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Old November 2nd 03, 02:15 PM
Northern Light
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i have an NF7-S v1.2. Abit updated the NF7 to v 2.0 back in April. the only
change was the that Nvidia updated the northbridge chip to *officially*
support DDR 400.

This is my system:

Lian Li PC61USB black case

Enermax 430W ps

Abit NF7-S v1.2 (nForce2)

Athlon XP 2100+ Tbred B

running @2300MHz actual speed (200*11.5)

according to Sandra 2004, *faster than 3200+*

Core=1.80v

SLK-800 heatsink using Nanotherm PCM

All other voltages are at stock

768MB OCZ PC3200, 400 FSB, 7-3-3-2.5 (Abit Optimal settings)

Tyan Radeon 9800 Pro 128MB

core=405, mem=364.5 (no artifacts)

WD360D (Raptor 36GB SATA 10k rpm, 8mb cache)

WD800JB (80GB, 7200rpm, 8mb cache)

Lite-On 52x32x52 CD-RW

Soundblaster Audigy 2 ZS

Klipsch ProMedia 5.1 Ultra speakers (newest version of the ProMedia 5.1)

Roland GS Sound Module Sound Canvas SC-55mkII

Logitech MX500 mouse & X-Trac Pro HS optical mousepad

Epson Perfection 1240U 42-bit scanner

Samsung ML-1650 laser

Canon i950 photo printer

Canon PowerShot A70 digital camera

WinXP Pro SP1 + all critical updates

DirectX 9.0b

Latest BIOS/driver updates on all hardware/software

RoadRunner 3.0Mbps connection



John

"Dave Phillips" wrote in message
m...
I could use some suggestions...

I want to upgrade from by ABIT KT7A motherboard with 1.2 GHz Thujnderbird
chip to a faster board, Athlon XP CPU, etc.

I am thinking about the Abit NF7-S board with a Barton core chip. I have
read about overclocking and have never done that before.....

1. Does the NF7-S overclock well?
2. Should I get the 2500+ chip and overclock it or go to the 2800+ and
overclock it?
3. If I overclock, what speed RAM (PC2700, PC3200)???
4. What about cooling? I have the normal case fans and have added one

extra
in the front. Will I need additional cooling???? Suggestions?


Dave