Asus a7n8x

[Hawk30]

I have a Asus A7N8X. Its not the PCB 2.0. I was wondering whats the fastest proceesor it can support? Can it handle the 3200+? Or only up to the 3000+?

 

[Flinx]

Athlon XP 3000+(333 MHZ FSB)(Model 10) 1.04 since=1002 Check PCB and BIOS versions before flashing BIOS!
Athlon XP 3200+(400 MHz FSB)(Model 10) 1.04 since=1004 Check PCB and BIOS versions
<A HREF="http://www.asus.com.tw/support/cpusupport/cbios_dl/cbios_dl.aspx?MB=A7N8X&CPU=Athlon XP 3200+(400 MHz FSB)(Model 10)&BIOS=1004" target="_new">processor support page</A>
<A HREF="http://www.asus.com.tw/support/download/item.aspx?ModelName=A7N8X" target="_new"> bios page</A>

If your Bios is not uptodate (1004) you will have to flash it for XP3200+ support

Be careful on the bios page and do not mix up the bios for the different PCB revisions (but you seem aware of this

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[Hawk30]

ThX

 

[TKH]

You have to note that even after the BIOS update, it doesn't means that it's 100% guaranteed you can run 400FSB on pre-2.0 A7N8X because if the northbridge stepping is A2, the chipset voltage is unable to run anything above 185MHz (i.e. 370FSB). If it is the case, I think Asus may exchange your mobo with a 2.0 one but I'm not very sure.

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[Hawk30]

So it might but it might not? How unstable will it be if I try to?

 

[pIII_Man]

well if you have a unlocked amd cpu...why don't you drop the muliplyer very low (like 8x) and try to run a 400mhz fsb...even if you have pc2700 you should be able to reach 400mhz at shitty timmings...

if you have pc2100 disregaurd the post...

If i put my k6 in a Ferrari it would be faster than your your pentium 4 or Athlon XP :tongue:

 

[Hawk30]

I have pc 2700 would Pc 3200 work with the mobo for Dual channel? ok i guess Ill get the 3200+ and hope it works.

 

[pIII_Man]

yes it will...the question is will your chipset let you run those speeds...

If i put my k6 in a Ferrari it would be faster than your your pentium 4 or Athlon XP :tongue:

 

[endyen]

No matter what rev. you have, there is a bios upgrade for it. If Asus has a bios to enable any chip to run on any board, this is a guarantee. If it does not work, Asus will make it work, or give you a board that will.

 

[Hawk30]

thats good news. Thx

 

[hatimh]

Hold on dude, I know you've probably seen this a million times before, but just get an AthlonXP 2500+ your board can easily set that to run as fast if not faster than a xp3200+.

At the moment I think the xp3200+ is about 5 times the price of the 2500+.

What do other people think?

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[pIII_Man]

if ya wana overclock i agree go for the 2500...

If not then save a little money and go for the 200mhz (400ddr) version of the 3000+ is is only a few mhz slower than the 3200 (66mhz i beleive) and it is quite a bit cheeper...

If i put my k6 in a Ferrari it would be faster than your your pentium 4 or Athlon XP :tongue:

 

[hatimh]

I have better news for you. I have a 1.2 revision of the board, I am running 1700+ @ 198fsb (finally stable after what seems like an eternity). Here are the specs:

2.18 GHz 1.725 VCore
11*198 = 2180
PC2700 (ddr333) Corsair VALUE SELECT 2 * 512 (timings 6, 2, 2, cl2.5) 2.8 VDimm

I was able to run that with a small 40mm fan attached to the north bridge, but since then I have lapped the heatsink and use AS2, but the fan back on but still crashes in a game @ 200.

In short, even though I have a rev 1.2 board, I have managed to take it to 198 and it is running sweetly, not a single crash for a week! I am very happy.

It'd be interesting to see how you got on. Let us know.

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[hatimh]

Question for Endyen though, is there anyway I'll be able to squeeze a rev 2 out of ASUS?

What do you mean they guarantee 200 fsb, sorry if I've misquoted you, just wondering what you mean with regards to the guarantee that you mentioned.

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