CPU UPGRADE!

[Duncan_Reay]

I have an Abit SA6 i815 motherboard which is rated up to 1GHz. I currently have a P3 866MHz in it. Is this maximum rating or just another manufacturers theoretical maximum. I.e can I buy a P3 1.2 or 1.4 GHz CPU and use it in this board???????? FYI: The 1.2 has 256Kb cache and the 1.4 has 512Kb cache. SO, CAN I UPGRADE WITHOUT HAVING TO BUY A NEW BOARD AND RAM OR NOT? PLEASE HELP!

 

[slvr_phoenix]

Your board is designed for the older Katamai and Coppermine P3s, which if you're lucky, you can find up to a 1.13GHz Coppermine to toss into it.

The newer P3s are using the Tualatin core. They have different voltage requirements, and thus you need a new motherboard to support them.

<i>However</i> companies like Powerleap offer <A HREF="http://www.powerleap.com/Products/370T.htm" target="_new">adapters</A> which will allow you to theoretically run a Tualatin in older motherboards like yours because they do the voltage adaptation for you. So then, your limit may actually be one of the new P3 1.4GHz CPUs.

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[Crashman]

Yep, what he said. I would try overclocking that thing to 150MHz FSB, that gives you 975MHz and more bandwidth than a stock 1000EB. Of course, if you would like to see how well the latest Coppermine core 1000EB can go, look at the background of my webpage: <A HREF="http://www.crashman.dns2go.com" target="_new">http://www.crashman.dns2go.com</A>

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