Preacher April 24, 2005 Share Preacher Member April 24, 2005 http://www.tigerdirect.com/email/wem873.asp?CMP=ILC-FPM02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty April 24, 2005 Share Fatty GC Founder April 24, 2005 My Specs: My PC: EXTREME GAMER CASE COPPER AMD ATHLON 2600+ GIGA BYTE GA-7VT600L SOCKET 2 x 512 MB DDR PC2700 333MHZ 80GB 7200RPM SAMSUNG HARD DR ATI RADEON 9800XT WINDOWS XP HOME EDITION Will that RAM help me? (I was thinking replace) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty April 24, 2005 Share Fatty GC Founder April 24, 2005 On another note, from talking to NCC, it sounded like I really had nowhwere to go with this board. Can anyone one of you gurus look up my board and verify that I have no real upgrade possibilities? If so, then I'm sad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Acid-Flux April 24, 2005 Share Acid-Flux Member April 24, 2005 UG I wish i had some free sockets, I would buy it if i did.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep48 April 24, 2005 Share shep48 Member April 24, 2005 Product Specifications Compatibility Compatible Processors Athlon Compatible Processors Athlon XP Compatible Processors Duron General Mainboard Type Desktop Motherboard Form Factor ATX Chipset Type VIA Apollo KT600 Memory RAM Technology DDR SDRAM Maximum RAM 3 GB Installed Cache Memory 0 KB Installed RAM 0 MB Processor # Processors Installed 0 # Processors Supported 1 Storage Storage Controller Type IDE Video Video Slot Type AGP Contents Board, software, documentation Memory Notes 0MB PC3200/PC2700/PC2100 DDR SDRAM, expandable to 3GB There are three (3) available 184-pin DIMM slots. Ports/Connectors Expansion slots: 5 PCI, 1 AGP 8X/4X I/O ports (rear): (1) PS/2 (keyboard / mouse) (1) RJ-45 (2) USB 2.0 (2) COM ports (3) Audio (line-in, line-out, mic-in) Internal connectors: (1) Floppy drive storage (2) UltraDMA ATA133/100/66 storage (2) USB 2.0 (supports four ports) (2) Cooling fan pin header (1) Game/ MIDI Warranty - Labor N/A Warranty - Parts N/A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep48 April 24, 2005 Share shep48 Member April 24, 2005 (edited) fatty id say this memory is not for you, you have 3 slots and your using 2, so you could buy 1 512 stick or start looking for 1gb sticks, unless you have room on another rig for the other one. I dont think you would see a $50 dollar improvement for a straight swap. Edited April 24, 2005 by shep48 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty April 24, 2005 Share Fatty GC Founder April 24, 2005 What can I do in the way of processor, shep? Thanks for the research, huge help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kruten April 24, 2005 Share Kruten Member April 24, 2005 OC? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty April 25, 2005 Share Fatty GC Founder April 25, 2005 Maybe I should overclock this sucker. What would that get me given the above specs? I used to have a motherboard that was jumperless, can I OC from within the bios menu on this one you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest zerodamage April 25, 2005 Share Guest zerodamage Guests April 25, 2005 You can always OC a bit Fatty but if you are not fully knowledgable in it and if your case isn't well cooled, then I would just not bother with that. Start looking at picking up a new Athlon 64 type of system. I do not think you want to really put any more money into that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
appalachian_fox April 25, 2005 Share appalachian_fox Member April 25, 2005 Wow, that's a boatload of stuff for a "barebones" system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher April 25, 2005 Author Share Preacher Member April 25, 2005 yeah I like to show my bargain hunting skillz Fatty you can upgrade your CPU to a 3200+. I think this will give you a small boost and then you would need to uprade your RAM to support the 400fsb. I found that systems run a little better and more stable when the RAM and CPU FSB are on the same frequency "ie... 333 fsb cpu/333 fsb RAM " Hope this helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk April 25, 2005 Share Lunk Member April 25, 2005 Ok, I order some of the ram last night. I will install it next weekend when I get back home. I'll let ya know if it's any good. P.S. If it works, I'll have 2 gig of ram in my AMD64 system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty April 25, 2005 Share Fatty GC Founder April 25, 2005 yeah I like to show my bargain hunting skillz Fatty you can upgrade your CPU to a 3200+. I think this will give you a small boost and then you would need to uprade your RAM to support the 400fsb. I found that systems run a little better and more stable when the RAM and CPU FSB are on the same frequency "ie... 333 fsb cpu/333 fsb RAM " Hope this helps <{POST_SNAPBACK}> So I could buy this ram you found and use it when I get the 3200+ cpu?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk April 25, 2005 Share Lunk Member April 25, 2005 So I could buy this ram you found and use it when I get the 3200+ cpu?? