How fast can I go

[sso]

Hi,

I have a system with a MSI-6380 Mainboard with VIA266 (FSB 266 Mhz) chipset and currently an AMD ATHLON XP1800+ CPU
How can I determine how fast a CPU I can install on the current board and chipset?

Thanks

Stephen

 

[bootoo]

Hmm

Help us out on the chip?

Looks kind of gray to me with that chipset if the chipset is a paly or tbred a.

Educated folks join in.

 

[sso]

Mainboard
Manufacturer : MSI
MP Support : 1 CPU(s)
MPS Version : 1.40
Model : MS-6380
Version : 2.0
Serial Number : 00000000

Memory Controller
Error Detection Method : ECC
Error Correction Capability : 1-bit
Supported/Current Memory Interleave : 1-way / 1-way
Number of Memory Slots : 3
Maximum Installable Memory : 3072MB
Maximum Module Size : 1024MB
Supported STD/FPM/(B)EDO Speeds : 70ns, 60ns
Supported Memory Types : STD, FPM, EDO, Parity, ECC, SIMM
Supported Memory Voltages : +3.3V

Physical/BIOS Memory Banks
DIMM1 (RASL-1 RASL-0) : 256MB DIMM SDRAM double-bank
DIMM2 (RASL-3 RASL-2) : 256MB DIMM SDRAM double-bank
DIMM3 : Empty

Chipset 1
Model : VIA Technologies Inc VT8366/A,VT8367 Apollo KT266/A,KT333 CPU to PCI Bridge
Bus(es) : ISA AGP PCI IMB USB FireWire/1394 i2c/SMBus
Front Side Bus Speed : 2x 134MHz (268MHz data rate)
Maximum FSB Speed / Max Memory Speed : 2x 133MHz / 2x 133MHz
Width : 64-bit
IO Queue Depth : 4 request(s)

Chipset 1 Hub Interface
Type : V-Link
Width : 8-bit
Full Duplex : Yes
Multiplier : 1/1x
Speed : 4x 66MHz (264MHz data rate)
IO Queue Depth : 9 request(s)

Logical/Chipset 1 Memory Banks
Bank 0 : 128MB DDR-SDRAM 2.0-2-2-6CL 1CMD
Bank 1 : 128MB DDR-SDRAM 2.0-2-2-6CL 1CMD
Bank 2 : 128MB DDR-SDRAM 2.0-2-2-6CL 1CMD
Bank 3 : 128MB DDR-SDRAM 2.0-2-2-6CL 1CMD
Bank Interleave : 4-way
Speed : 2x 134MHz (268MHz data rate)
Multiplier : 1/1x
Width : 64-bit
Power Save Mode : No
Fixed Hole Present : No

APIC 1
Version : 1.01
Speed : 16MHz
Multiplier : 1/2x
Maximum Interrupts : 24
IRQ Handler Engaged : Yes
Enhanced Support : Yes

Memory Module(s)
Memory Module 1 : Micron 18VDDT3272AG-265A1 3610B9E1 256MB 18x(16Mx8) ECC DDR-SDRAM PC2100U-2533-750 (CL2.5 up to 133MHz) (CL2 up to 100MHz)
Memory Module 2 : Micron 18VDDT3272AG-265A1 3610BA28 256MB 18x(16Mx8) ECC DDR-SDRAM PC2100U-2533-750 (CL2.5 up to 133MHz) (CL2 up to 100MHz)

System Clock Generator
Model : Cypress W312-02
Software Programmable : Yes
Read-Back Support : No

 

[Duvie]

He actually means the cpu...Is it a .18 micron palomino athlon xp or a .13 micron Thoroughbred Athlon xp...And then from there whether the thoroughbred is a rev A or B...


Grap cpuid or cpu-z-116 and tell us the info on those programs..It will be key to see what it may or may not be compatable with now...

 

[sso]

Oh, right...

CPU(s)
Number of CPUs 1

Code Name Palomino
Specification AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+
Family / Model / Stepping 6 6 2
Extended Family / Model 7 6
Technology 0.18 µ
Supported Instructions Sets MMX, Extended MMX, 3DNow!, Extended 3DNow!, SSE
CPU Clock Speed 1538.9 MHz
Clock multiplier x 11.5
Front Side Bus Frequency 133.8 MHz
Bus Speed 267.6 MHz
L1 Data Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L1 Instruction Cache 64 KBytes, 2-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Cache 256 KBytes, 16-way set associative, 64 Bytes line size
L2 Speed 1538.9 MHz (Full)
L2 Location On Chip
L2 Data Prefetch Logic yes
L2 Bus Width 64 bits

 

[maluckey]

Well, my guess is that with APIC already installed, your fun is already in question as far as high OC'ing. Barring that, I'd wager a good solid 1800 mhz from the XP-1800 would not be difficult to hit with 1.85v on a KT266a and good cooling. The issues are that the Palomino 1800 is not considered to be a particularly good overclocker. Your board should handle a moderate bump in FSB. I haven't read many accounts of super high FSB on your particular board, but that's not to say you can't be the first.

Good luck!

 

[sso]

Hi,

Thanks for your comments.
I am actually not thinking in terms of overclocking, but rather what is the fastest AMD CPU I can install on this motherboard?
As I see it I should be able to upgrade to a AMD Throughbread 2400+ working with FSB at 266 Mhz, but that is also the limit since the board does not seem to work with a higher FSB speed.

Is this correctly understood?

Cheers

 

[Shimmishim]

yes

if it supports up to 2400+ then i'd go with that.. assuming that it doesn't do well with high fsb like you stated

 

[sso]

Well thats the thing.

How can I find out what types are supported???
;-)

Cheers

 

[jjmIII]

msi 6380

 

[sso]

Alright, Thanks

I had overlooked their reference page there.

Appreciate your help (although disappointing news)

Cheers

Stephen