CPU Compatibility with EPOX 8k3a+

[GhettoBlaster]

I have a 1Ghz Tbird running on a Epox 8k3a which replaced an Epox 8k7a. So I have that spare mobo laying around and I want to make it into a functioning system. The 8k3a is based on the Via KT333 chipset but according to the manual it supports 133 and 266 FSB, I read an article on the internet that the 333 FSB was supported unofficially. I just want to know if I get a 333 FSB Barton will it run on the 8k3a so I can put the Tbird on the 8k7a.

 

[Juice Box]

AFAIK It will...might want to call and ask

 

[GhettoBlaster]

I tracked down a PDF on the Epox website but it hasn't been updated since 2002. It claims to be able to support a Tbred which runs at 333 but it had an X for Barton which was also at 333. I really want to snag a 2800+ Barton as that would be a big upgrade from the 1ghz Tbird without having to get a new mobo and all that.

 

[imported_Kiwi]

Originally posted by: GhettoBlaster
I tracked down a PDF on the Epox website but it hasn't been updated since 2002. It claims to be able to support a Tbred which runs at 333 but it had an X for Barton which was also at 333. I really want to snag a 2800+ Barton as that would be a big upgrade from the 1ghz Tbird without having to get a new mobo and all that.

Depending on whether the BIOS will allow you to pick your own multiplier, an XP-M is a better choice for you. All you need is the 266 FSB, and plug in a multiplier to take the XP-M up into XP 3000 speeds.


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[GhettoBlaster]

Yeah I can change the multiplier. I had the Tbird o/c'ed at one point. I came across some XP-M's today so I am beginning to consider them too.