Mobo upgrade w/ higher fsb, same chip usable?

[nonchron]

Hey guys, long time listenner, first time caller..

I'm presently running a Dragon Ultra KT333 (black) and recently did an upgrade of most components with the exception of board and memmory. Part of this upgrade was an AMD Athlon 2500 Mobile with a 266Mhz front side bus. The black KT333 reffers to the memmory speed, but does have a 133/266Mhz chip bus. Unfortunately in a recent BIOS upgrade, the maximum multiplier allowed was reduced from 14x to 11.5x. Even before the upgrade, anything above 11.5x would spunk out and drop to 4x or some such lame value.

So, with the realization that I've spent $90 on a chip that won't even run at its billed speed - let alone overclock to the degree of which I've heard some many stories, I've decided it may be time to upgrade my three year old motherboard.

I was thinking of some derivation of an Asus N8X, but feel free to make recomendations. Looking for something to make use of the chip, with onboard sound and SPDIF that wouldn't involve getting into debt (<130).

Anyways! Back to the matter at hand.. Are all 2500M's the same? Does it matter if they're billed as 266Mhz or 333Mhz or 400Mhz? Could I simply bump the multiplier down when running at a higher bus speed and still leave my electronics stable and intact? Will I enjoy the savory flavors of Zathmery's pizza tomorrow evening? I hope you'll help me find the answer to these and other questions in the ensuing replies.

Thank you,
--non

 

[o1die]

I would check out the abit nf7-s 2.0 (about $85 at newegg), the most recommended nforce2 board anywhere. I ran my mobile 2400 at the default setting of 1.45 volts, and it ran smoothly at 200x10 (2000). I would have run higher, but my heatsink was not designed for overclocking. The 2600m has a better chance of higher overclocks. I chose the 2400m for price.

 

[nonchron]

I'm running a Coolermaster Aero 3..
Hmm.. Okay, but do you know for sure that the 133Mhz chip will function with the 200Mhz board?

 

[Sonic587]

There hasn't been a socket A board made that DOES NOT support a 133MHz FSB in the last few years. They ALL support that bus speed.

EDIT: Welcome to AT! And I suggest the NF7-S as well.

 

[nonchron]

I'm not concerned about the board's ability to run at 133Mhz, I'm worried about the chip's ability to run at 200Mhz.

 

[Sonic587]

Oh, I was thrown off by your topic summary. Yes, it will work. I have a 35watt AXP-M2400+ doing exactly what you're talking about.

Stock was about 13.5X133. I have it running at 9X200 with no voltage increase.

 

[Soulkeeper]

i just installed a 2200+ mobile on an a7v333
it ran perfectly at 166fsb for 2.08ghz (the highest mult the board supported)

you should upgrade to the latest bios just to be sure you get the right voltage options and so forth in the bios tho

good luck

 

[nonchron]

Alright, great. Thanks, guys.