What is the fastest CPU I can get for my MSI k7t?

[Farley2k]

Hey. I am wondering what the fastest CPU is that I can get for my MSI K7T. I don't know the exact model if that isn't enough info but I can dig up the box around the house if you need more information.

I am really happy with my MB, RAM, and video card so I just want to spend as little as possible to get some better performance.

Thanks. I tried to find an article that might tell me but none of them seemed to leap out at me as addressing this question.

 

[mrzed]

Dig up the box. There are a very large number of models that start with K7T.

 

[DieHardware]

If its a K7T PRO then a 1.4GHz Athlon B or 1.3GHz Duron.

 

[EeyoreX]

Have you tried the MSI website? They should tell you the max CPU you can use. (The site is not loading for me at the moment...)

\Dan

 

[Farley2k]

Some days I just feel like a nitwit - I cannot find the manual for the MB. Is it written on the board or is their a utility which would tell me?

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: DieHardware
If its a K7T PRO then a 1.4GHz Athlon B or 1.3GHz Duron.

Unless it doesn't have support for the Morgan core.. then you'll be stuck at a 200 FSB 1.4 TBird

 

[mrzed]

Originally posted by: Farley2k
Some days I just feel like a nitwit - I cannot find the manual for the MB. Is it written on the board or is their a utility which would tell me?

Yes, both the model number and any revision should be somewhere on the board. Somtimes it can be hard to see when it's packed into a case with everything attached, but it should be there.

 

[DieHardware]

Originally posted by: CraigRT

Originally posted by: DieHardware
If its a K7T PRO then a 1.4GHz Athlon B or 1.3GHz Duron.

Unless it doesn't have support for the Morgan core.. then you'll be stuck at a 200 FSB 1.4 TBird

1.3GHz Duron ran fine on my rev1.0 K7T PRO.

 

[Farley2k]

I have a K7T Turbo - that is about all I saw on the MB which told me anything. There were no other numbers/letters which made much sense.

 

[psteng19]

I used to have that MB.
I ran a Palo 1600+ on it.

I think it can support up to a T-Bred 1800+

The K7T Turbo2's can take all the way up to a 2400+

 

[novice]

If it is a K7T Turbo (with green PCB), I believe it can support up to a XP1800+ Palomino. Not sure if it can support the Thoroughbreds or not. Mine runs fine with the XP1700+ Palomino core. If it has the red PCB, it is probably a K7T Turbo2 and should support up to an XP2600+ T-Bred and all Palominos, if you have the latest BIOS. Check it out here