yes the a7n8x-x will unlock the 2500+

Hi

Is it true that we cant unlock the new barton CPU multiplyer unless we have the program like super-strip? Or we can do it through the motherboard?

Thankyou!

some mobos will do it and there are various simple mods that can be done. U can buy strips to bridge points on the cpu or but a bit of wire in you socket at a certain place to bridge it for you...

If a mobo can unlock your CPU, then have fun. BUT, according to AMD it's not possible to unlock the XP 2500+ if it is factory locked.
The reason why AMD are now locking the Athlon XP 2500+ is most likely not because they hate overclockers, but because of fraud by vendors who sell Athlon XP 2500+ processors as 3200+ ones.
I think this speeks for itself...

Hope this helps...

AMD Athlon XP 2500+ Locked & Un-Locked
locked
AQFZA 0341 XPMW
AQXCA 0340
AQXFA 0339
AQXFA 0334
AQYFA 0342
AQZEA 0341 (?)
AQZFA 0342 UPMW
AQZFA 0339 UPMW

unlocked
AQZEA 0339 UPMW
AQZEA 0334
AQZFA 0340

http://www.techimo.com/newsapp/index.pl?photo=8927

hay reflex

What is the voltage when you set it @ 3200+?

Thank you!

Ok I've only read one page but I'll keep reading more of this. However, I have a few questions.

I'm thinking of buying an XP 2500 Barton (333Mhz) but I'm not sure if my board can take it or if my ram can stand the overclocking and if I should buy a new heatsink/fan for it.

Currently I wish to keep my motherboard since with bios upgrades it will support an XP 2800 as my motherboard manufacturer says.

MSI KT333 Ultra2 (2nd newest BIOS version update reads: Support AMD XP 2800+ (FSB333) CPU)

Does this mean it will take the Barton and if I overclock it to a 3200 it will still support it? I'm not too clear on this.

Another thing. If I'm overclocking do I need to worry about FSB and should I? My ram is only Kingston PC2100 DDR so I'm not sure if that can take the overclocking.

For my heatsink/fan I was thinking of:

Thermalright SLK-900 versions (about $38) and a Vantec Tornado ($14) to try and keep it as cool as I can. Should I do this or can the stock fan/heatsink overclock for me? I have an old case and only 1 case fan and my XP 1800 is running around 46 Celcius. Also, my motherboard CD-ROM has a program named "coolerxp" on it. When I run this I lose about 12 Celcius on my CPU temperature which is INSANE. I don't seem to notice a performance drop but does anyone know about this? Is it safe, good to use, etc?

Thanks

For everybody that has stability problems when increasing your FSB, change the FSB settings from 266/333 to 200. You should find them on your Motherboard.
For some reason, when I did that, I increased my FSB to 195MHz(390MHz) with a 12x multiplier which gave me 2340MHz.

Check it out.

I have my 2500+ at 200x11.5 = 2.305ghz. I'm using stock hsf and getting about 40c idle...with vcore @ 1.700....

2.3GHz @ 1.700v Vcore. That's good. I can't seem to overclock higher than 2.2GHz without increasing my Vcore over 1.800v. Well, it must be my mobo (Asus A7N8X Deluxe). Anyway,

Check out my rig.
I have to update the pic though.

http://www.geocities.com/superxpfx/VideoBoyPC3.html

that the zorro case?

i got the blue one

Hey I have my Athlon XP 2500+ running as a 3200+ with CoolerMaster Jet 7 Heatsink and Fan. It stays around 32oC on idle and 40-43oC on a load.

It's set to 200 X 11 in the bios with a voltage of 1.72v. I have PC3200 ram (1x256mb) Cas 2.5.

Is there any suggestions on how to improve performance? I'm using an Aopen Nforce 2 board also.

u can easily be running 200 x 11.5 1.8v

this will up temps to bout 42 idle maybe.

Hmmm i'm not sure about that. From what others tell me, it's not that good to run it over 1.75v because it could fry it. My friend has the same chip, he is running it at 1.8v and says it fine, but I really don't have the money to get another chip if i fry it.

What about ram timings? Is there a way I can get performance from that?

hey i just want to get some opinions, i'm gonna buy the AMD Athlon xp 3000 ( 400 FSB) and this motherboard http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=13-1...;section=1

do u think this MB is gonna work fine with the CPU, or what do u recommend?

the 2.5 barton (333) is the samething as the 3000+ (400) ???
and what u think about this memory ?
http://www.komusa.com/51ddrpc53ko.html

i need some help to build my new system for games and OC

First off, the only Athlon XP I know that has a 400MHz FSB is the 3200+, unless you overclock.
So, I would stick with the Athlon XP 2500+ and overclock it from 1.8GHz to 2.3GHz +. Depending on your Ram and cooling.

I have never heard of the "BIOSTAR nForce2 400 Chipset Motherboard for AMD Socket A CPU" before. The $ is sweet, but how is it's performance? I would stick with Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe or other similar Asus boards.
Anyway, good luck.
Strickly for AMD Lovers. Check out how AMD compares with P4EE...
http://www.geocities.com/superxpfx/AMD-Athlon-64-FX-Site.html?1072684255546

http://www.newegg.com/app/viewProductDesc.asp?DEPA=&sumit=...archdepa=0

that's the URL for the AMD 3000(400)

what u say is get the 2.5 and get this memory

http://www.buyxtremegear.com/hyp2.html

I have this water cooling kit

http://www.crazypc.com/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&S..._Code=9372

O.K. The AMD Athlon Chip you are talking about is a 64-Bit CPU which is called the AMD Athlon 64 3000+which is a Socket 754.
So, the motherboard that you refered to me is not the correct motherboard. The Motherboard only fit's Socket A CPU's eg. Athlon XP 2500+, 2800+, 3000+, 3200+ etc. What you need is a nForce3 mobo. Here is a link that may help you out.
Good Choice in CPU. Lot's of power and major Overclockability...

http://www2.amd.com/us-en/Processors/DevelopWithAMD/1,,30_2252...1063907314

You have to Cut and Paste the URL into the address box then press Enter.

http://www2.amd.com/us-en/Processors/DevelopWithAMD/1,,30_2252...1063907314

Later...

so what think about this memory ?

http://www.memory-up.com/merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PROD&...2EX32X8-UT

or which one do u recommend?

by the way the case i have is this one

http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-1...amp;depa=1

do u think my cpu is gonna work fine in that case?

and thanks for the link that really help me out =) can u OC that cpu to 3200+?

For memory I would stick with OCZ and/or Corsair. They are very good overclockers.
Also check out this site. It may help you pick a memory for your CPU. Also, you want heat spreaders on your memory, so that when you overclock, they will stay cool.
U may have to cut URL again...
http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/DevelopWithAMD/0,,30_2252_...98,00.html

Also, the case and power supply look really good.I think it will be O.K. Though, I would go for a 450+ power supply & with the same case.

And yes, you can overclock it to 3200+ and over. Poviding you have good cooling.
Later.