AMD XP Thorton

RichBa5tard · 8th March 2004, 10:00

Has anyone played with one of these before?

It seems to be an excellent bang for the buck: it's a barton with 256kb disabled, and I haven't found anyone yet who didn't manage to enable the extra 256kb.

I bought an XP2400+ Thorton, so after unlocking the l2 you've got a 2000mhz barton.

The bad thing is: only 133fsb and most lickely locked if week >40. Positive thing is 2000mhz barton power for 62 euro. This would make it a great chip if you've got a 166fsb limited mobo, or crappy ram. : )

Gamer · 8th March 2004, 18:52

great shop

piotke · 8th March 2004, 19:10

You first need a WORKING mainboard before you can play with it

Gamer · 8th March 2004, 20:03

not nice Piotke.

RichBa5tard · 18th March 2004, 23:04

The Thorton seems to be a good buy.

Currently running 160*15 (2400mhz) with a Tt aero 7 at medium speed (60 degrees idle) and 1.69v, no stability issues yet. : )

jmke · 18th March 2004, 23:45

that's better then my 2500+ mobile at those volts

RichBa5tard · 19th March 2004, 00:05

Yeah, if it where unlocked it 'd be a killer chip. The Chaintech doesn't work well above 166fsb, so it doesn't really bother me that i can't change the mp. It's still a great buy for fsb limited mobo's.

jmke · 19th March 2004, 00:12

ah that's right, my CPU is unlocked, didn't really notice it though

last 5-6 AMD setups I had were all unlocked..

RichBa5tard · 19th March 2004, 09:17

I've let it run prime overnight. No problem with silent aircooling running 2400mhz at 1.63v. With H2O or phasechange one might even get a decent fsb with this proc. : )

8th March 2004, 10:00	#1
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	AMD XP Thorton Has anyone played with one of these before? It seems to be an excellent bang for the buck: it's a barton with 256kb disabled, and I haven't found anyone yet who didn't manage to enable the extra 256kb. I bought an XP2400+ Thorton, so after unlocking the l2 you've got a 2000mhz barton. The bad thing is: only 133fsb and most lickely locked if week >40. Positive thing is 2000mhz barton power for 62 euro. This would make it a great chip if you've got a 166fsb limited mobo, or crappy ram. : ) __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

8th March 2004, 18:52	#2
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	great shop __________________

8th March 2004, 19:10	#3
piotke [M] Reviewer Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 5,003	You first need a WORKING mainboard before you can play with it __________________ .

8th March 2004, 20:03	#4
Gamer [M] Reviewer Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 4,587	not nice Piotke. __________________

18th March 2004, 23:04	#5
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	The Thorton seems to be a good buy. Currently running 16015 (2400mhz) with a Tt aero 7 at medium speed (60 degrees idle) and 1.69v, no stability issues yet. : ) __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp)*: E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

18th March 2004, 23:45	#6
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	that's better then my 2500+ mobile at those volts __________________

19th March 2004, 00:05	#7
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	Yeah, if it where unlocked it 'd be a killer chip. The Chaintech doesn't work well above 166fsb, so it doesn't really bother me that i can't change the mp. It's still a great buy for fsb limited mobo's. __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

19th March 2004, 00:12	#8
jmke Madshrimp Join Date: May 2002 Location: 7090/Belgium Posts: 79,022	ah that's right, my CPU is unlocked, didn't really notice it though last 5-6 AMD setups I had were all unlocked.. __________________

19th March 2004, 09:17	#9
RichBa5tard [M] Reviewer/HWBot ***** Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 3,344	I've let it run prime overnight. No problem with silent aircooling running 2400mhz at 1.63v. With H2O or phasechange one might even get a decent fsb with this proc. : ) __________________ HTPC (mac osx): Mac Mini \| Core Duo 1.6Ghz \| 2GB DDR2 \| 26\" TFT Development (mac osx): Macbook \| Core 2 2.0Ghz \| 4GB DDR2 \| 250GB HD Games (win xp): E2160 @ 2.4Ghz \| HD3850 OC \| Asrock 4coredual-vsta \| 2GB DDR2

Similar Threads
Thread	Thread Starter	Forum	Replies	Last Post
AMD Launches 45nm Triple Core Phenom II with DDR3 support	jmke	WebNews	0	9th February 2009 10:26
AMD Announces Widespread Availability and Broad Global OEM Support for New Quad-Core	jmke	WebNews	0	13th November 2008 17:17
AMD Launches New Quad-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors	jmke	WebNews	0	3rd June 2008 14:30
AMD GAME! Enables Console-like Simplicity for Mainstream PCs	jmke	WebNews	9	19th May 2008 21:51
AMD Introduces ‘AMD Business Class’, Designed With Business in Mind	jmke	WebNews	0	28th April 2008 10:33
AMD Launches World’s First x86 Triple-Core Processors	jmke	WebNews	0	27th March 2008 16:16
High Performance AMD Phenom™ X4 Processors Lead the Charge to HD Desktop Gaming and V	jmke	WebNews	0	27th March 2008 16:09
AMD Introduces Three New Dual-Core AMD Opteron™ Processors	jmke	WebNews	0	12th March 2006 20:25
AMD Introduces Line of Low-Power, High-Performance AMD Geode Embedded x86 Processors	Sidney	WebNews	0	24th May 2004 07:10
Amd Reports Fourth Quarter And Annual Results	jmke	WebNews	0	30th January 2004 15:47