RE: Quick Athlon Question...

["Bricknell, Tony" <tony.bricknell@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Depends what you mean by "fortune" :o)

I use an Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe - supports FSB up to 400MHz.  Stable as a
rock.
?73.62 from ebuyer.
As for other makes - personal experience will steer me away from PC Chips,
you mileage may vary...

AFAIK, the processor speed is determined by the FSB and the
"multiplier".
Some processors lock the multiplier, so the only way to change system speed
is to vary the FSB.

I'm using 333MHz "Kingston ValueRAM" memory - no problems
whatsoever.

Remember also that a 2600+ Athlon doesn't actually run at 2600MHz - it runs
at 2080MHz.  (166MHz bus x12.5)

HTH

-----Original Message-----
From: Phil Harris [mailto:phil@xxxxxxx]
Sent: 01 April, 2004 22:39
To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
Subject: [ukha_d] Quick Athlon Question...



If I have an Athlon that uses a 333MHz FSB to hit it's rated speed (it's a
2600+ - on my current 133MHz FSB board it only runs at 1.7GHz) then do I
also *HAVE* to use 333MHz memory?

Anyone got any suggestions for a reasonably stable 333MHz FSB mobo that
doesn't cost a fortune? I had been using the K7VT2 boards up to now and the
consistency was nice but they only give a 200MHz or 266MHz FSB.

Phil