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athlon xp 2800 - Ghz?
Hi,
I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP (fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? [I have NO experience with AMD.] Can this CPU be overclocked? How high is the "usual/average" SAFE freq? [He has an eMachine]. Thanks! BobTheCat |
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There were two types of 2800+ made by AMD. One ran at 266 FSB,the other ran
at 333 FSB.The 266 cpu is and was very hard to get for some reason. Neither one ran at 2.8ghz. But they were different actual speeds. It's funny though,the A64 2800+ I have runs at 1.8Ghz and beats the XP 2800+ that runs at 2.08Ghz. This damn numbering system AMD came up with is insane,and Intel's system is just as confusing!! "BobTheCat" wrote in message news:YcPJe.233559$_o.175109@attbi_s71... Hi, I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP (fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? [I have NO experience with AMD.] Can this CPU be overclocked? How high is the "usual/average" SAFE freq? [He has an eMachine]. Thanks! BobTheCat |
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There were two types of 2800+ made by AMD. One ran at 266 FSB,the other ran
at 333 FSB.The 266 cpu is and was very hard to get for some reason. Neither one ran at 2.8ghz. But they were different actual speeds. It's funny though,the A64 2800+ I have runs at 1.8Ghz and beats the XP 2800+ that runs at 2.08Ghz. This damn numbering system AMD came up with is insane,and Intel's system is just as confusing!! "BobTheCat" wrote in message news:YcPJe.233559$_o.175109@attbi_s71... Hi, I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP (fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? [I have NO experience with AMD.] Can this CPU be overclocked? How high is the "usual/average" SAFE freq? [He has an eMachine]. Thanks! BobTheCat |
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On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 20:25:28 +0000, BobTheCat wrote:
I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP (fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? Yes, there's the original Tbred B core that ran at 2250MHz (13.5x166) and the newer Barton core with twice the cache that runs at 2083MHz (12.5x166). There's also MP and XP-M models that run on a 133 MHz FSB. Can this CPU be overclocked? How high is the "usual/average" SAFE freq? [He has an eMachine]. The new one you bought appears to be a Barton core and it's probably multiplier locked unless it's an XP-M. So all you can do is raise the FSB. How high depends on the board you have, but up to about 175MHz should be safe on any of them. You may need to raise vcore to get it stable. -- KT133 MB, CPU @2400MHz (24x100): SIS755 MB CPU @2330MHz (10x233) Need good help? Provide all system info with question. My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php Verizon server http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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On Mon, 08 Aug 2005 20:25:28 +0000, BobTheCat wrote:
I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP (fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? Yes, there's the original Tbred B core that ran at 2250MHz (13.5x166) and the newer Barton core with twice the cache that runs at 2083MHz (12.5x166). There's also MP and XP-M models that run on a 133 MHz FSB. Can this CPU be overclocked? How high is the "usual/average" SAFE freq? [He has an eMachine]. The new one you bought appears to be a Barton core and it's probably multiplier locked unless it's an XP-M. So all you can do is raise the FSB. How high depends on the board you have, but up to about 175MHz should be safe on any of them. You may need to raise vcore to get it stable. -- KT133 MB, CPU @2400MHz (24x100): SIS755 MB CPU @2330MHz (10x233) Need good help? Provide all system info with question. My server http://wesnewell.no-ip.com/cpu.php Verizon server http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm |
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I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP
(fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? You're dad's on crack... There are two different speeds based on the core, which one runs at 266 MHz FSB and the other 333 MHz. However, neither runs at 2.8 GHz. Can this CPU be overclocked? How high is the "usual/average" SAFE freq? [He has an eMachine]. You'd need a non-OEM board to overclock via the BIOS. eMachines, Dell, HP, Gateway, and others don't provide BIOS overclocking features. You can hardware overclock by bridging pins on the CPU with special grease or paint, but you'll need to search the web for the settings and how to do it. |
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I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP
(fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? You're dad's on crack... There are two different speeds based on the core, which one runs at 266 MHz FSB and the other 333 MHz. However, neither runs at 2.8 GHz. Can this CPU be overclocked? How high is the "usual/average" SAFE freq? [He has an eMachine]. You'd need a non-OEM board to overclock via the BIOS. eMachines, Dell, HP, Gateway, and others don't provide BIOS overclocking features. You can hardware overclock by bridging pins on the CPU with special grease or paint, but you'll need to search the web for the settings and how to do it. |
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Ruel Smith wrote:
I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP (fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? You're dad's on crack... I was about to post using that exact same phrase :-) -- spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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Ruel Smith wrote:
I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP (fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? You're dad's on crack... I was about to post using that exact same phrase :-) -- spammage trappage: replace fishies_ with yahoo I'm going to die rather sooner than I'd like. I tried to protect my neighbours from crime, and became the victim of it. Complications in hospital following this resulted in a serious illness. I now need a bone marrow transplant. Many people around the world are waiting for a marrow transplant, too. Please volunteer to be a marrow donor: http://www.abmdr.org.au/ http://www.marrow.org/ |
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"Ruel Smith" wrote in message ... I just ordered a replacement for my Dad's burned up 2800 AMD Athlon XP (fan and heatsink fell off) with a new one. He insistes that his previous CPU said "2.75 or 2.8Ghz" in the POST when he booted his PC but the specs on the one I ordered says it's a 2.08Ghz CPU. Are there different speeds of the same Athlon XP 2800 CPU? You're dad's on crack... There are two different speeds based on the core, which one runs at 266 MHz FSB and the other 333 MHz. However, neither runs at 2.8 GHz. Can this CPU be overclocked? How high is the "usual/average" SAFE freq? [He has an eMachine]. You'd need a non-OEM board to overclock via the BIOS. eMachines, Dell, HP, Gateway, and others don't provide BIOS overclocking features. You can hardware overclock by bridging pins on the CPU with special grease or paint, but you'll need to search the web for the settings and how to do it. You dont need to be rude about something. the OP should have asked the question before ordering a replacement however. His dad may have well seen 2.7 or 2.8 .. Many people see the PR rating and think it's the actual speed.. That was what AMD plann'd.. Show the user a 2.8 that runs about like the competitions 2.8.. |
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