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Upgrade to processor not supported by BIOS ?
Hello,
I want to replace my current microprocessor with a faster one which might not be supported by the BIOS of my motherboard. I am wondering if it can work, in the sense that even though the BIOS might not print a nice message saying "I recognize this processor as a XYZ", the system will still run. My setup... Processor= AMD Athlon XP 2100+, Palomino core Motherboard= Albatron KX400+ Pro chipset= VIA KT333 + 8235 south bridge DRAM= 266 MT/s DDR @ 133 MHz actual clock I want to replace the processor with AMD Athlon XP 3200+, Barton core From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors the spec's for the two processors a Athlon XP 2100+ 1733 MHz 256 KiB 266 MT/s 13x 1.75 V 72.0 W March 13, 2002 AX2100DMT3C Athlon XP 3200+3 2333 MHz 512 KiB 333 MT/s 14x 1.65 V 79.2 W October 2003 AXDA3200DKV4D I know my motherboard supports up to Athlon XP 3000+ and Sempron processors. Based on the assumption that the BIOS can handle FSB multiplier of 14x (since it supports the 2500+ Barton), would it be safe to assume that a 3200+ could work? The only difference is in the FSB clocks: 133 MHz * 14x for 2500+ Barton 166 MHz * 14x for 3200+ Barton ....which I can set via a physical jumper on the motherboard. Thanks for any input! |
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Upgrade to processor not supported by BIOS ?
On Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:26:09 -0800, super_copy
wrote: Hello, I want to replace my current microprocessor with a faster one which might not be supported by the BIOS of my motherboard. I am wondering if it can work, in the sense that even though the BIOS might not print a nice message saying "I recognize this processor as a XYZ", the system will still run. My setup... Processor= AMD Athlon XP 2100+, Palomino core Motherboard= Albatron KX400+ Pro chipset= VIA KT333 + 8235 south bridge DRAM= 266 MT/s DDR @ 133 MHz actual clock I want to replace the processor with AMD Athlon XP 3200+, Barton core From Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...icroprocessors the spec's for the two processors a Athlon XP 2100+ 1733 MHz 256 KiB 266 MT/s 13x 1.75 V 72.0 W March 13, 2002 AX2100DMT3C Athlon XP 3200+3 2333 MHz 512 KiB 333 MT/s 14x 1.65 V 79.2 W October 2003 AXDA3200DKV4D I know my motherboard supports up to Athlon XP 3000+ and Sempron processors. Based on the assumption that the BIOS can handle FSB multiplier of 14x (since it supports the 2500+ Barton), would it be safe to assume that a 3200+ could work? The only difference is in the FSB clocks: 133 MHz * 14x for 2500+ Barton 166 MHz * 14x for 3200+ Barton ...which I can set via a physical jumper on the motherboard. It's not safe to assume, but it is likely to work. It's a try-it-n-see situation, it would not cause damage if it didn't work, just be sure you get the (rarer?) DDR333 FSB version of the Barton 3200 instead of the DDR400 version. Also the following page makes it look like you should first flash the following linked bios. "KX400+ 0.19 MB R1.06 2003/10/2 1. Support Barton 3000+ (FSB 333) CPU " http://www.albatron.com.tw/English/S...keywords=KX400 ftp://ftp.albatron.com.tw/product/it...o/kx400106.zip |
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Upgrade to processor not supported by BIOS ?
one word of warning i had a AMD Athlon XP 3200+, Barton core
they run dame hot. if you do get one make sure you have a good heat sink and fan. my advice to you get a AMD Athlon 3000. don't buy a second hand AMD Athlon 3200 or save your money and go dual core i put together a amd X2 64 bit 5600+ for under £300 that includes psu and case |
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Upgrade to processor not supported by BIOS ?
On Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:21:00 +0000, Darklight
wrote: one word of warning i had a AMD Athlon XP 3200+, Barton core they run dame hot. if you do get one make sure you have a good heat sink and fan. my advice to you get a AMD Athlon 3000. ? Bartons have a larger surface area to heatsink interface, and lower clockspeed per XP nnnn rating. All else equal a Barton 3200 will be cooler than a non-barton 3000. Also they produce less heat than the contemporary P4 Prescott, less heat than today's quad cores (except at idle Barton was hotter but we can ignore idle temps since any properly designed system has to deal with the much higher full load thermal envelope). The main problem with Athlon XP and P4 era processors was it took the heatsink industry a while to play catch up and design better 'sinks like we have today, a modern heatpiped tower contraption would have no trouble with a Barton and some of the better heatsinks of that era like Thermalrights did good too. IOW, it may be better to just avoid the stock AMD heatsink if one is concerned about overclocking or reducing noise. don't buy a second hand AMD Athlon 3200 or save your money and go dual core i put together a amd X2 64 bit 5600+ for under £300 that includes psu and case Once you're spending more than about $80-110 USD for the processor, or wanting to overclock, Intel seems to have the best value at the moment though it's hit-or-miss what package deals one can find including a case and motherboard. Fry's often has such deals in the US but not everyone has a Fry's nearby and often the advertised deals aren't available for order from their website. |
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