CPU Compatibility Question

[Scaromanga]

Hey guys,
My CPU recently went dead, so im looking to buy a new one now. What I need to know is if an AMD slot A 800 thunderbird will work with my ABIT KA7-100. I remember reading somewhere that thunderbird processors will not work with the KA7-100, but those were the socket A ones I believe.

Thanks,
Scaromanga

 

[ledzepp98]

this is from the f.a.q. page of the abit website...

<< What kind of Slot-A Athlon CPUs do the KA7 and KA7-100 support?

VIA KX133 chipset only supports Slot A Athlons with .25 architecture, not .18. To find out if your CPU is .25 or .18 architecture, check the number on the top of the cartridge. &quot;AMD K7xxx&quot; stands for .25, while &quot;AMD-A0xxx&quot; stands for .18 architecture. (The latter is also known as Thunderbird, and cannot be used on the KA7 or KA7-100.) >>

it would seem that this mobo does not support the slot-a t-birds (or at least not officially).

 

[CTho9305]

AMD750 mobos are supposed to work with all slotA cpus.
KX133 mobos are supposed to work with .25 athlons, .18 athlons, and tbird up to 800 or 850 mhz. I have an asus k7v with a tbird 700, overclocked stable to 800

 

[nortexoid]

aye, your board should support 800mhz t-bird regardless of the process it was manufactured on...or at least, as far as i've read.

sir
menelik.

 

[Scaromanga]

Ok, thanks for the help guys.
nortexoid, Im impressed! Not too many people have heard of Scaramanga/Sir Menelik/Dr Doom.