highest cpu supported?

ScuffScuff Southwestern, Pennsylvania
edited February 2005 in Hardware
Whats the best processor that this board supports? athlon #####?

http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=615119&CatId=1132

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  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited February 2005
    It should support any 266 fsb XP proc, but I don't think that Via chipset the mobo uses supports any faster fsb XP procs. It will also support the dual capable MP procs too, but they are pretty damn expensive. I hope you aren't planning to buy that mobo too, along with a proc. There are much better choices out there for a mATX socket A board in that general price range that that old mobo that can use 333 and 400 fsb XP's.
  • ScuffScuff Southwestern, Pennsylvania
    edited February 2005
    No, I already have it. It has a duron and I wanted to know what processor would give the most cranking power. So how would you rank the AMD cpus. I guess duron's are like celerons, and the athlons are like the pentiums. What is the highest the athlons went up to in the 200/266 bus cpus? I heard its the xp 2400???
  • GnomeWizarddGnomeWizardd Member 4 Life Akron, PA Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    266 fsb i might add to thrax's post
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Athlon XP: 2400+ (133 x 15)
    Athlon MP: 2800+ (133 x 16)
  • ScuffScuff Southwestern, Pennsylvania
    edited February 2005
    they still make these or are these used market only now?
    and which one has the better cache level?
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    They're still made, but in very small alotments. What's left in the retail channel is primarily residual stock.

    The 2400+ has 512k L2 cache.
    The 2800+ has 512k L2 cache.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited February 2005
    The 2400+ has 256k L2 cache, Thrax. ;D
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    Some don't.
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited February 2005
    Yeah, but those are mobiles. If that mobo doesn't support setting a multi in bios or by jumper, then he will have to pinmod the socket for proper operation. I'm talking about a drop-in that works correctly. Remember, that's an old-skool mobo he has.
  • ThraxThrax 🐌 Austin, TX Icrontian
    edited February 2005
    But then again, it's not like it particularly matters on the cache department anyhow. 256k to 512k on an Athlon is like adding 20MHz. Yay, right?
  • MediaManMediaMan Powered by loose parts.
    edited February 2005
    Back to the question at hand:

    The answer you were looking for

    Short answer: Up to AthlonXP (Thoroughbred) 2600+ and Duron (Applebred) 1800. Also up to Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.2G and Duron (Spitfire) 950 (0.18u)
  • muddocktormuddocktor
    edited February 2005
    Actually, AMD has also made a limited number of XP 2800+ oem processors too, which are also 266 fsb parts. These are the same proc as the MP 2800+ except not qualified for dual use. Newegg was selling them a month or 2 ago but the only place listing them now is in the link. If you want the fastest XP proc that's a drop-in, better buy that before they are gone. The price isn't too bad either at $110.00.
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