Best Athlon XP for Overclocking???

[Christop99]

I have a KT266 chipset board, the epox 8KHA with a T-Bird 1.2 ghz, oced to 1.44, and my board supports a multiplier up to 15, and FSB to 200, i know i can't really count on that FSB number, but the real question is, what is the best AMD XP for overclocking? And can the XP multiplier be unlocked?

[TimisoaraKill]

In the budget one the best bet is the q.13 XP1800 Tbred A wich will do at least 2.0 ghz without problems.

[joerg]

And to go along with your 1800+ tbred A a slk800. But if you can wait alittle while the 1800+ is going to be introduced in the Tbred B core and should offer an even higher overclock. In the high end the newest stepping for the tbred b seems to be doing awsome.

[TimisoaraKill]

Originally posted by joerg
And to go along with your 1800+ tbred A a slk800. But if you can wait alittle while the 1800+ is going to be introduced in the Tbred B core and should offer an even higher overclock. In the high end the newest stepping for the tbred b seems to be doing awsome.

A " little while" means 4 monts , the B core will start to be produced in low end CPU's in late february , mid march , and will reach stores in april .

[Gorn]

Originally posted by TimisoaraKill


A " little while" means 4 monts , the B core will start to be produced in low end CPU's in late february , mid march , and will reach stores in april .

It might be worth the wait. I dont not think 2.0 Ghz is a given from what I have read 1.85 Ghz is the given with many hitting over 2.0. The jump from 1.44 to 1.85 is a nice jump for the money but you just won't see that much change in your rig in eveyday use. With the "B" core you have a chance of hitting 2.2 or higher. That is almost twice the jump. If you have Xmas money burning a whole in your pocket go for the 1800 T-bred out of all the availible XP's right now.

[azn4sportz]

stock 2.20 3273
OC 2.31 3284
OC 2.38 3535