CPU upgrade?

[Harry Bloomfield]

Hi,

My motherboard is a Gigabyte 7ZX-H presently fitted with a 1200 AMD
CPU. According to Gigabyte the fastest CPU this board will support is a
2100 Palamino. I have not been able to track down a 2100 Palomino
(.18u) either new or second hand, but I have been offered a 2200 AMD.

Question... Would the 2200 work in my board?

I have read an item which suggested AMD were developing even faster
Palomino cored CPU's, but I couldn't find any.

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Harry (M1BYT)...

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[Jim Macklin]

I would think that Gigabyte would be the expert in this
area, but if you want my opinion just off the cuff;
If the CPU is cheap enough, try it, the worst that could
happen is that you might fry the CPU and mobo. The
scientific method does involve experiments.


in message
| Hi,
|
| My motherboard is a Gigabyte 7ZX-H presently fitted with a
1200 AMD
| CPU. According to Gigabyte the fastest CPU this board will
support is a
| 2100 Palamino. I have not been able to track down a 2100
Palomino
| (.18u) either new or second hand, but I have been offered
a 2200 AMD.
|
| Question... Would the 2200 work in my board?
|
| I have read an item which suggested AMD were developing
even faster
| Palomino cored CPU's, but I couldn't find any.
|
| --
| Regards,
| Harry (M1BYT)...
|
| Remove the 'NOSPAM' in my email address to reply.
|
| Free Amateur Radio Courses:-
| http://www.ukradioamateur.org
|

 

[Jerry]

Check with the Gigabyte web site - all the details will be there. If it does
support the faster processor don't forget that you might need a better
cooler and fan on the chip.

Regards, Jerry

 

[Guest]

my brother had a 7zxe (updated version of your board) and
it worked with .13u thoroughbred cpus. it overvolted them
and ran hot.

i would suggest finding a palomino on ebay. you can tell
it is a palomino if it has a SQUARE core.