Can I use a Duron 750 on the Asus A7N8X-X?

[BigToquex]

I'm looking at a replacement board for an Abit KT7-A Raid w/ Duron 750 (and PC 133 SDRAM)

Will this be alright? It's not a gaming rig, just something for a friend for basic PC stuff.


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I'm wondering if I can use a Duron 750 on this board. I know the duron runs at 100 MHz, but this board runs the FSB at only 200 and up. Would I have to try to OC the CPU to 4*200?

(sorry if this is a stupid Q... I havent followed computers for almost 2 years. I'm totally out of the loop here.)

 

[Lyfer]

Its one of the top Nforce 2 boards. You could get an Abit NF7 for $83 @ excaliberpc.com since all you need it for is basic tasks. The NF7 is an awesome board also.

 

[BigToquex]

I'm wondering if I can use a Duron 750 on this board. I know the duron runs at 100 MHz, but this board runs the FSB at only 200 and up. Would I have to try to OC the CPU to 4*200?

(sorry if this is a stupid Q... I havent followed computers for almost 2 years. I'm totally out of the loop here.)

 

[WinkOsmosis]

That 200 is DDR, so it's really 100mhz. Theoretically the Duron would work, but I don't k,now if it's supported.

 

[Megatomic]

I'm almost 100% certain that any NF2 board will run any Socket 462 chip. I ran a Duron 850MHz on an 8RDA+ just for kicks once, it was no problem to set it up. I say go ahead and give it a shot.

 

[Ionizer86]

The boards are backwards compatible. You can run the duron no problem. Of course, with a nice nforce 2 board, you could then decide to run the duron at a higher bus speed and lower the multiplier a bit. The nforce 2 ultra 400 boards take all bus speeds: 100, 133, 166, 200, and the stuff in-between (if you're overclocking).

 

[BigToquex]

hmmmm...

Q: There is a description on A7N8X-X user's manual saying "Do not use processors with core speeds of less than 1GHz on this motherboard." Why?

A: According to lab test, processors with core speeds of less than 1GHz will result in unstable system. For better system stability, please use CPUs with core speeds over 1GHz.