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Actually, you could use it now Fatty. You would just have to take out the pc2700 ram you have and put this in it's place. You just wouldn't see much of a difference until you dropped another cpu in. Also, if you want to mess around with OC'ing a good cpu for that is the AMD Barton 2500+. I've got mine OC'd to a 3200+ with no heat issues. And if you don't want to OC just buy the 3200+. On second thought, skip the 2500+ and go with the 3200+ Barton. Barton 3200+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stutters April 25, 2005 Share stutters GC Alumni April 25, 2005 (edited) ~$150 for processor, ~$50 for memory = ~$200. or you could donate your box to a hungry and poor college student, take the write-off, and go 64bit. if you're interested in this option, i'll give you my shipping info *edit* lunk's price was higher than my 333mhz fsb 3200 ($20bux). Edited April 25, 2005 by stuttering.john Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preacher April 25, 2005 Author Share Preacher Member April 25, 2005 http://www.buyaib.com/index.asp?PageAction...PROD&ProdID=561 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Premier April 25, 2005 Share DJ Premier Member April 25, 2005 Replacing the RAM to faster RAM of the same quantity will give you NO NOTICEABLE difference in performance. Guaranteed. Now...if you are into measuring the system performance using all these little experiments, maybe the numbers will be better. But I guarantee it. If you notice a difference in performance replacing your 333Mhz RAM with 400Mhz RAM, I'll buy you a beer. As for going from a 2600 333Mhz CPU to a 3200 400Mhz CPU, you will get about 10 more fps. Those jitters you see when you are in the market on cs_italy and someone blows up the fruit? Well, that'll go away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fatty April 25, 2005 Share Fatty GC Founder April 25, 2005 You guys make it too hard. I ordered the memory. Someone wanna link me to the CPU I need on newegg? NCC told me I couldn't upgrade to but like a 2700 or something just a tad over. We sure about this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk April 25, 2005 Share Lunk Member April 25, 2005 Barton 3200+ <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Already linked it. Look up. Also, here is a link more AMD cpu's at zipzoomfly. They offer free 2nd day shipping. And you can get an AMD 2700+ (which is a 2.1 ghz proc. not much below the 3200+) for $96. And zipzoomfly has done well by me. Never had a problem with my orders from them. zipzoomfly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Premier April 25, 2005 Share DJ Premier Member April 25, 2005 (edited) Why would you upgrade from a 2600 to a 2700? According to giga-byte.com, your motherboard doesn't exist. They have a 7VT600, 7VT600P-L, and a whole bunch more, but no 7VT600L. At least not that I can find. In any event, it looks like any variant of 7VT600 supports up to 3200+ Edited April 25, 2005 by DJ Premier Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clueless April 25, 2005 Share Clueless GC Alumni April 25, 2005 The Giga Byte page didnt show your exact model number for some reason on the CPU support page, but the closest to your board dont seem to go over 3200+ , that doesnt mean that yours will support that, I would email or call them. Your board does exist on the webpage, just not in the cpu support section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk April 25, 2005 Share Lunk Member April 25, 2005 Why would you upgrade from a 2600 to a 2700? According to giga-byte.com, your motherboard doesn't exist. They have a 7VT600, 7VT600P-L, and a whole bunch more, but no 7VT600L. At least not that I can find. In any event, it looks like any variant of 7VT600 supports up to 3200+ <{POST_SNAPBACK}> AMD Athlon XP 2600+ 1.91GHz 333FSB 512KB Processor AMD Athlon XP 2700+ 2.167GHz 333FSB 256KB Processor AMD Athlon XP 2800+ 2.08GHz 333FSB 512KB Processor AMD Athlon XP 3000+ 2.16GHz 333FSB 512KB Processor AMD Athlon XP 3200+ 2.2GHz 400FSB 512KB Processor The 2700+ is a 2.167 ghz cpu which is only a slight step down from the 3200. Plus it's cheaper. Guess the only problem being the 333 FSB. At the same time it's still faster than the 2600+. All in what he wants to spend atm to do this. Also, you need to scroll further on gigabyte's website. It's listed under the GA-7vt600L. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shep48 April 25, 2005 Share shep48 Member April 25, 2005 save money go 64 2.6ghz processor 2.6ghz BUS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lunk April 25, 2005 Share Lunk Member April 25, 2005 The Giga Byte page didnt show your exact model number for some reason on the CPU support page, but the closest to your board dont seem to go over 3200+ , that doesnt mean that yours will support that, I would email or call them. Your board does exist on the webpage, just not in the cpu support section. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> It's there. GA-7VT600L Rev. 1 GA-7VT600L Rev. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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