Question

[Dakaras]

S! All

Im currently running an XP2000 chip in a Epox 8K3A mobo.........as im clueless could anybody decipher the fastest chip i can run on this board?

Ive a gig of DDR (2 x 256 1 x 512) and have just picked up an Crucail 9800pro. Cash is a major consideration so this next upgrade seems the cheapest way to get the max from my current set up.

Details of Mobo

# Socket A compatible AMD Athlon XP processor 1500+ to 3000+, 600MHz to 1.4GHz AMD Athlon and AMD Duron processor upto 1.3.Ghz
# VIA KT333 AGPset (KT333 + VT8233A)
# Three 184-pin DDR SDRAM DIMM sockets Support single-sided or double-sided 2.5v DDR-266/333 DIMMs in 64/128/256/512/1GbMb technologies Support Asynchronous clocking mode between FSB and DIMM
# Six PCI connectors compliant with PCI v2.2
# Two IDE ports (up to 4 IDE devices) with UDMA-33, ATA-66/100/133 support from embedded IDE controller.

Link http://www.epox.nl/products/?product...duct_type_id=4

Any other advice to get the max from this rig welcome

Also what cooler would you recommend?

Cheers Dak

[Scarlet Infidel]

It looks like unless you overclock the max fsb is 333mhz.

This will let you use a sempron up to about 3000+
or a barton up to 3000+ (faster than the above sempron)

[Nitestorm]

# Socket A compatible AMD Athlon XP processor 1500+ to 3000+, 600MHz to 1.4GHz AMD Athlon and AMD Duron processor upto 1.3.Ghz

Being a VIA KT333 board, it'll only officially support 333FSB AMD CPUs. So as the specs suggest, the XP3000+ 333FSB is probably the fastest CPU it can support.

[sawyen]

Sadly... AMD Malaysia stopped producing K7s last month.. So you're either trying your luck in a local computer shop or on Ebay for a second hand one...

TBH m8? The system is a little past its golden age.. better get your savings going for a new rig..

[Dakaras]

Sadly... AMD Malaysia stopped producing K7s last month.. So you're either trying your luck in a local computer shop or on Ebay for a second hand one...

TBH m8? The system is a little past its golden age.. better get your savings going for a new rig..

Cheers all

Aye I know sawyen but only been 6 months into setting up a new business a new system is outta the question atm Gutted tbh Id love too