best oc mobo for under $265

[kozmic]

what do you guys think is the best oc mobo for under $265
the cheaper the better, as long as its gd for oc :D as im a cheapy :)

[KingJackal]

It might pay to mention whether that's going with your socket-A chip FIRST.....
;)

[kozmic]

lol, ownd ~ D;

im sure i put it it :mad:

socket A is wot im after, for a 1GHz duron

[kozmic]

its for a new rig im setting up,

KJ you and whetu know most basicly, wot do you suggest ? :confused:

[Ragnor]

Well you're probably looking at a Soltek in that price range. Secondhand Epox or Abit.

Hehe.. didn't you know KJ owns everyone

[kozmic]

heh, now i know :D

cheers dude,

most of you good ol senior members own :D

[Grrr!!]

What about new senior members :p :D

Go Soltek, or SH Epox/Abit.

[KingJackal]

Originally posted by kozmic
lol, ownd ~ D;

im sure i put it it :mad:

socket A is wot im after, for a 1GHz duron

Ah, OK - cool. Do you have some old SDR that you'd like to use, or will you be buying some DDR ( or some SDR for that matter )?

Do you want anything onboard? Sound??
( I take it not video, as it need's AGP? )

[kozmic]

so many questions, and im newb to this D;

ohk.
i will hav to be buyn sum ddr, coz the ram i got on this comp that im upgrading has the type of ram b4 sd :(

sound onboard would b good, i will just get a gf2 or sumting in time :)

[el roffo]

edo ram huh?


and ill sell you my gf2 mx200 (its eagle) for 50 bucks......

[kozmic]

yeh lol, good ol edo ;D

sweet as,
mark it down as sold :D

[Antimatter]

I like the Soltek SL-75DRV5 and Duron combination.
Unlock the L1 bridges, drop the multiplier to 8x and up the system bus to 133MHz. After that you can gradually wind up the multiplier and hopefully make 1.33 GHz. If you're using PC2700 DDR you could drop the multiplier more and up the system bus to 166MHz for a bit extra bandwidth. :D

[max]

i got an abit KR7A RAID off trademe for $180:D
have a browse there.

[Method]

Originally posted by Antimatter
I like the Soltek SL-75DRV5 and Duron combination.
Unlock the L1 bridges, drop the multiplier to 8x and up the system bus to 133MHz. After that you can gradually wind up the multiplier and hopefully make 1.33 GHz. If you're using PC2700 DDR you could drop the multiplier more and up the system bus to 166MHz for a bit extra bandwidth. :D

i have some cheep no name pc2100 ddr ram, but i noticed the ram chips used are nanya ones, kingston uses nanya too, but scince it was soo cheep im scared of raising my fsb to 166 from 133, how easy is it to damage your ram?

[dustyslapper]

i have some cheep no name pc2100 ddr ram, but i noticed the ram chips used are nanya ones, kingston uses nanya too, but scince it was soo cheep im scared of raising my fsb to 166 from 133, how easy is it to damage your ram?

You can't damage ram. Worst thing that wll happen is that your PC will crash - back the settings down and try again.

You can damage ram if you start upping the voltage into it - more volts = stability at higher mhz, just like a processor. Higher voltage can damage ram over time, and certainly shortens the life span as I understand it. Therefore, unless you know what you are doing, don't do it.

In conclusion - run it as fast as you can and beyond at stock voltage and there is no risk at all. None.

[SilverPriest]

Dusty, I am sure you can damage ram.
Look @ ram on vid cards.
You've seen the artifacts when you OC too high?
That is the ram running past its tolerance, and if you keep running it that high, it will die.
That isn't running any higher volts than stock.
Unless one has volt modded the card.
There is a difference between VRAM and normal SDRAM and its various flavours, but i am quite quite sure you can damage RAM.
Needless to say, exercise caution, in my experience it is best to err on the side of caution, then get burnt and get new ram...
I am not 100% sure on this, please prove me wrong by all means, i would like to have a definitive answer :)

[dustyslapper]

If a stick of ram is causing errors in your PC the thing will crash, unlike video ram which will artifact. Does this mean that you can't run the system ram as far out of tolerance as video ram? I think it does - and thus overclocking shouldn't effect lifespan. I've not heard of anyone encountering problems with ram sticks providing the voltage stays within spec.

Maybe I'm a fool or have I missed something here?

[SilverPriest]

Well, running system RAM Past it's "tolerance" would produce errors right?
The normal systems equivalent of artifacts.
Except artifacts are easier to pick up (flashing on screen, odd textures, whacked pixels etc)
One normally has to run prime95 or something like that to find out if anything is out of the ordinary.
System RAM seems more tolerant.....
Vid cards seem to be a bit more finnicky.
But i mean, look @ other components.
Overclocking almost ALWAYS shortens the lifespan.
Running anything above its tolerance will shorten its lifespan.
This is all half arsed speculation though :D

[dustyslapper]

Wheres the radiativeNZ ram ***** when you need him?
:D