Re: .13 microns...... huh?!?

From: Wes Newell (w.newell_at_TAKEOUTverizon.net)
Date: 08/14/04 

Date: Sat, 14 Aug 2004 05:09:47 GMT

On Fri, 13 Aug 2004 16:10:30 -0700, Opticreep wrote:

> I'm trying to figure out if my ECS K7VTA3 (v3.1a) motherboard could
> support an Athlon XP 2400 processor. So I went to the ECS website.
> In the CPU chart, it said that the motherboard could support up to
> 2100+ at "133MHz", or 2400+ at "133MHz (.13 microns)".
>
> What does that mean?
>
What they meant it to mean was that it will support Tbred cores that run
on a default 133MHz FSB. Pay no attention to it. It really has no meaning.
What does mean something is that the board uses the KT266 chipset and is
not capable of a 166MHz FSB. So by default, you can only use CPU's that
have a default 133MHz fsb (266 models) like the 2400+ and some 2600+s,
mobiles, and MP's Now that's by default. In fact you can run any cpu in
it, but if it's multiplier locked, and depends on a FSB of 166MHz or
higher, you won't be able to get the default speed out of it. .13 microns
refers to the manufacturing process and really has no bearing on cpu usage
for your purposes.

> I remember trying to put my brother's Athlon 2400 XP CPU on this same
> motherboard about 6 months ago. Bios was 3.0d. As I recall, during the
> boot-up sequence the computer reported the CPU as only 2000 MHz. I
> simply assumed the motherboard was not capable of supporting 2400 MHz.

Then you assumed wrong., and the 2400+XP only runs at 2000MHz, so if
that's what you got, it was running at default speed.

> But the chart from the ECS website I mentioned makes me wonder:
>
Forget any chart you see from any manufacturer. They only put there what
they want. if you know what you are doing they are meaningless. Read the
link below. It should shed some light. 

-- 
Abit KT7-Raid (KT133) Tbred B core CPU @2400MHz (24x100FSB)
http://mysite.verizon.net/res0exft/cpu.htm

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