Do motherboards have limits?

[Andrew]

Hello:

I have a K6-2 333@350 on a PC Partner mobo (VIA MVP3 chipset). In the manual, tables for jumper settings end at 300, but obviously I have achieved higher than is specified in the manual.

My question is, if I decided to buy a K6-2 450 (since they are so cheap) would I be able to run it on this same board? I'm thinking because it is now running at 100Mhz FSB x 3.5, so I don't see why a 450 wouldn't work; just change the multiplier...is this right or no? Is there a limit to mobos? Thx in advance...

[deep_sky]

Motherboards do have limits. Otherwise, why upgrade the motherboard if the socket is the same and it aint broken? My advice would be to check to see if the motherboard can handle that fast of a processor (try amd's list of motherboards for starters) and if it can, then go for it. From what you say, though, if the motherboard is designed with your current chipspeed in mind, then a 450 might be a bit much for the motherboard

[Axel]

If performance is an issue, you might look at your RAM. Does your board support SDRAM chips? $200 goes a long way - buy a 10NS, 128 DIMM stick if your old board supports it before you spend money on a processor you might not get the most out of. Remember you can't mix SIMM and DIMM RAM on most if not all boards.

[digital_rat]

yeah theres a limit to all computing my
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