help amd cpu update

[cooll]

I got a msi k7n2 (nvidia nForce 2 chipset) with athanlon xp 1500+. I want to update the cpu and want to know what's the fast amd cpu this board can support. the manual said it support socket a. does this board support this new processor?
AMD ATHLON XP 3000 "Barton" 333 FSB PROCESSOR CPU- OEM
Specifications:
CPU: 2.16 GHz
Type: XP 3000 Barton Core
Cache: 512K L2, 128K L1, Total 640KB
BUS: 333MHz
Socket A

 

[endyen]

While most nforce 2 boards support all xp chips, many require a bios update. As you did not give a complete name for your board, I can not say if MSI has the necasary update for you. MSI uses a number as well as a name for thier boards (like ms-6777) Do you know the number?

 

[cooll]

the model number is ms-6570. I thought AMD latest processor (barton core) is 130 mm while socket A support only 180 mm. too confusing.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by cooll on 06/01/03 07:31 AM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[cooll]

Bellow are information I got from the www.msi.com.tw. Msi claims that the board does support .13u processor; however, I got confuse by the fact that it support both .13u and .18u.
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Marketing Name K7N2
Model Name 6570
PCB Version 1
BIOS Version W6570NMS.330
CPU FSB Ratio Result

Spitfire (0.18u) 100/200MHz FSB
Duron 600 100 6 OK
Duron 650 100 6.5 OK
Duron 700 100 7 OK
Duron 750 100 7.5 OK
Duron 800 100 8 OK
Duron 850 100 8.5 OK
Duron 900 100 9 OK
Duron 950 100 9.5 OK
Duron 1G 100 10 OK
Morgan (0.18u) 100/200MHz FSB
Duron 900 100 9 OK
Duron 950 100 9.5 OK
Duron 1G 100 10 OK
Duron 1.1G 100 11 OK
Duron 1.2G 100 12 OK
Duron 1.3G 100 13 OK

Thunderbird (0.18um) 100(133)/200(266)MHz FSB
Athlon (Thunderbird) 650 100 6.5 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 700 100 7 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 750 100 7.5 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 800 100 8 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 850 100 8.5 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 900 100 9 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 950 100 9.5 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1G 100 10 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1G 133 7.5 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.1G 100 11 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.13G 133 8.5 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.2G 100 12 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.2G 133 9 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.3G 100 13 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.33G 133 10 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.4G 100 14 OK
Athlon (Thunderbird) 1.4G 133 10.5 OK

Palomino (0.18u) 133/266MHz FSB
AthlonXP 1500+ 133 10 OK
AthlonXP 1600+ 133 10.5 OK
AthlonXP 1700+ 133 11 OK
AthlonXP 1800+ 133 11.5 OK
AthlonXP 1900+ 133 12 OK
AthlonXP 2000+ 133 12.5 OK
AthlonXP 2100+ 133 13 OK

Thoroughbred (0.13u) 133/266MHz FSB
AthlonXP 1700+ 133 11 OK
AthlonXP 1800+ 133 11.5 OK
AthlonXP 1900+ 133 12 OK
AthlonXP 2000+ 133 12.5 OK
AthlonXP 2100+ 133 13 OK
AthlonXP 2200+ 133 13.5 OK
AthlonXP 2400+ 133 15 OK
AthlonXP 2600+ 133 16 OK
Thoroughbred (0.13u) 166/333MHz FSB
AthlonXP 2800+ 166 13 OK

Barton (0.13u) 166/333MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache
AthlonXP 2500+ 166 11 OK
AthlonXP 2800+ 166 12.5 OK
AthlonXP 3000+ 166 13 OK
Barton (0.13u) 200/400MHz FSB 512KB L2 Cache
AthlonXP 3000+ 200 10.5 NO
AthlonXP 3200+ 200 11 NO

 

[khha4113]

I thought AMD latest processor (barton core) is 130 mm while socket A support only 180 mm. too confusing.

Socket A supports both .18u (Thunderbird and Palomino) and .13u (TBred and Barton).

Good or Bad have no meaning at all, depends on what your point of view is.

 

[Bosse]

180 mm = 18cm = lol

 

[Mephistopheles]

uh, that would be a big cpu die!!

...more like 180nm and 130nm...