athlon xp 2800 - Ghz?

[BobTheCat]

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

 

[dawg]

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!!

 

[Wes Newell]

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.

 

[Ruel Smith]

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.

 

[spodosaurus]

You're dad's on crack...

I was about to post using that exact same phrase

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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/

 

[rstlne]

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..

 

[Carlos]

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

This table lists all the info for the Athlon XP chips:


http://www.c627627.com/AMD/AthlonXP/

 

[Cuzman]

dawg wrote:

" There were two types of 2800+ made by AMD. One ran at 266 FSB,the
other ran at 333 FSB. "

For socket A, there is one 266FSB desktop version, two 333FSB desktop
versions, two 266FSB XP-M versions (55W and 72W) and a 266FSB MP
version. As a side-note, there are also two 333FSB 2800+ Semprons.

Athlon XP:
2800+ 266FSB 2133MHz 512KB AXDA2800DKV4C Barton
2800+ 333FSB 2250MHz 256KB AXDA2800DKV3D Thoroughbred-B
2800+ 333FSB 2083MHz 512KB AXDA2800DKV4D Barton

Athlon XP-M:
2800+ 266FSB 2133MHz 512KB AXMA2800FKT4C Barton (72W TDP)
2800+ 266FSB 2083MHz 512KB AXDL2800DLV4D Barton (55W DTR)

Athlon MP:
2800+ 266FSB 2133MHz 512KB AMSN2800DUT4C Barton

Sempron:
2800+ 333FSB 2000MHz 256KB SDA2800DUT3D Thoroughbred-B
2800+ 333FSB 2000MHz 256KB SDC2800DUT3D Thoroughbred-B

" The 266 cpu is and was very hard to get for some reason. "

The desktop 266FSB 2800+ was only released in December 2004. AMD pulled
all their stocks of engineering samples and unreleased processors from
the warehouse, quietly sending them out to retailers in small
quantities. The 333FSB 3200+ was also released at the same time.

 

[Ruel Smith]

You're dad's on crack...

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..

Lighten up! It's a commonly used phrased that 90% of the public aren't
offended by. Get a sense of humor for God's sake...

 

[DCA]

Lighten up! It's a commonly used phrased that 90% of the public aren't
offended by. Get a sense of humor for God's sake...

Really? - I find it rude too. How about you get an APPROPRIATE sense of
humour and grow up!

 

[spodosaurus]

Really? - I find it rude too. How about you get an APPROPRIATE sense of
humour and grow up!

It's a common expression. If you find it rude, better isolate yourself
and stay off usenet.

--
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/

 

[JAD]

It's a common expression. If you find it rude, better isolate yourself
and stay off usenet.

I find it amazing how people/kids speak to each other and consider it a
'friendly' conversation. Quite frankly its rude and no matter the
'commonality' of it, it shows disrespect. The word Bitch is as common as
'the'. Just because people do it , and continue for years, doesn't make it
right or 'ok'. As a race of people....we are DE-evolving...speech is
becoming archaic, a series of grunts and zizzles....next come the caves.

How about..."Your dad is 'misinformed' 'mistaken' ", Considering the utter
BS that advertising uses to promote any product, I am surprised that anyone
'NOT IN THE BUSINESS" can figure out what all the Giga - mega hertz is all
about.

 

[rpl]

spodosaurus wrote:

It's a common expression.

Only for your value of "common", otherwise it isn't, really.

If you find it rude, better isolate yourself
and stay off usenet.

Ah the "survival of the phitest" theory.

You might try putting a in there somewhere.


Pat
I wouldn't be offended but that's 'cuz I always forget to put the smilie
in there, too.

 

[spodosaurus]

I find it amazing how people/kids speak to each other and consider it a
'friendly' conversation. Quite frankly its rude and no matter the
'commonality' of it, it shows disrespect. The word Bitch

....is profanity, which was not used here, making your analogy completely
baseless. The phrase is an example of where the connotation does not
match the denotation. People who have not advanced beyond the concrete
operational stage of processing miss this point. That's a nice way of
saying 'grow up', in case you missed that, too.




--
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/

 

[spodosaurus]

spodosaurus wrote:




Only for your value of "common", otherwise it isn't, really.



Ah the "survival of the phitest" theory.

You might try putting a in there somewhere.


Pat
I wouldn't be offended but that's 'cuz I always forget to put the smilie
in there, too.

I wonder if mozilla will render this emoticon:



the same way as this emoticon:



--
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/

 

[JAD]

...is profanity, which was not used here, making your analogy completely
baseless. The phrase is an example of where the connotation does not
match the denotation. People who have not advanced beyond the concrete
operational stage of processing miss this point. That's a nice way of
saying 'grow up', in case you missed that, too.

Wrong! as usual... that is a word referring to a female dog, used in the
breeding of dogs.....but RUDE when used in reference to a person.


Nice use of 'big' words,,, if your going to use them, put them in some kind
of coherent order.

 

[spodosaurus]

Wrong! as usual... that is a word referring to a female dog, used in the
breeding of dogs.....but RUDE when used in reference to a person.

Which is exactly the usage you were referring to, unless you're one of
those freaks with an abberant interest in animals...?

Nice use of 'big' words,,, if your going to use them, put them in some kind
of coherent order.

Try learning the language before using it next time. Your lack of
education is not my problem.


--
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/

 

[JAD]

Which is exactly the usage you were referring to, unless you're one of
those freaks with an abberant interest in animals...?


Try learning the language before using it next time. Your lack of
education is not my problem.

Heh, regardless of your wiggling, the word is not profanity.
Please continue to spew, it puts you in a category with a rare few.

 

[rpl]

I wonder if mozilla will render this emoticon:



the same way as this emoticon:

yup ;----)

 

[Ruel Smith]

Lighten up! It's a commonly used phrased that 90% of the public aren't

Really? - I find it rude too. How about you get an APPROPRIATE sense of
humour and grow up!

If you find it that rude, I could care less. You need to unwind... The
problem with the world we currently live in is that everyone is constantly
offended. Chill out... Life's too short!