P3 (pc133) with abit be6-2????

[johnlo]

can i use the Abit BE6-2 with P3-733(PC133) ??? or what about with the new p3-800(pc-133)???

[Ygor]

Yes, but running at 133 is going to be rather hard on the agp video card. Switch that to a pci or get a Matrox G400.

The alternative is to go to a board with the Via apollo pro chipset. The Abit VA6 is such a board. So is the Soyo 6BA+IV. Anandtech has several reviews.

I'm looking at the MSI BX Master with the G400 myself. My BX6-2 has lost the cpu fan and temp header, just don't feel right about it with that gone.

[This message has been edited by Ygor (edited 02-11-2000).]

[johnlo]

as a matter of fact the G400Max was what I planned on getting. Great so using the BE6-2 with p3-733(pc133) (or p3-800, pc133), with 256mb(pc133)... and the G400Max w/32 mb. would that all work together??

[Ygor]

It should, but you won't have much room to overclock it.

Abit's main flaw according to most reviews is that they aren't as stable as some other boards out there. I don't think any of those other boards they are compared to are as good for overclocking... AOpen is one that usually comes up.

Might look for some reviews of the BE-6 at that speed first. I think it will do it but I'm not in a position to try it.

[johnlo]

thanks... so far I havent read any reviews using p3-733.... i have read lower speed with PC-133. Oh well, i guess i have to wait until someone try it first. and I really want to use the PC133 in Ram memory.

[johnlo]

oh I dont intent to overclock the speed of the chip (at least not yet). I know that Abit has the new Bios updates for using the 800...