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Can you identify a CPU from this?

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Does this help?
 
Yeah, that should be running at a 133MHz FSB, not 100MHz.

You need to go into the BIOS and look for any settings allowing you to change the FSB.
 
agw_01 said:
Yeah, that should be running at a 133MHz FSB, not 100MHz.

You need to go into the BIOS and look for any settings allowing you to change the FSB.
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Thanks dude. I've changed the FSB to 133MHz and CPU-Z now displays:

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Is that any better?
 
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marc2003 said:
looks like a t-bred xp1800. fsb should be at 133 though for the correct speed. :)
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I think you're spot on there dude. I've changed the multiplier BIOS settings to 133MHz and the machine now displays the following on POST: "AMD Athlon(tm) XP 1800+".
 
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So the machine has gone from 1.1GHz to 1.5GHz - is it too simplistic to consider this a 25% (roughly) performance improvement?

ps. I can't get over the number of dodgy PC builders out there - something like setting up your FSB correctly isn't that difficult surely?
 
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