can mobo run unsupported cpus in underclock mode?

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sharon

hi all

i have a three-year-old kr7a abit mobo, and it's time to give it some
upgrade. i want to drop an athlonxp 2400 into it, but i'm not sure what
will happen?

the mobo only support up to athlonxp 2200, but the athlonxp 2400 is only
one step ahead and is exactly the same thoroughbred core. so there's no
different voltages to worry about.

the athlonxp 2400 is locked and will run at x15, regardless of what the
bios says. however, the bios only supports up to x13.5. do you know what
will happen then?

why push the envelope? the mobo is already three years old and may die at
any time. if it dies, i will get a new mobo that supports athlonxp 2400.

thank you for your replies
 
sharon said:
hi all

i have a three-year-old kr7a abit mobo, and it's time to give it some
upgrade. i want to drop an athlonxp 2400 into it, but i'm not sure what
will happen?

the mobo only support up to athlonxp 2200, but the athlonxp 2400 is only
one step ahead and is exactly the same thoroughbred core. so there's no
different voltages to worry about.

the athlonxp 2400 is locked and will run at x15, regardless of what the
bios says. however, the bios only supports up to x13.5. do you know what
will happen then?

why push the envelope? the mobo is already three years old and may die at
any time. if it dies, i will get a new mobo that supports athlonxp 2400.

thank you for your replies
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It's really hard to say. Some boards just won't boot up because the
BIOS won't be able to recognize the CPU. Others will run, but if the
FSB is lower that that stated for the CPU, the CPU will run at the fixed
multiple of the board FSB; 266 MHz x 15 instead of 400 MHz x 15, or 266
MHz x13.5 - maybe.
 
sharon wrote:

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why push the envelope? the mobo is already three years old and may die at
any time. if it dies, i will get a new mobo that supports athlonxp 2400.
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Do you take into consideration that a dieing mainboard may take the
CPU with it into hell?!

Roy
 
sharon said:
hi all

i have a three-year-old kr7a abit mobo, and it's time to give it some
upgrade. i want to drop an athlonxp 2400 into it, but i'm not sure what
will happen?

the mobo only support up to athlonxp 2200, but the athlonxp 2400 is only
one step ahead and is exactly the same thoroughbred core. so there's no
different voltages to worry about.

the athlonxp 2400 is locked and will run at x15, regardless of what the
bios says. however, the bios only supports up to x13.5. do you know what
will happen then?

why push the envelope? the mobo is already three years old and may die at
any time. if it dies, i will get a new mobo that supports athlonxp 2400.

thank you for your replies
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Honestly, if your motherboard is on its last legs, as you say, then just go
ahead and replace them both. Why pull off the HSF and replace the CPU now,
then have to go back in later and pull it all out and start over. Just bite
the bullet now and get it over with.

As far as support, if the motherboard only supports x13.5, I doubt it will
run the 2400+ at its native speed. Maybe unlock it and run it slower?

Honestly, I'd just go ahead and replace everything. And, if you're going to
do that, just go with a Athlon 64 setup of some kind. But, a nice Barton
core XP would run nice and fast on a budget.
 
sharon said:
hi all

i have a three-year-old kr7a abit mobo, and it's time to give it some
upgrade. i want to drop an athlonxp 2400 into it, but i'm not sure
what will happen?

the mobo only support up to athlonxp 2200, but the athlonxp 2400 is
only one step ahead and is exactly the same thoroughbred core. so
there's no different voltages to worry about.

the athlonxp 2400 is locked and will run at x15, regardless of what
the bios says. however, the bios only supports up to x13.5. do you
know what will happen then?

why push the envelope? the mobo is already three years old and may
die at any time. if it dies, i will get a new mobo that supports
athlonxp 2400.

thank you for your replies
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Wouldn't a better option be to put in a 2200. You'll barely notice a
difference from the 2400, but it will definitely work.

Regards

Martin
 
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