AMD Duron Desktop Upgrade

[Marks_123]

Hi, I have a KOBIAN motherboard, model KVM400M that has a VIA chipset. I am running a AMD Duron 1600Mhz, family 6, Model 8, a multiplier of x 12, bus speed of 133 Mhz and Rated FSB at 266.7 Mhz.-Please could you tell me the highest freq Duron I could upgrade to ?

Will an Athlon chip fit in a Socket A (462), and if so what would be the highest Spec I could upgrade to?


Regards,

Mark G.

[D.8080]

Highest Duron that was produced is 1800 model.

Athlon XP up to 2600+ model should work on your motherboard, with 133 mhz FSB.
With 166 mhz FSB, if your motherboard supports it, Athlon Xp 3000+.

[Guest]

Someone is selling an AMD Athlon 2600 with a 333MHz FSB - is this compatible with a 133Mhz FSB ?

[Marcin]

333 MHz FSB means doubled 166 not 133

[D.8080]

Yes, but would work at lesser speed because mhz are obtained by FSB * clock multiplier of processor, eg

166mhz fsb (in reality 166.66 mhz) * 12.5 = 2083, a 2800+ Xp

but the same cpu at 133.33 mhz fsb * 12.5 = 1666.67 mhz, a 2000+ XP,

a total waste of cpu power.

This is a rough example, but you get the point.

You can unlock the multiplier manually, there are many guides on the net. Easy task if you really want.

[Wizzard1]

I believe the athlon XP-M would suffice in that board- They are quite strong and have high multi's at low FSB ratings.