A7V & Athlons above 1.2?

[TheAntipop]

I have an Asus A7V motherboard and am considering a chip upgrade. I was wondering about the maximum supported CPU for an A7V. Im thinking its 1.2 ghz (12x100 with room for a fsb overclock), but I still want to be sure.
Also, would I just be better off getting a 1.4 (10.5x133) chip and then just using at 12x100 so that i can overclock it a bit easier and later use it in a ddr system. Knowledgeble answers and advise are very much appreciated.

eh, i'll procrastinate later...

 

[TheAntipop]

does anyone even own an A7V anymore? am i the only one left?

eh, i'll procrastinate later...

 

[allsops]

I still own an A7V and was wondering the exact same thing, since Asus doesn't really seem to give a definitive answer.

 

[Guest]

i just bought one, but i put a duron 950 in it.
this is my first build.
i asked at the place i bought it at and he was for sure on a 1 gig, but was hesitant to say anything faster for sure.
cuz i was eyeing a 1.2 or 1.4. i know i just got this duron 2 weeks old now. but the improvements over the celery 433 are like night and day.
i remember reading somewhere (might have evne been around here somewhere) about 1.2 being safe and the 1.4 as long as you went with the 200fsb and not the 266fsb. i cannot recall if i saw that here or over at anandtech.
i am guessing i will go with what i have for now to get some confidence then before winter is out i will be going with DDR and a new AMD chip.
Monty

 

[verada]

I have been running my A7V at 1.4 GIG (10.5 x 133) for a while now and it has been faultless. have overclocked it over 1.5gig and still stable as!

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[wwildbh]

I have an A7V. Great board! I think the max is 1.2.

 

[CALV]

max cant be 1.2, well if you have a 12 x multiplier, but the 133 (266) athys should by fine, 133 x 12 is plenty!!


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[mbaha]

do you have the a7v or the a7v133 the differance is the either the kt133 chipset or the kt133a which allows for a 133 fsb where as the other first on does not. Both boards will show the fsb being able to go up too 133 but the a7v will not really go that high it maxes out at about 115 or so. I have the a7v and it only allows for a 1.2 gig chip due to the 100mhz fsb and max of 12x mult as far as i know it running the lastest bios so they have not realsed an update to change this and probly will not.
hope that helps
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[marty10g]

I have set up an A7V with a 1.2 Ghz Axia, did some testing and had it running @ 1.4 Ghz with no problems, It is a speedy combination.

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[khha4113]

I have been running my A7V at 1.4 GIG (10.5 x 133) for a while now and it has been faultless. have overclocked it over 1.5gig and still stable as!

I think you're mistaken your board is A7V when in fact it is <b>A7V133</b> which supports 133MHz FSB. I haven't seen any A7V mobo can run at FSB of 133MHz.

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[TheAntipop]

yea, i have an A7V with the kt133 chipset. asus says the max is 1.2ghz, but im thinking that if you buy a 1.4 chip you could o/c it to about 12x115 or so if your lucky. but i bet you can get it to about 1.3ghz with good cooling and good components. i think im gonna get a 1.4 chip and some pc150 ram. so if i decide to go for it, ill let you all know how it goes.

eh, i'll procrastinate later...

 

[allsops]

I've got the original A7V with 100fsb. If I o/c my fsb to 115, with the 12x multiplier that gives me a number of 1380... pretty close to 1400. Does this mean that if I o/c my fsb to 115 i could run a 1400? Or am I stuck with a 1200?

 

[TheAntipop]

well something that you have to be weary of is the stability of your computer at 1380mhz. Just because you can max out there doesnt mean every chip and motherboard can pull it off under normal circumstances. But if you work your way up to a 115mhz fsb (go 102, 105, 107, 109, etc) then you greatly reduce the risk of damaging anything and will be able to determine your maximum o/c pretty easily.

eh, i'll procrastinate later...