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| 12926 | 2001-05-21 01:54:00 | I have a biostar 8500tvg mother board that I obtained the specs for off the web.Being a complete novice I would like to clarify a few things if poss.At present the board has an IBM6*86L (cyrics) processor.According to the spec sheet I can pop in an intelmmx but it dos'nt say which model# It states that if I run it at 66mhz @3.5times clock rate it will deliver 233mhz processor speed.It also states that I can achieve the same thing with an amd k6.What it dos'nt say is what core and i/o voltages to set these at.I bought this machine from a chap who said it was a pentium 200 but acording to the specs the 686L will only deliver 166 processor speed at 66mhz times 2 clock speed.Is it possible to clock the 686L up to 3.5 times clock speed? Also the board has two slots for 168 pin dimm ram.Is it ok to run this along side my 32meg of 72 pin. Is it just a matter of changing processors and jumper setings to boost this machine or do you think there may be more involved. Love the Mag. Neilo Thomas. | Guest (0) | ||
| 12927 | 2001-05-22 11:44:00 | Neil, you need to match the m/board's settings to the particular cpu you are using, ie: a 'Pentium 233'runs at at frequency of 233MHz [hence it's name], a BUS frequency of 66MHz, and at a ratio of 3.5times. [You also need to know it's required voltage] A 'P120' = 120MHz, 60MHz, and at 2.0times. IBM/Cyrix and AMD cpu's differ in that the cpu's model# does not always refer to it's settings.ie: a Cyrix 6x86MX-PR233 runs at 200MHz frequency. If you make a cpu run faster than it's standard setting, this is 'over clocking' which can result in an unstable system or failure, cpu and or m/board damage at worst. Check on the web about over clocking first. I would expect these setting [frequency ratio and voltage] will be via jumpers on the m/board. RAM; your m/board specs should tell you if you can use both types at once. Some boards do, some don't allow it. I would go for 'NO' unless you know for sure. Hope this helps. |
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