Deanodarlo
Senior member
Ok, using my 8KHA+ (KT266A) right now
Duron 800
Crucial 2100 CAS 2.5
Quantum Fireball plus AS and Fujitsui HD's
Mitsumi CDRW, Pioneer 16x DVD
300W PSU, 14A@3.3V and 30A@5V. 165W combined.
On first power up, I got the infamous black screen and crapped myself.
Then I realised that I'd set the jumper to 133 FSB, when my CPU was a 100 FSB part. It was trying to boot the CPU at too high a speed and freezing!
Set the jumper to 100 FSB and no problems whatsoever. Since you can select the FSB and multiplier in the bios, the jumper is simply to allow the CPU to boot.
The board is Rev 2.0 and the bios 10/5 version that came as standard. Since I'm getting such good performance and stability, I doubt I'll upgrade the bios to a newer version anytime soon.
Now here comes the strange part - how easy it was to o/c.
Set the FSB to 140, default DDR voltage (2.6) - test, no problems.
Set the FSB to 150, DDR default (2.6) - no probs.
Set the FSB to 166, DDR voltage at 2.8 - test, no problems!
All of the above using the fastest memory timings! Boy I love crucial.
I've been using a FSB of 166 and the memory scores are phenomenal! ~900 and 1100 with a Duron 800 o/c to 1000 (166*6)!
Strange thing is my drives used to bitch at being on a 145 FSB on my KT7A, but on the 8KHA+ they've not given me a single glitch????????? Strange, can't work it out.
Are people sure this doesn't have a 1/5 divider, because I find it hard to believe no problems exist at 166 FSB (41.5 PCI).
If this is what KT266A m/b are about, the rest of you are in for a treat once all the boards are out!
Deano, one stunned 8KHA+ owner.
Duron 800
Crucial 2100 CAS 2.5
Quantum Fireball plus AS and Fujitsui HD's
Mitsumi CDRW, Pioneer 16x DVD
300W PSU, 14A@3.3V and 30A@5V. 165W combined.
On first power up, I got the infamous black screen and crapped myself.
Then I realised that I'd set the jumper to 133 FSB, when my CPU was a 100 FSB part. It was trying to boot the CPU at too high a speed and freezing!
Set the jumper to 100 FSB and no problems whatsoever. Since you can select the FSB and multiplier in the bios, the jumper is simply to allow the CPU to boot.
The board is Rev 2.0 and the bios 10/5 version that came as standard. Since I'm getting such good performance and stability, I doubt I'll upgrade the bios to a newer version anytime soon.
Now here comes the strange part - how easy it was to o/c.
Set the FSB to 140, default DDR voltage (2.6) - test, no problems.
Set the FSB to 150, DDR default (2.6) - no probs.
Set the FSB to 166, DDR voltage at 2.8 - test, no problems!
All of the above using the fastest memory timings! Boy I love crucial.
I've been using a FSB of 166 and the memory scores are phenomenal! ~900 and 1100 with a Duron 800 o/c to 1000 (166*6)!
Strange thing is my drives used to bitch at being on a 145 FSB on my KT7A, but on the 8KHA+ they've not given me a single glitch????????? Strange, can't work it out.
Are people sure this doesn't have a 1/5 divider, because I find it hard to believe no problems exist at 166 FSB (41.5 PCI).
If this is what KT266A m/b are about, the rest of you are in for a treat once all the boards are out!
Deano, one stunned 8KHA+ owner.
