How can I upgrade this motherboard ???

[Guest]

Could someone help me ?

I have a crazy OEM motherboard (Intel AG430HX) and I want to know if I can do something to upgrade the processor. I currently have a 166Mhz MMX processor. I want to know if is it possible to put an AMD processor on it and how to do that.

You can find the motherboard manual at this address :
ftp://ftp.cybernetique.com/pub/Intel_(documentations)/ag430hx.pdf


Thanks a lot for your help and excuse me for english errors )

 

[Arrow]

You won't be able to put an AMD processor on that board; you'll have to upgrade to a new motherboard.

Rob
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[Crashman]

Yes, you can put an AMD processor on it. It has to be the early higher voltage K6 (not K6-2) processor. I had one that said 3.3v/3.2v Core. Put it in with intel's 2.8v core mobo and it worked. Maybe I just ahd a good chip. Anyhoo, it still won't go above 233, because of the multiplier. The only real solution is an overdrive. Go to http://www.evertech.com/spectra/spectraall.asp for AMD K6-2 overdrives to 400MHZ.

 

[Guest]

powerleap too..

***Hey I run Intel... but let's get real***

 

[phsstpok]

I seem to recall someone here on this board who had the same problem (but not the same motherboard). He purchased a K6-2, 475 Mhz which is spec'd to run on a 2.4 volt core. He just ran it at 2.8 volts and used the 2X multiplier trick. The K6-2 interprets a 2X multiplier as 6X and 6 x 66 Mhz is 400 Mhz. 400 Mhz is a lot better than 166 Mhz. You would need a good heatsink and fan, though.

I'll see if I can find that post.

 

[phsstpok]

I'm sorry I was wrong about the voltage. His motherboard would go down to 2.5 volts which is a lot closer to 2.4. What is the lowest voltage setting on you motherboard?

Here is the link to the post if you are still interested.

http://forumz.tomshardware.com/modules.php?name=Forums&file=faq&notfound=1&code=1 475&Match=And&Searchpage=0&Limit=25&Old=allposts&Main=6914

 

[Guest]

I don't know what is the maximum voltage... I can't find it in the manual