Abit KG-7, processor died what is the best one to get?

[Peasofcrap]

i had an AMD XP 1.8 and it burned out, what is the best processor to get for this board? suggestions?

 

[myocardia]

Well, you had a 1.53ghz Athlon XP 1800, which has a 266fsb. Does your board support a 333mhz fsb (front side bus) processor? If it does, I'd get an XP 2500. If it doesn't, the 2400's are pretty decent performers. Well, I think so.

 

[bootoo]

You'll have to keep in mind I haven't checked this board for update bioses lately, but go to abit and see - the last I knew it could handle up to an xp2100+ palamino or xp2000+ Tbred A. I'd get the palamino if you can find one - they're hard to find new - but they run warm. (I know, I had that setup). People had trouble running tbred b's but maybe a newer bios has fixed that. If they have the bios updated, myocardia's right, just thought it's worth checking.

Nice job on that 2400+ myocardia, I only got mine to 2.25 (kt400 board and my own lack of skill).

 

[myocardia]

Originally posted by: bootoo
Nice job on that 2400+ myocardia, I only got mine to 2.25 (kt400 board and my own lack of skill).

Well, it will only do 2.5ghz stable in Prime95, so it isn't a huge accomplishment, but it will run any game that I have at
2.4ghz. However, I have to change my multi to 12x to reach that, because I can't go higher than 205mhz fsb. I'm enjoying it nevertheless.

edit: Whoa! I meant 2.3ghz Prime95 stable. I don't remember being drunk last night!:beer:

 

[bootoo]

Hmm, too bad I gave mine to my honey before I got a couple of nforce 2 boards but I still don't think I could beat that.

I'm having too much fun with my 1700+'s to care but that is a very nice overclock.

Sorry to jack the thread, thought myocardia deserves some recognition there, don't see too many 2400+'s past 2.35.

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: bootoo
You'll have to keep in mind I haven't checked this board for update bioses lately, but go to abit and see - the last I knew it could handle up to an xp2100+ palamino or xp2000+ Tbred A. I'd get the palamino if you can find one - they're hard to find new - but they run warm. (I know, I had that setup). People had trouble running tbred b's but maybe a newer bios has fixed that. If they have the bios updated, myocardia's right, just thought it's worth checking.

Nice job on that 2400+ myocardia, I only got mine to 2.25 (kt400 board and my own lack of skill).

See my Sig PeasOfCrap. The KG7 can take any 266Mhz Athlon CPU.

I have a Tbred B JIUHB 1.5v 1700+ running @ 2.1Ghz. The trick is to mess with the multipliers manually either via a pin mod or by cutting the L3 bridges on the CPU package(I did the cutting method).

You should update to the latest BIOS for this board. See the ABIT site for this. The only reason anything over a pally is not 'supported' is that AMD went to using a 5 bit multiplier vs a 4 bit one AFAIK, and the KG7 cannot set 5 bit multipliers.

The trick is this. You manually set the multiplier. Then set the BIOS to 'Above 13'. Job Done.

I would imagine, for example, that a 2400+ would be a drop in job if you set the option above in the BIOS. Then you would also be able to increase teh FSB to get a little more. I would expect 2.1Ghz as a given.

 

[bootoo]

Thanks for the info dividebyzero, I won't mislead folks again but will point them to your post. I see folks all the time crying for 2100 palominos over at hard because they have this board. And I thought I was topped out when I had it.

Nice motherboard for its time, very stable.

 

[JC]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
The trick is this. You manually set the multiplier. Then set the BIOS to 'Above 13'. Job Done.

I would imagine, for example, that a 2400+ would be a drop in job if you set the option above in the BIOS. Then you would also be able to increase teh FSB to get a little more. I would expect 2.1Ghz as a given.

Bingo. With the latest BIOS (DS) and the 'Above 13' multiplier, I dropped in an XP2400+ and it booted right up at 2000MHz. I was able to bump the FSB to get 2100MHz, but you prolly already know KG7s aren't the greatest 'clockers

JC

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: JC

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero
The trick is this. You manually set the multiplier. Then set the BIOS to 'Above 13'. Job Done.

I would imagine, for example, that a 2400+ would be a drop in job if you set the option above in the BIOS. Then you would also be able to increase teh FSB to get a little more. I would expect 2.1Ghz as a given.

