I went into my BIOS and changed my CPU from stock settings and upped the FSB to 200MHz so it was set the same as a 3200+. Then when I rebooted it said I had a 3200+ yet the first time I tried this overclock last week it said I had an Athlon XP @ 2200MHz. WCPUID, CPU-Z, My Computer properties, and 3DMark03 all say it is a 3200+. I thought the name string would not change with an overclock since it was like written onto the CPU. Another weird thing is it works perfectly overclocked like this, I did not adjust Vcore or anything else and my temperatures have only gone up by one degree. Is my 2500+ really a 3200+ in disguise?
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My Barton 2500+ turned into a 3200+ ?!
- Thread starter 7h3r4py
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No your proc is not a 3200+ in disguise. My 1700+ turns into a 2200+ when I go past 1.8GHZ. The board is just a little confused 
Btw, abits boards have it in BIOS all recognizable AMD XP/Barton settings/Names. Most AMD mobos will recognize the barton running on 200FSB as an xp3200 if multiplier is set correctly. again, your mobo is just doing that which was program to do.
now, shoot up the multi and get the XP3700, and then we'll talk.
now, shoot up the multi and get the XP3700, and then we'll talk.
Does such a thing exist?? I thought there isn't a built-in label, which is why when a new, faster CPU comes out people have to update their BIOS to get it to show its name properly. The motherboard just uses a translation table or equation to display the chip's "PR Rating."7h3r4py said:
Do AMD CPUs actually have an embedded name string?
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what version of the BIOS do you have? I believe that since version 1.2 the 400MHz FSB CPU's from AMD are recognized correctly.
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the cpu string names are located in the bios and has nothing to do with the cpu itself.. there's no strings located in the cpu.. if you set your cpu at the setting for a certain Rating then when you boot up thats what it'll show..
if you ran a 3200+ and set the fsb to 166 you'll get Xp2500+ at bootup.. nothing special =d
if you ran a 3200+ and set the fsb to 166 you'll get Xp2500+ at bootup.. nothing special =d
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Yeah I wasn't trying to make out it was special, I just didn't think it did that because the first time i did the overclock it didnt say 3200+. I just put it back to stock settings and it said 2500+, then I put the FSB back up to 200 so it should say 3200+ but it doesnt, it doesnt like do it all the time, its weird.
I have the Rev.2 version of the motherboard.
I have the Rev.2 version of the motherboard.
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I had the same problem with my nf7-s. there most likely is a BIOS update that will corrct that "problem"
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Lithan said:
you wanna hear something wierd? after doing the L12 fsb sence mod (and not doing it correctly lol) my board cant detect what my cpu is at at stock. i either have "user define" or xp3200+ aswell, and im running a t/bred lol
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Mark Larson
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All my AMD boards except the Abit KT333 one (forgot the name) read the string as whatever the speed is. All my Intel boards have read the string off the CPU.cherryp00t said:
