what cpu can my board use?

[LilBuddy]

i am running a IWILL kk266+ with and AMD 1.4 t-bird at 1500mhz. i was wondering if a XP would work good on this board. the manual says a 1900+ will work. i keep hearing about the 1700+ overclocking really high. i am wanting to go to maybe 2000mhz or higher.

[lechumbl]

Hi LilBuddy,

Firt, let me be the first to :D :D WELCOME :D :D you to Liquid Ninjas.
Glad to have you aboard and posting.

Secondly, here is a cut and paste from the IWill mobo site.
It answers your question very well:

Processor:
Supports Socket A for AMD Athlon/Duron processors
Supports AMD Athlon processors from 700 MHz to 1.6 GHz and higher
Supports AMD Duron processors from 600 MHz to 950 MHz
higher3-Phase Power
SolutionProvides 46A power for future higher frequency AMD/Athlon processors.

Chipset:
VIA Apollo KT133A chipset(North Bridge Controller)
VIA VT82C686B chipset (South Bridge Controller)
C-Media CMI8738 MX sound chipset (6 Channel with SPDIF)

Bus Frequency:
Supports DDR266/200 MHz FSBMicroStepping
Iwill CPU Frequency SettingBye-Bye Jumper
IWILL Smart Setting (Software CPU Frequency Setting)

System Memory:
3 x 168-pin DIMM Sockets Support up to 1.5 GB of PC133 Memory
Supports PC133/PC100 SDRAM and VCM Memory Types
Supports 64/128/256/512 MB SDRAM ModulesSupports 3.3V Unbuffered/Registered DIMM

On Board IDE:
Dual ATA 100/66/33 IDE ChannelsSupports ATAPI IDE CD-ROM, ZIP-100 & LS-120

Audio:
Support 6 channel speakers (5.1 configuration)32-voice HRTF-base 3D positional audio
Supports Microsoft DirectSound 3D and Aureal A3DSupports EAX sound effects (Environment Audio eXtension)
Supports SPDIF via IWILL SuperAudio (optional)

I/O Interface:
1 x FDD (Floppy Port)
2 x ATA/100 IDE Ports
1 x PS/2 Mouse (supports auto swapping)
1 x PS/2 Keyboard (supports auto swapping)
1 x Parallel Port
2 x Serial Ports
4 x USB Ports (2 x optional)3 x Audio Ports (Line-IN/Line-OUT/MIC)
1 x Game/MIDI Port
1 x Chassis Intrusion Header1 x Internal IR Header1 x SMBus Header

Expansion Slots:
1 x AGP Slot (AGP 4X/2X Mode; 32-bit/66 MHz AGP Protocol)
6 x PCI 2.2 Bus Master Slots1 x ISA Slot

Take care, and Welcome again..........

[LilBuddy]

thanks for the reply, but i think you clicked on the the non + version of my board. this is my board:

Supports single Socket A AMD® Athlon™ XP, Athlon™ or Duron™ processors
Supports AMD® Athlon™ XP processor from 1400+ to 1900+
Supports AMD® Athlon™ processor from 700 MHz to 1.4 GHz
Supports AMD® Duron™ processor from 600 MHz to 1.3 GHz

what is the best cheap AMD chip that will work on here that can be overclocked easily and high? i have heard really good things about the xp1700+ and it bein able to go up to 2.2ghz which sounds really good.

[lechumbl]

Hi again,

"Supports Socket A for AMD Athlon and Duron processors
Supports AMD Athlon processors from 700 MHz to 1.6 GHz and higher
Supports AMD Duron processors from 600 MHz to 950 MHz and higher
3-Phase Power Solution
Provides 46A power for future higher frequency AMD Athlon processors"

That is the info listed for the IWill KK266+ mobo.

Here is the link:
http://www.hothardware.com/hh_files/Motherboards/iwill_kk266.shtml.

Perhaps they have it listed incorrectly.
Perhaps, I can not read. :D

Take care........

EDIT: The link seems to be dead, so anyway, might check out hothardware site for results.

[LilBuddy]

i got my info off the iwill site.

Iwill KK266+ (http://www.iwillusa.com/products/ProductDetail.asp?vID=37&CID=93)

[Ruantic]

xp1700+ and it bein able to go up to 2.2ghz which sounds really good.

The 1700+ Thouroughbred B, should do very well for you, its a great processor, probably the best dollar to performance rating of anything to date. I wouldn't hesitate. Only thing is you'll have to unlock the chip to take full advantage. 2.2 is a pretty safe bet, I've seen 2.6 on air more than once.

[LilBuddy]

well my board has a 14x multiplier, and i can usually get the bus speed up to around 144 without any problems. so that makes me runnin just at 2000 if i got the 1700+. buy my problem is, will my board take a t-bred?

[Drake]

If it takes palominos, it should take t-breds.

[Ruantic]

Also, I believe you could hard code the processor for a 15x multi. I'm not absolutely positive on this one but believe it should work fine.... 15x 144 = 2160 well within the processors workable range I would think.....

[Drake]

I'm not sure if hardcoded multis would work on a board that doesn't support them :confused:

[Ruantic]

Originally posted by Drake
I'm not sure if hardcoded multis would work on a board that doesn't support them :confused:


That is why I added, not absolutely positive, I have an older Soltek KT333 board that doesn't go above 12x in the bios, however it recognizes the 2100+ just fine, and I hard coded a 1700+ at 15 which also works fine. So my answer would be only one way to find out for sure.....