Duron@133 anyone?

[Mike]

I have a KT7 RAID, an A7V, both running T-Birds. I am getting a KT7A this weekend, but only if it will take a Duron up to 133FSB.
Has anyone had any success with Durons getting 133?
I will probly get a Duron 700, unock it, Turn the multi down some, and try to push it to 133FSB.
Please post if you have any input, as this will be a mostly just for kicks.

Thanks for any input :)

[Myrddin]

I have a Duron 800 and a KT7A. It is currently running at 133 MHz + FSB. The chips will run at that speed easily, you just have to remember to turn down the multiplier ~:) I think I am running at about 850-ish (can't remember exact settings, I am at work ~:) With the KT7A I have not heard of anyone not being able to run their Duron or T-Bird at the same clock speed @ 133 MHz FSB. I have upped the voltage to 1.8.

This leads me to a follow-up question. I am currently unable to get much additional MHz out of the chip. Many people report success with Durons to 950 + MHz, many at or just beyond 1 GHz. I am currently stuck around 900-ish. CPU temperature as reported by the KT7A is very good, usually hovering around or below 30C. I am using an OCZ Dualie HSF. The CPU came from MWave. The chip and/or mobo seems particularly averse to the 7x clock speed and I haven't ventured beyond that.

A side note also, I had much difficulty getting the Epox 8KTA3 I had to run the Duron 800 @ 133 MHz FSB. My understanding is that the way the 100/133 MHz FSB jumper works it tries to boot @ the default FSB speed as set by the jumpes X the CPU multiplier. After a few fractions of a second at this initial boot speed, the modified settings are read out of the bios and the proper adjustments are made but if your system won't get through that initial boot state you are SOL. I had tremendous problems with this, and even ended up destroying a CPU although I can't confirm the cause of it. The KT7A seems not to have this problem.

With the KT7A and Duron 800, the system runs solid as a rock @ 6x133. It is just the additional overclocking that is getting fussy for me. I know PCI/AGP can be an issue but if the system is solid at 6x133 why won't it work at 7x133? Baffling.

[SickBoy]

My Duron 700 is smoking at 5 x 140 right now.... since PCI is 1/4 (35 MHz) and AGP is 1/2 (70 MHz) it's not much of a problem. stuff is mostly in spec. But remember, changes in multiplier are more drastic with higher FSB and could limit your overclocking.

Sickboy

[Monza]

{Say hello to my little friend} yeah go for it bra, my backup cpu, a duron 600 runs like clockwork at 1000 (7.5x133), man is she good. 1.95v, but w/ my main man mr. vantec, i'ma still running cool. like my tb800@1000, i could feed this thing crack and she'll run.

good luck,
monza

amd tbird 800@1000 (7.5x133) (primary chip)
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Asus a7v133 motherboard
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