2600+ 266mhz or 333mhz question

[Nofxd]

I have an Asus nForce 1 mb and just ordered a 2600+ 266mhz from Amazon. They sent me the 333mhz version instead. Will this work on a 266mhz bus motherboard? I assume it will, but dont want to try it and break anything by trying it.

Thanks!

 

[deerslayer]

I don't know anything about the board you have, but if your ram can handle the 166fsb and your motherboard allows you to adjust the multiplier, there shouldn't be any problems.

 

[Nofxd]

I have the Asus A7N266-VM with 2x512mb pc2100 memory.

 

[deerslayer]

Originally posted by: Nofxd
I have the Asus A7N266-VM with 2x512mb pc2100 memory.

What brand RAM is it? You would be overclocking your RAM to pc2700 at 166fsb.

 

[Nofxd]

its Mustek ram I believe. The default jumper setting is set for 133:133mhz. Wouldnt I just leave it at that? I am currently running an 1800+ on this mb.

 

[deerslayer]

You could run the processor at 133fsb but you would be underclocking it. Does your BIOS have any FSB adjustments, or is it just by jumpers? I looked on the Asus website, but all it said was 100/133 (200/266)FSB.

 

[bgeh]

you can try increasing the multipliers and dropping the fsb. the setting for the 2600+ 266 fsb i believe is 16 x 133 =2133MHz

 

[SinfulWeeper]

If I recall correctly, the A7N266-VM had no overclocking capabilities. But I am not certain of that as I never owned it. Just word of mouth.
If thats true, send the CPU back to amazon for a replacement being they sent you the wrong CPU. If you memory can run at the 166fsb and you have overclocking capabilities to get past the 133fsb. Just keep the cpu.

 

[Nofxd]

I honestly dont care if it is underclocked. I just want it to run as what I bought and not what I received. I was just wondering if the 333mhz processor will run ok on a 266mhz board. If not, I will have to send back the cpu. I know AMD has both versions of this chip and just wanted the 266. If the 333 will work thats great. At least it gives me a better upgrade path for when I upgrade my mb.

Thanks for all your help!

 

[deerslayer]

If you run it at 266, it will not be running at the rated speed that it is supposed to run.

 

[propellerhead]

The motherboard will let you bump up the FSB.

Increase it by 5 mhz every week until it locks up a lot more than you can tolerate.