CPU upgrade fir 8RDA+

I'm posting this as much to get something going as anything.

You may recall a couple months ago when I got an Athlon 2500+ (Barton core)
and it wouldn't boot. Some of you suggested it might be a power supply
problem but I returned the chip anyway. Today I installed an Athlon 2200+
(T-bred core) and it works fine. I don't think there's a significant
difference in power consumption between the two so I guess my power supply
is OK. I'm also running a Radeon 9700 Pro which draws about 54 watts.

No apparent ill effects so far from the bulging, leaky caps. I think I will
just run with them until I have a problem. This is my 2nd PC and only runs
3-4 days a week typically only for a few hours. CPU temp is running 4-5 deg
C higher than the Duron 1200 but still under 40C in my relatively cool
basement.

FWIW: You should replace the caps if you want a stable, reliable board.
Otherwise, good luck mate

--
Zyp

"Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
news. ..
> I'm posting this as much to get something going as anything.
>
> You may recall a couple months ago when I got an Athlon 2500+ (Barton
core)
> and it wouldn't boot. Some of you suggested it might be a power supply
> problem but I returned the chip anyway. Today I installed an Athlon 2200+
> (T-bred core) and it works fine. I don't think there's a significant
> difference in power consumption between the two so I guess my power supply
> is OK. I'm also running a Radeon 9700 Pro which draws about 54 watts.
>
> No apparent ill effects so far from the bulging, leaky caps. I think I
will
> just run with them until I have a problem. This is my 2nd PC and only
runs
> 3-4 days a week typically only for a few hours. CPU temp is running 4-5
deg
> C higher than the Duron 1200 but still under 40C in my relatively cool
> basement.
>
>
>

I may eventually spring for a refurb'd board from the Epox store. They have
had all the caps replaced.

"Zephyr" <> wrote in message
news:Mo- m...
> FWIW: You should replace the caps if you want a stable, reliable board.
> Otherwise, good luck mate
>
> --
> Zyp
>
> "Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
> news. ..
>> I'm posting this as much to get something going as anything.
>>
>> You may recall a couple months ago when I got an Athlon 2500+ (Barton
> core)
>> and it wouldn't boot. Some of you suggested it might be a power supply
>> problem but I returned the chip anyway. Today I installed an Athlon
>> 2200+
>> (T-bred core) and it works fine. I don't think there's a significant
>> difference in power consumption between the two so I guess my power
>> supply
>> is OK. I'm also running a Radeon 9700 Pro which draws about 54 watts.
>>
>> No apparent ill effects so far from the bulging, leaky caps. I think I
> will
>> just run with them until I have a problem. This is my 2nd PC and only
> runs
>> 3-4 days a week typically only for a few hours. CPU temp is running 4-5
> deg
>> C higher than the Duron 1200 but still under 40C in my relatively cool
>> basement.
>>
>>
>>
>
>

"Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
news. ..
>I may eventually spring for a refurb'd board from the Epox store. They
>have had all the caps replaced.
>
> "Zephyr" <> wrote in message
> news:Mo- m...
>> FWIW: You should replace the caps if you want a stable, reliable board.
>> Otherwise, good luck mate
>>
>> --
>> Zyp
>>
>> "Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
>> news. ..
>>> I'm posting this as much to get something going as anything.
>>>
>>> You may recall a couple months ago when I got an Athlon 2500+ (Barton
>> core)
>>> and it wouldn't boot. Some of you suggested it might be a power supply
>>> problem but I returned the chip anyway. Today I installed an Athlon
>>> 2200+
>>> (T-bred core) and it works fine. I don't think there's a significant
>>> difference in power consumption between the two so I guess my power
>>> supply
>>> is OK. I'm also running a Radeon 9700 Pro which draws about 54 watts.
>>>
>>> No apparent ill effects so far from the bulging, leaky caps. I think I
>> will
>>> just run with them until I have a problem. This is my 2nd PC and only
>> runs
>>> 3-4 days a week typically only for a few hours. CPU temp is running 4-5
>> deg
>>> C higher than the Duron 1200 but still under 40C in my relatively cool
>>> basement.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>
>

If you are running a 9700 a real power hog at the time,a Barton 2500 or 2600
(I had a 3200barton) wont make any difference if it boots with a Duron,my
8RDA+ ran them fine.
if the caps are budging it will.
And if it was a 333 fsb board or a 400 board that will make the difference
the 333's wont run the bartons at the higher FSB speeds not all 8RDA+ boards
were capable of running the 200 mgz(400) bartons.
It had to do with the revision of the board and the bios if it was the
latest.

