Best processor for Gigabyte's GA7DXR please

[Chriztapuppy]

I have a Gigabyte GA7DXR, and an AMD Thunderbird 1.2 - I want to upgrade to the best possible cpu for my board.

The mb takes 266fsb cpu's, and on the GA website it says it takes up to AthlonXP 2600+ cpu's...

Which 2600 is the best and can run on 266fsb, and also is it possible that the mb can take faster XP's, that were just not tested and reported on GA's website at the time the board was released?

 

[Chriztapuppy]

Also, is the GA7DXR able to overclock cpu's?

 

[Neo-Tebow2000]

Probably.. I wouldnt OC it if you dont need to go with the Barton series... 3200+ XP(Non Barton) if your mobo will let you

 

[Neo-Tebow2000]

Let me go look up some data.. Stay on

 

[Chriztapuppy]

Thanks!

 

[Chriztapuppy]

Let me go look up some data.. Stay on

... still here..

 

[Tebore]

I used to own that board. You could overclock but it wasn't a very high overclocker. It was a great superstable board, I'm talking rock solid stability. The best processor would be an unlocked barton, just set the FSB to 133 and hard code a multplier of what ever you would like.

 

[Chriztapuppy]

How come on GA's site, it says my MB can support up to 2600+ 266fsb, yet on AMD's site, when you use the 'reccomended motherboards' feature, I don't see my GA7DXR listed anywhere for XP's.

What gives? I assume GA is correct, their site suggests they've tested it working right up to 2600+:

http://www.giga-byte.com/Motherboard/Support/CPUSupportList/CPUSupportList_GA-7DXR.htm

 

[Tebore]

I don't trust listings at all I go by what I know on my gear. I know for sure that board will use 133FSB procs. So getting even a barton in there will work if set to 133FSB. It just won't be able to identify it properly. Any 133FSB tbred or palo core will work for sure. So the 2600XP is the highest supported Proc.