AMD Athlon XP 1700+ (AXDA1700DLT3C)

[Big.Wayne]

Hi,

just got one of these CPU's from a salvaged system, the mobo it was in had some blown capacitors, but I tested the CPU in another system and it appears fine.

The question is, what should I do with it lol

I got a few spare bits laying around (PC3200, 80GB hard disks etc) so it would be that hard to knock up a little nasher then. . .

a) Flog it for pennies?

b) Build a nice ATX system around it? (found an ABIT AN7 still on sale for £29.99 new) then flog it?

c) Build a Micro PC (try and find a shuttle or similar that accepts socket A) then flog it?

I've got fond memories of messing around with AthlonXPs in the nForce2 days, and Im wondering if I paired this CPU with a nice second hand GPU whether or not it could be a useful gaming machine?

 

[Big.Wayne]

Try and find an SFF to play with.

Yeah that's what I am thinking. . . . have u got any pointers on a suitable product and roughly how much are they?

 

[Big.Wayne]

K ta!

had a good look around the web last night but any socket A micro systems were hiding from me. . . . would be great to find one that used an nForce2 chipset too!

Thanks all for posts I think that concludes this thread

 

[Big.Wayne]

a Socket A SFF made by Epox... although it only has the single channel NForce2 chipset.

Thanks mrthingyx,

that was very strange, had just seen it when your mail arrived!

EPoX Ex5-320N

[edit] is it single channel? also it says it supports 400MHz-FSB but only DDR266/333?