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CPU upgrade for my wife's computer

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Alto101

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My wife's computer currently has a AMD XP1700+ with an Asus A7V266-E motherboard. I would like to upgrade the processor to something faster, but don't want to replace the motherboard. Asus's website indicates that with the latest bios, this motherboard can support up to a XP2600+.

My question is can this board support the XP2600+ Barton core or can it only support the Thouroughbred core which runs at a slower FSB?

Thanks!
 
Originally posted by: GuitarDaddy
I have the same board and I'm pretty sure it will only support the tbred core with the slower FSB
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Any idea where to find a gently used one or a resonably priced new one besides eBay?
I will post a message in the For Sale/Trade forum on this site in a little bit.

 
IIRC, the 2600+ tbred b with 133 bus was both rare and very costly. Not sure about how much it costs now, but getting a 2400+ tbred b may be worth looking into if your board doesn't take barton chips.
 
I think getting a sempron deal from frys would be better. the sempron 2500+ should be faster and can be had for ~50 bucks
 
Originally posted by: mindwreck
I think getting a sempron deal from frys would be better. the sempron 2500+ should be faster and can be had for ~50 bucks
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I thought that the sempron had a 333MHz bus, which means that it would not work with the A7V266-E motherboard that is in the computer, correct?

I can't find anything on Asus's website indicating if the A7V266-E will work with Sempron's or not.
 
Originally posted by: Alto101
My wife's computer currently has a AMD XP1700+ with an Asus A7V266-E motherboard. I would like to upgrade the processor to something faster, but don't want to replace the motherboard. Asus's website indicates that with the latest bios, this motherboard can support up to a XP2600+.

My question is can this board support the XP2600+ Barton core or can it only support the Thouroughbred core which runs at a slower FSB?

Thanks!
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TBred only according to their documentation...
Asus Bios Docs

And no, not the Sempron...
 
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