Athlon 500mhz,, any good ??

[Richard_Cranium72]

I posted in steals & deals about a IBM athlon 500mhz unit,, somewhere I think I read that this cpu is o/c'able to 650mhz or more. Is there any bugs with this first edition of Athlon ?? any info appreciated.. DrVette

[OuTpaTienT]

Good? It's going to be anywhere from very good to VERY, VERY good depending on what week it was produced.

Overclockable to 650? No. Odds are it IS a true 650mhz rated core, which would mean it is overclockable to 750 or 800.

[Wiz]

Outpatient is quite right here. Tell us the week it was made and we'll give ya a good reading on the speed.

[AuraEdge]

Core productions also vary from week to week. Just need one of them Golden fingers, and your ready to get smokin!

[Richard_Cranium72]

Aaaggghhh,, WHAT WEEK !!! It's kinda hard to see the thing cause it's still sitting in a warehouse somewhere USA.. Seriously, I haven't bought it yet with all the hubbub about 1ghz cpu's on the way I wondered if I would be spinning my Hoosiers by getting "just" a 500mhz unit.. Remember it's a IBM, so corporate America may have placed something in it to tell if I over-rev the poor little thing.. Does the fact that it's in a IBM case with a "who knows" mobo cast any shadow on this model ?? I got a IBM 2170-832, 475mhz AMD, 64ram, 13.5 @ 7200 HD and I'm pleased with it, so far,($574.00) Is there any way to get info on something like this, a IBM so far away,, ?? thanks folks,, DrVette