A7V266-E and CPU upgrade question

[Richard K Rabbat]

I have a A7v266-E, can this
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-103-342&DEPA=0
CPU?

It is a Thoroughbred Athlon XP 2700+, 333MHz FSB...

Or am I wasting my money and should just do Motherboard and different CPU?

Thank you

R

 

[Ed]

I have a A7v266-E, can this
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-103-342&DEPA=0
CPU?

It is a Thoroughbred Athlon XP 2700+, 333MHz FSB...

Or am I wasting my money and should just do Motherboard and different CPU?

Thank you

R

That board doesn't officially support a XP 333 FSB chip, it may run but
it will run slow.

Asus shows the Athlon XP 2600+(266FSB)(Model 8)(Thoroughbred) as the
fastest CPU supported on the A7V266-E (PCB 1.07 BIOS 1011)
http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx

Ed

 

[Paul Busby]

Thus spake Richard K Rabbat:

I have a A7v266-E, can this
http://www.newegg.com/app/viewproductdesc.asp?description=19-103-342&DEPA=0
CPU?

It is a Thoroughbred Athlon XP 2700+, 333MHz FSB...

Or am I wasting my money and should just do Motherboard and different
CPU?

IMO, yes. Now is not the best time to upgrade with too many new technologies
coming to the fore. The A7V266-E will take an XP2400+ 266FSB part with v2 (I
think) of this board. Unless you're using something like an XP1500+ or
lower, you'll be wasting money even on the XP2400+.

You have a couple of options such as the obvious - go 64bit or get an
A7N8X-X/E with a mobile CPU & overclock it. Either will require good quality
PC3200 RAM. The mobile route will be cheaper but without the ability to run
a 64bit OS.