Asus A7A266 CPU voltage options

Captain Hilts · 01-12-03, 05:33 PM

Can anyone tell me what cpu voltage options are on this board? I read an old review stating that it supported vcores from 1.75 to 1.85, am I correct to assume that that actual vcore options are 0.1v above the cpu default?

Also, does the latest bios support multiplier changes from the bios?

The reason why I am asking is because a friend of mine has this board, and I was thinking of putting a 1700+ Tbred in there for him. I'm pretty sure it's not an A7A266-E (what's the difference anyway) but I haven't been able to take a look at the board myself yet to verify this.

Yodums · 01-12-03, 05:44 PM

Your first queston is a little vague so I'll try to answer the best I can: it would be either 0.025v (1.775v) - 0.1V (1.85v).

You may want to see whether that board accepts T-Breds since I know recent board needed a bios update to recognize T-Breds - My 8KHA+ for instance.

Yodums

Mambo · 01-12-03, 05:50 PM

I have that board and i'm pretty sure it won't support a tbred

Captain Hilts · 01-12-03, 05:51 PM

What I mean is what voltage range would I have on that board with a Tbred 1700+? In the review I read the range available was 1.75v to 1.85v, but that was with a Thunderbird CPU. I am assuming that for a Tbred 1700+ the range would be from 1.5v to 1.6v since the default is 1.5v on that chip.

I found a cpu compatability chart on the Asus site and it said that the board supported up to a 2600+ with the latest bios.

Yodums · 01-12-03, 08:46 PM

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Originally posted by Captain Hilts
What I mean is what voltage range would I have on that board with a Tbred 1700+? In the review I read the range available was 1.75v to 1.85v, but that was with a Thunderbird CPU. I am assuming that for a Tbred 1700+ the range would be from 1.5v to 1.6v since the default is 1.5v on that chip.

I found a cpu compatability chart on the Asus site and it said that the board supported up to a 2600+ with the latest bios.

Hmmm, you maybe risking it however. The KX7 Rev 1 for instance was reported to support 2200+ T-Breds and above but Rev 1 wasn't able to so Rev 1.1 had to support it.

Captain Hilts · 01-12-03, 08:53 PM

Hmm, I guess I'll post a message asking if anyone has actually got a Thoroughbred working on that board.

01-12-03, 05:33 PM	Thread Starter #1
Captain Hilts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, ON	Asus A7A266 CPU voltage options Can anyone tell me what cpu voltage options are on this board? I read an old review stating that it supported vcores from 1.75 to 1.85, am I correct to assume that that actual vcore options are 0.1v above the cpu default? Also, does the latest bios support multiplier changes from the bios? The reason why I am asking is because a friend of mine has this board, and I was thinking of putting a 1700+ Tbred in there for him. I'm pretty sure it's not an A7A266-E (what's the difference anyway) but I haven't been able to take a look at the board myself yet to verify this. __________________ Box 1: Gigabyte 965P-S3, E4300 at 3GHz, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, OCZ GameXtreme 600W, EVGA 8800GTS 640MB (635/1063 max), 2GB Corsair XMS2 5400, 500GB Western Digital SATA II, Logitech Z-5500 Box 2: Gigabyte P35-DS3L rev. 2.0, e2160 at 3GHz, Enermax 420W, PNY 9600GT, 2GB OCZ PC6400 320GB WD SATA
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01-12-03, 05:44 PM	#2
Yodums Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ottawa, Canada	Your first queston is a little vague so I'll try to answer the best I can: it would be either 0.025v (1.775v) - 0.1V (1.85v). You may want to see whether that board accepts T-Breds since I know recent board needed a bios update to recognize T-Breds - My 8KHA+ for instance. Yodums __________________ Peter Gibbons: Let me ask you something. When you come in on Monday, and you're not feelin' real well, does anyone ever say to you, 'Sounds like someone has a case of the Mondays'? Lawrence: No. No, man. ****, no, man. I believe you'd get your ass kicked sayin' something like that, man.
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01-12-03, 05:50 PM	#3
Mambo Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Edmonton Canada	I have that board and i'm pretty sure it won't support a tbred
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01-12-03, 05:51 PM	Thread Starter #4
Captain Hilts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, ON	What I mean is what voltage range would I have on that board with a Tbred 1700+? In the review I read the range available was 1.75v to 1.85v, but that was with a Thunderbird CPU. I am assuming that for a Tbred 1700+ the range would be from 1.5v to 1.6v since the default is 1.5v on that chip. I found a cpu compatability chart on the Asus site and it said that the board supported up to a 2600+ with the latest bios. __________________ Box 1: Gigabyte 965P-S3, E4300 at 3GHz, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, OCZ GameXtreme 600W, EVGA 8800GTS 640MB (635/1063 max), 2GB Corsair XMS2 5400, 500GB Western Digital SATA II, Logitech Z-5500 Box 2: Gigabyte P35-DS3L rev. 2.0, e2160 at 3GHz, Enermax 420W, PNY 9600GT, 2GB OCZ PC6400 320GB WD SATA
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01-12-03, 08:53 PM	Thread Starter #6
Captain Hilts Member Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Toronto, ON	Hmm, I guess I'll post a message asking if anyone has actually got a Thoroughbred working on that board. __________________ Box 1: Gigabyte 965P-S3, E4300 at 3GHz, Arctic Freezer 7 Pro, OCZ GameXtreme 600W, EVGA 8800GTS 640MB (635/1063 max), 2GB Corsair XMS2 5400, 500GB Western Digital SATA II, Logitech Z-5500 Box 2: Gigabyte P35-DS3L rev. 2.0, e2160 at 3GHz, Enermax 420W, PNY 9600GT, 2GB OCZ PC6400 320GB WD SATA
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