A7N8X and Athlon XP 2000+ - what can I do?

[ristic]

My auto detect settings show 133 Mhz FSB and 12.5 x multiplier for 1667 Mhz CPU - what could I do with FSB (166) and what multiplier to try to OC?

Also, thinking of replacing my generic 2x256Mg PC2700 with Kingston or Corsair PC3200 2x512 Mb ... What do you think about that?
Thanks!

 

[JimmyDean]

Well it really depends on what core you have. If you have a palomino, you probably wont be able to oc very much at all. Tbred A might be a little better, but generally dont expect much of an OC out of a 2000+. It most certainly wont run at 166fsb. I have a K7N2 Delta ILSR and a palomino 2000+, and the highest my fsb will go is 147, and I cant adjust multiplier since its locked

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[ristic]

Oh, thanks. How do I tell if I have Palomino of T-bread?

 

[svol]

Download WCPUID or CPU-Z and look which model number belongs to your CPU:
6 is Palomino
7 is T-bredA
8 is T-bredB

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[ristic]

6 - Palomino I guess...
So since I won't be able to OC what's the best RAM I should use for my A7N8X Deluxe - PC2700 ? CAS2 ? Corsair?

 

[svol]

Well you can always OC... but with the Palomino you just wont hit a very high OC.

With that CPU PC2700 CAS2 RAM would be plenty (preferably from a brand like Crucial, Corsair, Mushkin, GEiL, Kingston)... unless you plan to buy a new 333MHz FSB CPU soon and want to OC that too.

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