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Well, when I said cheaper, I should have specified. The 3000 and 3200 are a steal when you buy them from most retailers. The only CPU that's being over priced right now is the 3500. But I haven't been paying much attention to the price on the 3500, I've been keeping my eye mainly on the 3000...
Don't get the .13 micron CPU. It has little or no benefit over the 90nm version. The 90nm is cooler, oc's better because it's cooler, and it's cheaper. Some reviews even show it's a little bit faster per clock. It's not much, but every little bit helps. ;)
hey, Runner, does your AV8 unlock the higher multipliers on your winchester, or do you have only the FSB to OC with, if you oc? and yes, i anticipate having bios problems. i read about some of that crap on reviews people put on newegg. but thanks 4 the tip.
archevilangel, does the Abit AV8 unlock the higher multipliers on the Winchester?, or are they locked to begin with. i don't like having only the FSB to tinker with while i'm OCing.
it is electrically conductive, that's why you're not supposed to get it around the small resistors on the bartons and previous cpu's. i think your problem is #1. and, BTW, i'd get an abit AV8. sounds like a really great board to me. that's the one i'll be going with when i get my winchester.
see sig for my oc and cooling. it's pretty obvious that the barton has quite a bit of potential for ocing. i'd say after you run it at 180-185mhz fsb for a while you should be able to run it at 200mhz x 11. even with the stock cooler.