GriffinCheng+ Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Yet another A7M266 user. Althon T-Bird 1.2 GHz (Type 256MB Samsung PC2100 DDR RAM Asus GeForce 2GTS IBM 7200RPM 46GB HDD Asus 4x DVD ROM Win98SE PC-100 case -- 3 fans (can't remember the brand) FOP-38 cooling CM is the first game to try on this system it runs charm at 1024x768. I notice a substainal improvements in turnaround time over P2-450. I used "A Walk in Paris". May be a larger scenarioes like "August Bank Holiday" or "South to Sword Beach" may give me better idea. If you are planning to go T-Bird 1+ GHz, make sure you get a good cooling and ventilation environment cause it is much too hot!. If you want to go o/c, I suggest a 1.0GB type B T-Bird rather than higher models cause you get high o/c percentage than 1.2GB ones. Also note the new type "C" may not be as good as type B, see: http://www.gotapex.com/reviews.php?rev=tbird12/index.html This is just in: http://fullon3d.com/reports/athlon/ Yet another article showing how P4-1500 is not worth your hard-earned cash right now. If you want to test how hot your system can go, try a complex flight-sim like Falcon 4 and Flanker 2. It pushes your system harder than SETI@Home. For example, the highest SETI@Home can go to 41 degree C but Falcon 4 pushes mine to 45 degree C! Good luck. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" Come to my Combat Missing Command Post (CMCP) at http://www.angelfire.com/games3/CMCP/ [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 03-18-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinCheng+ Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Yet another A7M266 user. Althon T-Bird 1.2 GHz (Type 256MB Samsung PC2100 DDR RAM Asus GeForce 2GTS IBM 7200RPM 46GB HDD Asus 4x DVD ROM Win98SE PC-100 case -- 3 fans (can't remember the brand) FOP-38 cooling CM is the first game to try on this system it runs charm at 1024x768. I notice a substainal improvements in turnaround time over P2-450. I used "A Walk in Paris". May be a larger scenarioes like "August Bank Holiday" or "South to Sword Beach" may give me better idea. If you are planning to go T-Bird 1+ GHz, make sure you get a good cooling and ventilation environment cause it is much too hot!. If you want to go o/c, I suggest a 1.0GB type B T-Bird rather than higher models cause you get high o/c percentage than 1.2GB ones. Also note the new type "C" may not be as good as type B, see: http://www.gotapex.com/reviews.php?rev=tbird12/index.html This is just in: http://fullon3d.com/reports/athlon/ Yet another article showing how P4-1500 is not worth your hard-earned cash right now. If you want to test how hot your system can go, try a complex flight-sim like Falcon 4 and Flanker 2. It pushes your system harder than SETI@Home. For example, the highest SETI@Home can go to 41 degree C but Falcon 4 pushes mine to 45 degree C! Good luck. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" Come to my Combat Missing Command Post (CMCP) at http://www.angelfire.com/games3/CMCP/ [This message has been edited by GriffinCheng+ (edited 03-18-2001).] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hal9000 Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Griffin, What MB are u using? I'm thinking of a similar set-up w/a magic-pro mp-7 board, the one that has the auto over-clocking bios. Any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hal9000 Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Griffin, What MB are u using? I'm thinking of a similar set-up w/a magic-pro mp-7 board, the one that has the auto over-clocking bios. Any tips? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinCheng+ Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Hello Hal, LTNS! I am using Asus A7M266. Okay I am a die-hard Asus fans and I know one or two guys in Horninnton because of this. My mobo o/c through BIOS. I read a lot how to o/c the Asus from reviews like Got Apex and AMDZone. BTW, what is your config? How is it running? Hope you get yourself a new video card. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" Come to my Combat Missing Command Post (CMCP) at http://www.angelfire.com/games3/CMCP/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinCheng+ Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Hello Hal, LTNS! I am using Asus A7M266. Okay I am a die-hard Asus fans and I know one or two guys in Horninnton because of this. My mobo o/c through BIOS. I read a lot how to o/c the Asus from reviews like Got Apex and AMDZone. BTW, what is your config? How is it running? Hope you get yourself a new video card. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" Come to my Combat Missing Command Post (CMCP) at http://www.angelfire.com/games3/CMCP/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hal9000 Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 I'm running a PII 400 on a Asus P-2b w/128mb ram, ATI Radeon 32mb DDR. I'm thinking of upgrading to AMD 1ghz on that Magic Pro board. I'd rather not overclock it manually, and I really don't know how its done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hal9000 Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 I'm running a PII 400 on a Asus P-2b w/128mb ram, ATI Radeon 32mb DDR. I'm thinking of upgrading to AMD 1ghz on that Magic Pro board. I'd rather not overclock it manually, and I really don't know how its done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinCheng+ Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Hal, Since I only work with Asus mobo before, here is the take. Ref: http://www.gotapex.com/reviews.php?rev=a7m/index.html Asus A7M266 can only o/c the front-side bus (FSB) but unable to increase the cpu frequency via increasing the VCore voltage. In the BIOS screen, there is a "advance" menu where you can adjust the fsb speed at 1MHz increment. Adjusting this changes the appearent speed of CPU. Hope it helps. OTOH, I checked the info of new MP DDR mobo. Not sure about if the performance of KT266 is better than AMD760 but inital impressions from e-Zone are pretty good. I think o/c using MP mobo is similar to those of other mobo. The only think you need to worry is the price of DDR RAM. They are no where widely available as PC-133 SDRAM. I think fttb your best bet may be a KT-133A mobo, Type C Althon and ATA-100 HDD. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" Come to my Combat Missing Command Post (CMCP) at http://www.angelfire.com/games3/CMCP/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinCheng+ Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 Hal, Since I only work with Asus mobo before, here is the take. Ref: http://www.gotapex.com/reviews.php?rev=a7m/index.html Asus A7M266 can only o/c the front-side bus (FSB) but unable to increase the cpu frequency via increasing the VCore voltage. In the BIOS screen, there is a "advance" menu where you can adjust the fsb speed at 1MHz increment. Adjusting this changes the appearent speed of CPU. Hope it helps. OTOH, I checked the info of new MP DDR mobo. Not sure about if the performance of KT266 is better than AMD760 but inital impressions from e-Zone are pretty good. I think o/c using MP mobo is similar to those of other mobo. The only think you need to worry is the price of DDR RAM. They are no where widely available as PC-133 SDRAM. I think fttb your best bet may be a KT-133A mobo, Type C Althon and ATA-100 HDD. Griffin. ------------------ "When you find your PBEM opportents too hard to beat, there is always the AI." "Can't get enough Tank?" Come to my Combat Missing Command Post (CMCP) at http://www.angelfire.com/games3/CMCP/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAman Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 T-bird 800 Asus GeForce 2GTS 256 MB 21" monitor (who says size doesn't matter?) No problems at all ------------------ Air Defense: Shoot 'em down, sort 'em out on the ground (AKA - if it flies, it dies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAman Posted March 19, 2001 Share Posted March 19, 2001 T-bird 800 Asus GeForce 2GTS 256 MB 21" monitor (who says size doesn't matter?) No problems at all ------------------ Air Defense: Shoot 'em down, sort 'em out on the ground (AKA - if it flies, it dies) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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