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Have I made a mistake buying this CPU?

tagbartok

tagbartok

tagbartok

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I've just bought an Athlon XP 2600 serial no. AXDA2600DKV3D as a cheap upgrade for an Athlon XP 1600. It's fitted to an old Asus A7V266 motherboard.
CPU-Z detects the core speed as 1678.8 Multiplyer 12.5 FSB 134.3 Bus speed 268.6. I believe the core speed should be 2083.
I now think that the motherboard doesn't support this CPU properly so what can I do, if anything?
Cheers,
Tag
 
Hi
Yes latest BIOS installed.
Are there two types of Athlon XP 2600 because the Mobo should support up to 2600 with the latest bios?
Cheers,
Tag
 
Hi Fuzz
It's the kids PC which has an old Asus A7V266 motherboard.
I was looking to upgrade it as far as it would go before having to completely overhaul it.
Basically what I want to know is do I try and find a 266FSB chip and try and sell this one or do I stick with it and make do?
If I stick with it how much down on performance is it going to be compared to a 266FSB? I'm a bit lost when it comes to FSB and frequency etc.
Cheers,
Tag
 
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Right this has just gone from bad to worse. While checking the RAM and jumper settings I've clearly upset something as it won't boot now. I haven't altered or removed anything just turned the case on its side. It powers up all fans are running but no beeps or video output (totally black screen) It's done this in the past and cured itself!!??? I think the PS2 keyboard plug is dodgy.
Anyway I've had enough so; the RAM is 266Mghz PC2100 so it makes my recent Athlon XP 2600 purchase even more questionable. My fault I failed to realize there were two models available.
Anyway can anyone suggest a decent motherboard to replace the Asus with.
Remember this is the kids PC and so I'm trying to keep costs down a bit. It must have AGP 8 as I want to refit the ATi Radeon 9800XT. I'll have to suck the mop and buy more PC3200 RAM.
I take it that cases haven't changed too much so hopefully I can reuse that if I should go for a more modern upgrade. But does anyone do a modern motherboard with AGP 8?
Any advice please.
Cheers,
Tag
 
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