333Mhz Athlon XPs....will they run at 266 MHZ if mobo doesn't support 333 Mhz

Memo · 05-29-2003, 05:04 PM

Ok so I got ****ed over. I have an Asus A7V8X (KT400) motherboard. I want to upgrade my chip cause this 1800+ is just not cutting it. The recent price cut makes some chips very desireable. I was looking on ASUS's site whether or not my motherboard would support the 333 Mhz chips and it says only if my A7V8X has a "333 Mhz" chip on my south bridge...it doesn't...what a bunch of crap.

My question is, if i plopped a 333 mhz Thoroughbred Athlon XP into this machine would it just run at 266 mhz FSB or will it not work at all?

sho.gun · 05-29-2003, 06:45 PM

i'm 99% sure that it'll work. Actually 100%, it's just not going to be full speed.

05-29-2003, 05:04 PM	#1
Memo Admiral Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: East Village Posts: 5,659	333Mhz Athlon XPs....will they run at 266 MHZ if mobo doesn't support 333 Mhz Ok so I got ****ed over. I have an Asus A7V8X (KT400) motherboard. I want to upgrade my chip cause this 1800+ is just not cutting it. The recent price cut makes some chips very desireable. I was looking on ASUS's site whether or not my motherboard would support the 333 Mhz chips and it says only if my A7V8X has a "333 Mhz" chip on my south bridge...it doesn't...what a bunch of crap. My question is, if i plopped a 333 mhz Thoroughbred Athlon XP into this machine would it just run at 266 mhz FSB or will it not work at all?

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05-29-2003, 06:45 PM	#2
sho.gun the lemonizer Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Calabasas, CA Posts: 5,373	i'm 99% sure that it'll work. Actually 100%, it's just not going to be full speed.

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