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ErikMykland
08-01-2000, 03:44 AM
Is there an ultimate mobo solution for an AMD Duron / Thunderbird?
That's what I need:
- The possibility to o/c the cpu
- AGP 4x 3.3V
- UDMA/66 support
- 1 ISA slot
I thought of the Abit KT7 but I am not quite sure whether it is useful for overclocking.
Thanx, Erik.
scotter
08-01-2000, 05:26 AM
the only board for the t-bird duron is tha ASUS A7V version 1.01 all the goods ATA-100 up to 8 ide devices, agp x 4 and a lot more http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif
ErikMykland
08-01-2000, 06:22 AM
Do they have a version with a single ISA slot?
What about the KT7? No good?
scotter
08-01-2000, 03:16 PM
if you really need a ISA then go with the ABIT KT7 it has 1 ISA slot and a lot of the other options your looking for it's the 2nd choose http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif
http://www.abit.com.tw/english/product/index.htm
AuraEdge
08-05-2000, 07:08 PM
Why second choice? the KT7 runs CPUs alot cooler than the A7V because of the 33 phase cooling, and the multiplier is changed thru a soft menu instead of DIPs. It also has ATA/100, 8 IDE device support, AGP4x, and optional RAID.
I dont need ISA, but I think im gunna go with the KT7 anyways...not that the A7V isnt an awesome board...
scotter
08-06-2000, 02:29 AM
why 2nd couse I just personaly like Asus boards over every thing else http://sysopt.earthweb.com/forum/smile.gif
Ruahrc
08-07-2000, 11:30 PM
The KT7 would be my first choice.

The KA7 (and it's 100 brother) are supposedly (I say supposedly because I have no direct OC experience with them) the best OC boards for Athlons. I suspect that Abit will try to follow the KA7's design when making the KT7 so that it will be just as overclockable.

Ruahrc
gyoung
08-08-2000, 08:53 AM
According to Tom's Hardware all shipping CPUs are multiplier locked at the CPU level.

"AMD locks its new TBird Athlons and Duron processors in SocketA packaging (CPGA) with a fixed multiplier to prevent CPU operation beyond the defined specification. The manufacturer uses the same method as competitor Intel for the Celeron and Pentium processors."
http://www.tomshardware.com/howto/00q3/000808/index.html