Asus A7V133

[Gamerguy68]

Checking the jumpers on my mobo, 12.5x is the max. So, I am assuming that 133fsb x 12.5 = max of 1662.5 for a cpu? This would allow up to a XP 1900+ then. Next question... how much gaming performance would I gain going from the 900 to the 1900+? Also, would increasing the RAM from 384mb to say 512 or 1GB offer any more improvement? I do plan on getting a GF4 4200 64 or 128, so taking that into consideration, any opinions?

Thanks

 

[chizow]

Originally posted by: Gamerguy68
Checking the jumpers on my mobo, 12.5x is the max. So, I am assuming that 133fsb x 12.5 = max of 1662.5 for a cpu? This would allow up to a XP 1900+ then. Next question... how much gaming performance would I gain going from the 900 to the 1900+? Also, would increasing the RAM from 384mb to say 512 or 1GB offer any more improvement? I do plan on getting a GF4 4200 64 or 128, so taking that into consideration, any opinions?

Thanks

No, a bios update will give you the necessary multis as needed, up to the limit the board will support. Use the softmenu jumpers rather than the manual jumpers if you can help it.

As for gaming performance, it really depends on the game. Newer games will be able to benefit from both a cpu and gpu upgrade, for older games a new gpu generally allows you to run a game with more eye-candy. Upgrading your cpu with an older gpu may make the game run smoother, but you won't be able to turn up the resolution and turn on all the eye-candy options.

As for memory, 512MB is plenty for today's games. Games will load faster and there will be less stuttering b/c your HDD won't be in use as much. Also helps with games that have nasty memory leaks

With that new cpu, 512MB ram, and a gf4, you should have no problems running any current game (and no, Doom 3 alpha doesn't count ) at a nice resolution (@1024x32) with all eye-candy on.

Chiz

 

[Gamerguy68]

Thanks Chiz

With the DIPs, would I assume to set these to jumperless mode and just adjust through bios?
Would it be wise to stop at the 1900+ or go higher? The prices of the 1900 and 2100 are within £12 of each other. Just wondering

 

[chizow]

Yah, just set it to jumper free and the CPUID on the chip will tell the BIOS which multiplier to use.

It sounds like you don't plan on OCing, so yah, it would probably be wise to get the fastest CPU within your budget. If you wanted to try OCing though (which is a breeze with this board), you may want to consider getting one of the 1700+ T-breds, as they are multiplier unlocked and it'll save you some pounds.

I can't say for sure though to get a 2100+, you may want to research that some more by checking Asus' website for supported cpus for that board. Those tech sheets can be very outdated, so you may want to even try e-mailing or calling them. As long as the BIOS supports that multi though, there should be no reason why your board can't run that chip. Update your BIOS and see what the highest multi in the softmenu is. If there's a 13x (or whatever the multi would be for a 2100+) then it should be fine.

Chiz

 

[Gamerguy68]

Cheers!

Thanks again for your help. When I get everything setup, I plan on a marathon BF 1942 session

 

[rimshaker]

I've been running an XP2000+ cpu on my old 1.04 revision a7v133 board and works flawless. It's actually slightly overclocked to an even 1.7GHz using 136fsb.

 

[Wind]

Originally posted by: Gamerguy68
Just wondering...does it matter what revision my mobo is when going with the Athlon XP?

Yes...officially . A7V133 support of XP only for mobo 1.05. (note the dot @ the end). But many ppl had been able to run higher XP CPU w/ a bios update. @ the same time...there r also many who failed to run higher XP on their rev lower thab 1.05.

Sometimes..its pure luck.