Bingo. With the latest BIOS (DS) and the 'Above 13' multiplier, I dropped in an XP2400+ and it booted right up at 2000MHz. I was able to bump the FSB to get 2100MHz, but you prolly already know KG7s aren't the greatest 'clockers

JC

So true, but they were good for their time. I bought mine along with a 1Ghz AXIA, and it has been such a star ever since that I was loath to replace it, so I just upped the CPU horsepower. It was fun to tweak anyhow! Much more enjoyable than getting an NF2 to do this, thats too easy!

 

[Richdog]

God I hated my KG-7 even when I first bought it! The mutha overclocked like a three-legged dog and certainly wasn't 1/2 as stable as my ABIT NF7-S under normal conditions.

I used to have lots of problems with it and as I searched around various forums trying to find out what the hell was wrong with it I came to realize there's a SH|TLOAD of people who had serious trouble with theirs too.

So glad I got rid of it.:beer:

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Richdog
God I hated my KG-7 even when I first bought it! The mutha overclocked like a three-legged dog and certainly wasn't 1/2 as stable as my ABIT NF7-S under normal conditions.

I used to have lots of problems with it and as I searched around various forums trying to find out what the hell was wrong with it I came to realize there's a SH|TLOAD of people who had serious trouble with theirs too.

So glad I got rid of it.:beer:

You are unlucky then. This board has been 100% for 2.5Yrs. Yours was a lemon.

A sh1tload of ppl had trouble with it? IFDI. It's one of the most stable boards of it's generation.

 

[Richdog]

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: Richdog
God I hated my KG-7 even when I first bought it! The mutha overclocked like a three-legged dog and certainly wasn't 1/2 as stable as my ABIT NF7-S under normal conditions.

I used to have lots of problems with it and as I searched around various forums trying to find out what the hell was wrong with it I came to realize there's a SH|TLOAD of people who had serious trouble with theirs too.

So glad I got rid of it.:beer:

You are unlucky then. This board has been 100% for 2.5Yrs. Yours was a lemon.

A sh1tload of ppl had trouble with it? IFDI. It's one of the most stable boards of it's generation.

Listen mate there's no reason i'd make that up so take a few tablets and calm down. Lots of people on the forums I searched had trouble with it. But then again on the HELP OR SUPPORT FORUMS people are hardly going to go there to say how good a product is are they? Maybe I was indeed one of the unlucky ones, but from what I gathered, there were quite a few other unlucky people too. As with just about any product. My ATI card is 100% stable and works perfectly for me in all games, whereas lots of people have innumerable problems with them. There's a flip side to every coin...:beer:

 

[DivideBYZero]

Originally posted by: Richdog

Originally posted by: DivideBYZero

Originally posted by: Richdog
God I hated my KG-7 even when I first bought it! The mutha overclocked like a three-legged dog and certainly wasn't 1/2 as stable as my ABIT NF7-S under normal conditions.

I used to have lots of problems with it and as I searched around various forums trying to find out what the hell was wrong with it I came to realize there's a SH|TLOAD of people who had serious trouble with theirs too.

So glad I got rid of it.:beer:

You are unlucky then. This board has been 100% for 2.5Yrs. Yours was a lemon.

A sh1tload of ppl had trouble with it? IFDI. It's one of the most stable boards of it's generation.

Listen mate there's no reason i'd make that up so take a few tablets and calm down. Lots of people on the forums I searched had trouble with it. But then again on the HELP OR SUPPORT FORUMS people are hardly going to go there to say how good a product is are they? Maybe I was indeed one of the unlucky ones, but from what I gathered, there were quite a few other unlucky people too. As with just about any product. My ATI card is 100% stable and works perfectly for me in all games, whereas lots of people have innumerable problems with them. There's a flip side to every coin...:beer:

Before we get back to the topic, the tablets comment is a little rich...dog. You can discuss or attack, you choose

. It seems like you are closest to getting your panties in a bunch, so lets keep this about hardware. If you need an argument, check my posts, it rarely happens or comes from me...

So to the topic: (See bold) Funny, cause that leads to only one conclusion. Configuration. If people cannot configure software, drivers, apply patches and BIOS updates, then they will have 'flaky' or 'problematic' 'hardware'.

I have Nforce, AMD760, UltraSparc and old LX platforms in my house with a mix of ATI and nVidia GFX. And they all run stable. Is that just luck? Or do I spend some time working out bugs that have been addressed by the vendors?

This isn't to say it never happens. I had a KT7a and was plagued with USB issues when trying to use an ADSL modem that I never resolved.

Basically, it is too easy to blame imcompetence on hardware.