K7S5A + 100fsb Durons - What problem?

[VTrider]

Just curious, i've seen a couple of posts with people saying that the K7S5A doesn't like Durons which run on 100FSB. Can anybody elaborate on this? I always have it in the back of my head that the next econo box I build for a friend would be this combo - aiyyeeee!

-VTrider

 

[Bojax]

So far i've ran two setups with the K7S5A and a Duron 750 and 900, both at 100 fsb, both without a problem.

 

[DAPUNISHER]

I've built 2 as well, both have 1ghz Durons now but I've also run a 700Duron@933(1.85v) a 1.4T-Bird@1.54ghz(1.85v) and currently, 1ghzDuron@1.1ghz@default voltage) in the 1 for me. BTW, the vast majority of complaints I've read are with 1.2-1.4 T-Birds

 

[VTrider]

Hmmm, interesting - I see many configurations like that also. Still wondering why some people were posting errors with this config? I'm just checking to make sure there's no funny thing going on, doesn't look like it - perhaps it's all in my head?

 

[VTrider]

I seem to remember those posts also about the 1.4 Athlons having problems with this board - why was that?

 

[DAPUNISHER]

<< I seem to remember those posts also about the 1.4 Athlons having problems with this board - why was that? >>

Mostly insufficent or crappy PSUs. However, some assert that there's a ZN resistor located in the CPU socket that was optimized for the XP and that it was not providing sufficent power for the 1.2-1.4 T-Birds

I don't know about all dat but I have nothin' but good things to say about the K7S5A based on my personal experience with them.