Barton chips are? Are they
better than the non-Barton Athlon XP chips? I'm trying to get the biggest
bang for my dollar for now, as I plan to upgrade to a 64bit system next
year.

Thanks!

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Ville Viking

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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 3:28 pm
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Bartons are faster than non-Bartons thanks to the 512kb L2 cache. You get
the best bang for your dollar if you buy a mobile Barton and overclock it
to, say, 12.5*200 = 2.5GHz. That's alot faster than the XP 3200 Barton you
were thinking of.

You need to buy a premium cooler as well. And ram that can handle DDR400
(FSB 200). The ram is needed for the XP 3200 Barton as well.

I have a 8rda+ with a XP-M 2400+ overclocked to 12.5*200 @ 1.725V with a
Zalman 7000a CU cooler and I don't think I need to upgrade to 64bit next
year...

But if you don't want to OC you can pay more for less (i.e get the Xp3200).

/Ville

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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Aug 30, 2004 6:46 pm
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Ville Viking wrote:
 > Bartons are faster than non-Bartons thanks to the 512kb L2 cache. You
 > get the best bang for your dollar if you buy a mobile Barton and
 > overclock it to, say, 12.5*200 = 2.5GHz. That's alot faster than the
 > XP 3200 Barton you were thinking of.
 >
 > You need to buy a premium cooler as well. And ram that can handle
 > DDR400 (FSB 200). The ram is needed for the XP 3200 Barton as well.
 >
 > I have a 8rda+ with a XP-M 2400+ overclocked to 12.5*200 @ 1.725V
 > with a Zalman 7000a CU cooler and I don't think I need to upgrade to
 > 64bit next year...
 >
 > But if you don't want to OC you can pay more for less (i.e get the
 > Xp3200).

I'm on the verge of doing similarly! On your 8RDA+, which BIOS version
are you using?

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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 11:13 am
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 > I'm on the verge of doing similarly! On your 8RDA+, which BIOS version
 > are you using?
 >

I use 8RDA4212 from feb -04, but if you plan to flash your bios: go for the
latest: 8RDA4729

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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Aug 31, 2004 9:24 pm
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Ville Viking wrote:
  >> I'm on the verge of doing similarly! On your 8RDA+, which BIOS
  >> version are you using?
  >>
 >
 > I use 8RDA4212 from feb -04, but if you plan to flash your bios: go
 > for the latest: 8RDA4729
 >
 > /Ville

Thanks!

Is it actually necessary to use a late issue BIOS or will mine dated
9th June 2003 be OK?

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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Sep 01, 2004 10:17 am
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 > Is it actually necessary to use a late issue BIOS or will mine dated
 > 9th June 2003 be OK?
 >

It is probably OK. If you don't have any issues today there is no reason
for an upgrade. Read the release notes and see if any of the changes is of
any relevance for your hardware.

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