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More info?)
Thanks Rick, I'll probly wait and go all out with a new motherboard...
Herb
"Ranger_Rick" <killspam@none.net> wrote in message
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> Herb wrote:
>> I have a Shuttle AK31 socketA motherboard that I have been running about
>> 3 years now. What is the fastest Athlon processor that I can use with
>> this board? I'm running a 1.74GHz now.
> CPU Support: Socket A CPU
> AMD Duron CPU with 200 / 266MHz FSB
> AMD Athlon CPU with 200 / 266MHz FSB
>
> Front Side Bus
> Including 100/103/105/110/112/120/124/133/140/150 MHz
>
> Multiplier
> From x5 to x 12.5 by hardware jumper
>
> I'll add that you can "use" any AMD chip designed for a Socket A
> motherboard. You might not be able to get full use of it's potential, for
> example, a Barton XP3200. But then again you could upgrade later to a nF2
> Socket A board and you could use the full potential of the Barton (or
> other CPU). Or just go all out and get an AMD64 with appropriate
> motherboard, but I suspect you're working on a budget so that's a bit
> extreme.
>
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> Ranger Rick
>
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> Ranger Rick
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