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What should I be able overclock one of these up to ? Using lots of air cooling, 400w PS, Crucial DDR ram and an Asus A7A266 with the latest bios.

I dunno but I'm gonna find out pretty soon. I'm either gonna use an Iwill XP333R or a Shuttle AK35GTR as they both give you the option of taking the vcore above 2.0v I'm hoping for like 11.5x148 @ 1702 MHz. I could live with that.

I'm not too familiar with the Asus mobo you mention so you're on your own there.

vidster - if you get an ak35 let us know the scoop - looks interesting

Playing the waiting game at this point. But yeah, I'll be happy to fill ya in on it.

I have a 1700+ and with a swiftech cooler...unlocked the CPU and THIS is what I got.

IS it hard to unlock the XP's... I've never had to unlock one my 1.33 came unlocked same with the 1.2 i had and the 900 was unlocked when i got it. I know the XPs are a little more tricky than the tbirds are.

My bird is also unlocked. Best I can get it is 1.55GHZ . Still not bad for a 1.33GHz bird.

I went from an unlocked TBird 1.33 to this XP.
Was it hard to unlock it? Hmmmm.....
Well with the right stuff and a LARGE magnifing glass its really not that hard.
But it does take time. Took me about 2 hours....have a look how small the L1 bridges are on the XP then make a decision if you want to work in an area that small.

Tools needed:
Super Glue
COnductive Pain Pen
Tooth picks
Stick Pin
Scotch Tape
LIGHT
Magnifying Glass
100% Acitone (Fingernail posh remover)
TIME

There are several sites which show how...but if you have any questions feel free to ask...Ive done 3 now

or just get one of these.....

http://www.highspeedpc.com/item106.htm

best part is if ya screw it up, with this kit the cleaning solution enables you to wipe away the mess and start fresh. No glue involved. enuff for 25 cpus too.