Split Power Plane

[Guest]

Is AMD K6-2 split or single power plane CPU?

 

[Guest]

They are split plane, and you have to be careful which CPU you use. They made 3 different CPUs for socket7: K6-2, K6-2+, and K6-3+. The K6-2@500MHz is the one I upgraded my Pentium 233MHz with because my m/b only goes down to 2.0 volts, while the K6-2+ and K6-3 are built on 0.18-micron fabs and use 1.8 volts.

AMD K6-2@500MHz... takes a lickin' & keeps on tickin'!

 

[MeTaLrOcKeR]

Actually your Wrong........

They've been split powered since the K6......

The K6, K6-2, and K6-III are not all 2.0 Volts.....

the AMD K6 PR233 @ 233MHz was a 3.3VCore chip......
the later model K6 233 was no longer on a PR Rating scale, and it used a VCore of 2.2 VCore......

Actually, if you ask Crashman, he can give you a MUCH more detailed explanation of the different K6-2's.....but they veried I believe from 2.1 VCore - 2.4 VCore......I could be wrong...btu I believe thats what it was, I do know however they could all pretty much handle the 2.8VCore settings the Pentium MMX Uses.......

Now, the K6-2+, and the K6-III+, those are both on the 0.18 Micron process.......And as far as voltage goes, i believe they were 1.6 VCore, not 1.8...btu again, I could be wrong...

-MeTaL RoCkEr

My <font color=red>Z28</font color=red> can take your <font color=blue>P4</font color=blue> off the line!

 

[CALV]

some are 2, some are 2.2, there was a lot of discussion about these when the k6-2/3 were popular, my k6-3 is 2.2v. I seem to remember (could be wrong...) that the usa ones were 2.0V and european 2.2V


If they squeeze olives to get olive oil, how do they get baby oil?

 

[Crashman]

You're pretty much right. When nothing lower is avialable I run K6-2's at 2.8v. Never burned one, using good cooling.

The K6-233 was 3.2v, an overclocked 200 if you consider the 200 was only 2.9v on the same core. The 266 and 300 were 2.2v, then the K6-2 was 2.1-2.4v, 2.2v being most common.

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

 

[MeTaLrOcKeR]

So i was exactly right =)

Yippie......But Crash....Rememe there were 2 K6 233's.....one was the PR233 which has a VCore of 3.3 , not 3.2 liek u said (I know, i used to own one, plus u can still lookup the technical documentation of it) and than there was the 2nd, or "newer" version which was the same core as the K6 266, and 300 which had a VCore of 2.2.....

I Even was able to Overclock my K6 PR233 to 266MHz.....it was INSANE......i had to make my own cooling.......imagine a Socket 7 Motherboard with this MASSIVE, bigger than a MCX462 Heatsink, made of all aluminum, with 2, thats right, 2 VERY POWERFUL 80mm Case Fans on it....heh heh....ohh the days.......
with the Stock cooler I had for it (which was some crappy generic Metal Alloy thing) and running at stock speed.......that sucker ran IDLE while in the BIOS at 93 Degrees Celcious......and if you don't believe me, i have a permanent scar on my left Index finger from touchign the heatsink for a split second, AND my brother is also proof, as he was there, seeign how it was his Super 7 Motherboard that gave the temp. reading.......I couldnt believe it......

-MeTaL RoCkEr

My <font color=red>Z28</font color=red> can take your <font color=blue>P4</font color=blue> off the line!

 

[Crashman]

I had a K6-233, it was 3.2v! Now to remember if it had the "PR" in the name or not...

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

 

[Crashman]

Damn, it looks like we were both right! The K6-233 was available in both 3.2v and 3.3v, see <A HREF="http://users.erols.com/chare/elec.htm" target="_new">THIS PAGE</A>. Oh, and 2.2v as well, based on the smaller core process. And while we're at it, let's not forget the 2.0v mobile version!

What's the frequency, Kenneth?

 

[lhgpoobaa]

lol
this is almost as complex as figuring out intel sockets
hehe

good thing its more simple now

Overclocked athlon 1200C @ 8.5 x 166FSB + PC2700 = GOOD!