Abit KT7A + 1.33?

[cpropst]

I just ordered this product, and want to know if there are any known issues perhaps?

Abit KT7A Motherboard
Athalon 1.33 Processor (266 FSB)
196 pc100 ram
Creative Annhilator 2 GEForce2 Graphics card
Soundblaster Live

Just wondering if all these pieces work together well.

Thanks a heap!

Cpropst

 

[Tachyon]

cpropst (Apr 07, 2001 05:53 p.m.):
I just ordered this product, and want to know if there are any known issues perhaps?

Abit KT7A Motherboard
Athalon 1.33 Processor (266 FSB)
196 pc100 ram
Creative Annhilator 2 GEForce2 Graphics card
Soundblaster Live

Just wondering if all these pieces work together well.

Thanks a heap!

Cpropst

The only *possible* issue I see is whether your pc100 will be able to run at 133 or higher.

Terry

 

[donnie]

I will have to agree with Tachyon. I have a KT7A-Raid T-Bird 1333/266 chip and board.
I have 256 Atlas PC133 cas2 mem. I am real happy with the results I have gotten with my combo. The overclockablity is awsome.
KT7A-Raid
T-Bird 1333/266@1553
Watercooled

 

[cpropst]

So my PC100 ram wont run on it unless the ram can run at PC133 speed or something?

Im not completely understanding.....

Thanks,

Chris

 

[Hoot]

Less than two weeks ago, I got a new KT7A. My mobo absolutely refuses to run an FSB above 136 with PC150CL2 Ram. I have fiddled with it for three days now, since I got my tbird 1G/266. Nothing helps. Even lapped the northbridge HSF and added AS. I understand all the factors that can influence the FSB and nothing I have tried has made one iota of difference. So, not all KT7A mobos are created equal.

Hoot

 

[cpropst]

If my PC100 ram will not run with this combination. Could someone tell me what specifically I should get to run on the Abit KT7A with Athalon 1.33? (ram wise)

Im pretty sure the new RDRAM wont run on the abit KT7A so what kind of ram should I get for optimum performance perhaps?

If the PC100 ram will work - thats great because I already have it.

Thanks again for all this help,

Chris

 

[EXTREMEONE]

Ram is cheep, trash the pc 100 and get some good pc133.
That Abit board is going to need all the help it can get.

 

[SickBoy]

My generic CAS2 PC100 ram will run at up to 145 MHz on my Abit... no problems so far (6 weeks without a BSOD). I might just be lucky though. You might be able to run your memory at really conservative settings at 133 MHz but be careful. First sign of problems and I say replace it. You're gonna crave some higher performance stuff after a while anyway.

SickBoy

 

[cpropst]

Well, the ABIT KT7A says it supports pc100 Ram. Why would I need to be worried about the pc133 Ram? Does the Athalon Chip only run on pc133 ram? (The 1.33 Athalaon?)

Thanks,

Chris

 

[Sirfin]

It looks like you have a nice setup. You should be able to get a decent o/c though who can say for sure what it will be until you try it.

I'm running a:

abit kt7a
1200 266 t-bird
384 megs of micron pc-100
g-force ddr-dvi (geforce 3 should arrive on the 16th).
A3D card (prefer my old aureal over the sb lives).
SCSI hd and cdrom.

So far my best stable clock is 1413 (113 x12.5) I would guess it is my ram holding me back. I can post 1500 no sweat but windows wigs every time. )-:

G'luck with it,

Sirfin