What processor for system build?

[Ed]

LOL. I have an XP1800+ (Original clock 1.53Ghz) that I am running at 2.1Ghz
(200 x 10.5). Do I notice a significant difference in performance? Hell
yes!! It performs and benchmarks like an XP2800+. Will it shorten the
expected lifespan of my 'entire system'? Not before it's *waaay* obsolete,
if then. I've just 'de-commisioned' a Celeron 600 that has been running at
900Mhz for over four years because I wanted the case/PSU for another
machine. It ran flawlessly the whole time, as did all the peripherals.

If you know what you're doing then there is nothing wrong with overclocking
with very little, if any, risk involved.

I've been overclocking AMD chips since the K5 and have always gained
some amount of performance and have never had one fail. I don't buy big
expensive heatsink/fans or put lots of fans in the cases either. I use
the CPUs for 2-3 years then donate them, those people get another 2-3
years out of them and then throw them away because their just too slow.

Ed

 

[~misfit~]

I've been overclocking AMD chips since the K5 and have always gained
some amount of performance and have never had one fail. I don't buy
big expensive heatsink/fans or put lots of fans in the cases either.
I use the CPUs for 2-3 years then donate them, those people get
another 2-3 years out of them and then throw them away because their
just too slow.

Same here Ed, I've never spent big money on a HSF either, just about always
use the standard one or have one sitting around that will do the job. I'm
yet to have an overclocked CPU fail. The only failures I've had are from
mobo caps bulging/leaking and I've had no more problems with that than my
non-OCing friends have had.

 

[johny]

AMD Athlon64 3000 Socket 754 ($175) + MSi K8T Neo FSR ($83) = 285 (Get
FS2R if you need FireWire (digial video)$30 more)Prices taken from
newegg.com Who said A64 board are expansive? Socket 939 maybe, because if
you buy one of them 939 boards/cpus rightnow, you're paying for AMDs R&D.
That is what I would choose from your list. But ofcourse if you have the
money for Socket939, go right ahead.