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PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 3:56 pm    Post subject: CPU for Socket 462 Reply with quote

Hi all,

This is probably an easy question, so I'm hoping someone can give a definite answer.

Can the cpu be replaced with anything that uses the same socket? I currently have an AMD Athlon Thunderbird 1.4 GHz (Socket 462), motherboard is K7T, MS-6330v3.X. The Athlon XP series uses the same socket and I was thinking of a 2600+ or so.
Mobo specs at: http://www.msicomputer.com/product/p_spec.asp?model=K7T_Turbo_Limited_Edition

However the manual and website for the mobo states it can support 600MHz to 1.3 GHz. This would have been the newest processor at the time, and I'm wondering if thats why it says 1.3 GHz. (Note that a 1.4GHz is currently used). Would the mobo be able to support a faster processor?

One last thing is the FSB. Will a new processor work if it has a faster FSB than the mobo? Or would it simply be capped to the FSB of the mobo?

I'm thinking that any processor using Socket 462 would work, although the FSB would be capped to match the mobo.

Any input or thoughts would be appreciated.
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PostPosted: Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Can the cpu be replaced with anything that uses the same socket?

Yes, as long as your motherboard supports features of the new processor: voltage, FSB, etc.

BTW, your motherboard supports Athlon XP up to 1800+:

http://www.msi.com.tw/program/products/mainboard/mbd/pro_mbd_cpu_support_detail.php?UID=25&NAME=MS-6330%20Ver3.0&kind=1

You may need to upgrade the BIOS on the motherboard.

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However the manual and website for the mobo states it can support 600MHz to 1.3 GHz. This would have been the newest processor at the time, and I'm wondering if thats why it says 1.3 GHz. (Note that a 1.4GHz is currently used). Would the mobo be able to support a faster processor?

Probably because the manual was printed when the fastest Athlon processor was 1.3 GHz.

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One last thing is the FSB. Will a new processor work if it has a faster FSB than the mobo? Or would it simply be capped to the FSB of the mobo?

It would work, but at slower speed. Say, if you put a processor with 333 MHz bus into your motherboard, and your board supports 266 MHz bus maximum, then because the production processors have locked multipliers the processor will run at 8/11 (266/333) of its designated frequency.

Gennadiy
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