Asus A7A266 w/ Multiplier Dipswitch

[Peridium]

I went to my local computer shop and I looked at one of the Asus A7A266 boards and it had the multiplier dipswitch. Most of the reviews online said that the board wasn't capable of manipulating the multiplier.

Does this mean that boards with the dipswitches can adjust the multiplier on the Athlon?

What do you guys think? Comments?

 

[AndyHui]

There is a new revision of the A7A266 (produced after April 17) that has the 5-10 block of dipswtiches for the multiplier. As long as you have BIOS version 1004 or later, you can take advantage of either the dipswitches or JumperFree mode.

If you are not lucky enough to have one of these new revision boards, there is a VERY SIMPLE mod that will allow you to make multiplier adjustments on the A7A266:

Picture of A7A266 wire mod
AMDMB Thread

 

[Peridium]

So which motherboard would you recommend getting if I were using SDRAM? The A7V133 or the A7A266?

Would both boards have the same overclocking options as long as I get the version of the A7A266 with the multiplier dipswitches?