Mobo question

September 7th, 2003

when a mobo say it can handle up to amd 2000+, does it mean it can handle up to the 2000+ speed? What if i have a 2400+ and underclock it to 2000+ speed, should it work, or is this a trial and error issue?

Goatman · September 8th, 2003

Which board are you attempting to use?? if it's supports a 2000+ it should support the 2400+ (they use the same FSB)

**GoNz0** · September 8th, 2003

if the mobo was rated as 2000+ it normally means at the time that was the fastest chip out for that board, as soon as faster chips come out at the same FSB, the mobo maker issues a bios update to read the new and faster chips, but from experience, doing this makes the board run very bloody hot as its at its upper limits. a friend has upgraded bios on 2 boards to take a faster chip than originaly designed, and had lots of issues/ crash's through it, after upgrading to a board designed to run that chip and beyond, the probelms go away again.

September 8th, 2003

It's not for my mobo, a friend, i think she has a MSI, not sure what model.

**Taurus** · September 8th, 2003

Originally posted by GoNz0
if the mobo was rated as 2000+ it normally means at the time that was the fastest chip out for that board, as soon as faster chips come out at the same FSB, the mobo maker issues a bios update to read the new and faster chips, but from experience, doing this makes the board run very bloody hot as its at its upper limits. a friend has upgraded bios on 2 boards to take a faster chip than originaly designed, and had lots of issues/ crash's through it, after upgrading to a board designed to run that chip and beyond, the probelms go away again.

this doesn't really make sense because going from, say, a 2000+ to a 2600+ would not put any strain on the motherboard. i will still have the same fsb but only the multiplier will go up. any heat problems would be from the new processor which would be running just as hot as it would on any other board.

Goatman · September 9th, 2003

actually, it's hard to find 2600+ with the 266 FSB, most of the 2600+ I've come across have the 333 FSB...

**Taurus** · September 9th, 2003

Originally posted by Goatman
actually, it's hard to find 2600+ with the 266 FSB, most of the 2600+ I've come across have the 333 FSB...

heh, i'm still living in the past. i'll have to start using the 2400+ in my examples from now on.

ejm · September 10th, 2003

Hi m8

My suggestion is to contact MSI and ask them how fast a cpu the m/b can take. Reason being, that just because it says + doesn't mean that it can take a 2.4. My last m/b (1.6) said +, but that was only max 2.0. That particular cpu is hard to get hold of. As I allways say better safe than sorry, allways get the info from the horses mouth.

ejm

September 7th, 2003	Top \| #1
silky62678 Unregistered Posts: n/a	Mobo question when a mobo say it can handle up to amd 2000+, does it mean it can handle up to the 2000+ speed? What if i have a 2400+ and underclock it to 2000+ speed, should it work, or is this a trial and error issue?

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Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	Originally posted by GoNz0 if the mobo was rated as 2000+ it normally means at the time that was the fastest chip out for that board, as soon as faster chips come out at the same FSB, the mobo maker issues a bios update to read the new and faster chips, but from experience, doing this makes the board run very bloody hot as its at its upper limits. a friend has upgraded bios on 2 boards to take a faster chip than originaly designed, and had lots of issues/ crash's through it, after upgrading to a board designed to run that chip and beyond, the probelms go away again. this doesn't really make sense because going from, say, a 2000+ to a 2600+ would not put any strain on the motherboard. i will still have the same fsb but only the multiplier will go up. any heat problems would be from the new processor which would be running just as hot as it would on any other board.

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Taurus hardware monkey Joined: May 2002 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 3,206 Reputation: 90 Power: 155	Originally posted by Goatman actually, it's hard to find 2600+ with the 266 FSB, most of the 2600+ I've come across have the 333 FSB... heh, i'm still living in the past. i'll have to start using the 2400+ in my examples from now on.

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ejm viking lost down under Joined: June 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 49 Reputation: 0 Power: 110	Hi m8 My suggestion is to contact MSI and ask them how fast a cpu the m/b can take. Reason being, that just because it says + doesn't mean that it can take a 2.4. My last m/b (1.6) said +, but that was only max 2.0. That particular cpu is hard to get hold of. As I allways say better safe than sorry, allways get the info from the horses mouth. ejm Viking lost downunder

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Goatman Ska Daddy Joined: December 2001 Posts: 676 Reputation: 20 Power: 134	Which board are you attempting to use?? if it's supports a 2000+ it should support the 2400+ (they use the same FSB)

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GoNz0 NTFS Stoner Joined: March 2002 Location: the year 2525 Posts: 2,781 Reputation: 350 Power: 155	if the mobo was rated as 2000+ it normally means at the time that was the fastest chip out for that board, as soon as faster chips come out at the same FSB, the mobo maker issues a bios update to read the new and faster chips, but from experience, doing this makes the board run very bloody hot as its at its upper limits. a friend has upgraded bios on 2 boards to take a faster chip than originaly designed, and had lots of issues/ crash's through it, after upgrading to a board designed to run that chip and beyond, the probelms go away again.

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silky62678 Unregistered Posts: n/a	It's not for my mobo, a friend, i think she has a MSI, not sure what model.

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Goatman Ska Daddy Joined: December 2001 Posts: 676 Reputation: 20 Power: 134	actually, it's hard to find 2600+ with the 266 FSB, most of the 2600+ I've come across have the 333 FSB...