cpu upgrade

[clopez2768]

hi! i need help please. i change my cpu 2100 to 2700 but my computer still regonize the 2100. wich are that step that i have to do ,so my pc found the new cpu 2700,evrything working fine ,but i didn't dee to run to fast.
thanks and i apreciate

[Thandor]

Give us some more information! What kind of motherboard do you have and which CPU?

By looking at those numbers I think you have an AMD Athlon XP 2100+ and 2700+. Is this right?

If so a little story on how CPU's get their clockfrequency: The motherboard has a systemclock (which is, in MHz terms, exactly the same as the Front Side Bus (FSB)). This systemclock/FSB is mutliplied by a multiplier which is set by the CPU. The AMD Athlon XP 2100+ uses a multiplier of 13x and a FSB of 133MHz (DDR266 as it's Dual Data) which means it will run at 1733MHz (13x133 = 1733MHz).

The XP2700+ also has a multiplier of 13x but it uses a 166MHz (DDR333) FSB. 13x166 is 2166MHz which is, along with the higher clocked FSB, a bit faster .

In your case the XP2700+ is detected as a XP2100+. Now you do the math and see what to do with the Front Side Bus!

[clopez2768]

yes i have the AMD Athlon XP 2700+ allready in my pc ,but i am new doing this,and i don't have not idea what can i do,i only exchange my athlon xp 2100+ to at athlon xp 2700,because i thing is goin to be more faster to opening windows,after those i don't know what are the step to follow or went i have to go for my pc detecte my new cpu xp 2700.thanks for answer my question,and the other thing i dont know what motherboard i havd ,my pc is a compaq presario 6000.one more time thanks so,but so much