I am not very experienced with a solder iron but I replaced mine with ones
form a couple of other boards that were bad but the caps looked good they
had the same values tho.
Bought them on e-bay for around $15. shipped.
A solder sucker from radio shack(found an ear wax remover bulb was about the
same thing) and some patience was all it took,if I could do it any one
could.

The board is still running great(sold it to a friend a year later),I
upgraded and regretted going to socket 754 from that board.
I put a decent 450 watt power supply the system and never had a problem.
It is still hard to beat the N-Force audio from that board.
Tom

"Old Hippy" <> wrote in message
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>
> "Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
> news. ..
> >I may eventually spring for a refurb'd board from the Epox store. They
> >have had all the caps replaced.
> >
> > "Zephyr" <> wrote in message
> > news:Mo- m...
> >> FWIW: You should replace the caps if you want a stable, reliable
board.
> >> Otherwise, good luck mate
> >>
> >> --
> >> Zyp
> >>
> >> "Lee M." <lmacmil@forget_it.com> wrote in message
> >> news. ..
> >>> I'm posting this as much to get something going as anything.
> >>>
> >>> You may recall a couple months ago when I got an Athlon 2500+ (Barton
> >> core)
> >>> and it wouldn't boot. Some of you suggested it might be a power
supply
> >>> problem but I returned the chip anyway. Today I installed an Athlon
> >>> 2200+
> >>> (T-bred core) and it works fine. I don't think there's a significant
> >>> difference in power consumption between the two so I guess my power
> >>> supply
> >>> is OK. I'm also running a Radeon 9700 Pro which draws about 54 watts.
> >>>
> >>> No apparent ill effects so far from the bulging, leaky caps. I think
I
> >> will
> >>> just run with them until I have a problem. This is my 2nd PC and only
> >> runs
> >>> 3-4 days a week typically only for a few hours. CPU temp is running
4-5
> >> deg
> >>> C higher than the Duron 1200 but still under 40C in my relatively cool
> >>> basement.
> >>>

>
> If you are running a 9700 a real power hog at the time,a Barton 2500 or
2600
> (I had a 3200barton) wont make any difference if it boots with a Duron,my
> 8RDA+ ran them fine.
> if the caps are budging it will.
> And if it was a 333 fsb board or a 400 board that will make the difference
> the 333's wont run the bartons at the higher FSB speeds not all 8RDA+
boards
> were capable of running the 200 mgz(400) bartons.
> It had to do with the revision of the board and the bios if it was the
> latest.
>
> I am not very experienced with a solder iron but I replaced mine with ones
> form a couple of other boards that were bad but the caps looked good they
> had the same values tho.
> Bought them on e-bay for around $15. shipped.
> A solder sucker from radio shack(found an ear wax remover bulb was about
the
> same thing) and some patience was all it took,if I could do it any one
> could.
>
> The board is still running great(sold it to a friend a year later),I
> upgraded and regretted going to socket 754 from that board.
> I put a decent 450 watt power supply the system and never had a problem.
> It is still hard to beat the N-Force audio from that board.
> Tom
>
Yes, it was a 333FSB chip. I have the Feb 2004 BIOS which is the 2nd most
recent. Doesn't really matter at this point, for what I do, I won't notice
the difference between 2200 and 2500. Truth be told, the Duron was probably
good enough but for $30, it was worth it to me.

I've done a lot of soldering but my time is worth more than the $30 it will
cost to get a re-furb from Epox should I need it. I'll keep plugging along
until it fails completely.

Thanks for the info.