WTB: Athlon 1400+ CPU

Wes, thanks for the reply. I have an ASUS A7V133 MB version 1.05 (no
ending dot). According to the ASUS website, this version of the MB
won't take anything faster than the 1400. I'm not saying it's
impossible, but I don't want to buy something that may or may not work
or is going to be a hassle. I was hoping to find a site somewhere on
the internet to find things like this for sale, but so far I haven't
found much.


Wes Newell wrote:
> On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:21:41 -0600, Paul wrote:
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>>I'm looking to get a little more performance out of an older system. I'm
>>looking to buy an AMD Athlon 1400 - A1400AMS3C. Are there good places to
>>buy something like this? I see a couple on eBay, but was wondering if
>>there were other options. Thank you.
>>
>
> What MB (make/model)? As long as you know what you're doing (or can get
> someone to help you that does) you can install almost any K7 cpu in any K7
> MB and make it work. One thing I will tell you. The old tbird 1400 isn't
> anywhere close to your best option. See link below
>
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you may find an acceptable answer to xp/t-breds here:

http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=190841&page=4&pp=15&highlight=A7V133 (http://forums.pcper.com/showthread.php?t=190841&page=4&pp=15&a...highlig)



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Wes Newell wrote:

> You'll find idiots quoting the Asus website,

You're the guy that recently told us "Personally, I use Dot 3 brake
fluid" to lube fan bearings.

Brake fluid embrittles many plastics. Maybe you keep a scatter shield
around your fans to contain flying blades?
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Wes Newell wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 05:05:32 -0700, Adiabatic wrote:
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>>On Fri, 18 Nov 2005 21:21:41 -0600, Paul <no RemoveThis @spam.please> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I'm looking to get a little more performance out of an older system. I'm
>>>looking to buy an AMD Athlon 1400 - A1400AMS3C. Are there good places to
>>>buy something like this? I see a couple on eBay, but was wondering if
>>>there were other options. Thank you.
>>>
>>>Paul
>>
>>Don't listen to anyone's claims unless they themselves have actually done
>>it. I used to have the asus a7v 133 1.05 and I didn't try anything faster
>>than a 1400, so I can't tell you.
>>
>
> If you guys would just do a web search or two, you'll find people running
> all kinds of cpu's in boards that are said not to support them. Here's
> just a sample.

I did a search! I found this:
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In my opinion this compatibility or incompatibility comes from the fact
that between Athlon and AthlonXP the specification for the processor bus
has been changed. As far as I know for AthlonXP so called "L-C-L"
Filters are needed, which are NOT implemented on older mainboards.
Without these filters it depends on how the production tolerances of
CPU, Chipset, Mainboard etc. affect each other. Either it does simply
not boot, it works unstably, or it works perfectly. Noone can tell you
if your combination will work - even if others have had success with a
certain combination, it might or might not work for you. So only try
using AthlonXPs on mainboards that are 100% fit for the purpose (see
tables and links below). If you want to try on a not officially
compatible board, than be prepared to run into trouble.
----
Don't forget the OP said "I don't want to buy something that may or may
not work or is going to be a hassle.
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Wes Newell wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:17:25 -0800, VaVoom wrote:
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>>Wes Newell wrote:
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>>>You'll find idiots quoting the Asus website,
>>
>>You're the guy that recently told us "Personally, I use Dot 3 brake fluid"
>>to lube fan bearings.
>>
>>Brake fluid embrittles many plastics. Maybe you keep a scatter shield
>>around your fans to contain flying blades?
>
>
> Yeah, but I don't coat the friggin blades with it.

Silly. Brake fluid gets spilled, it migrates, droplets get flung when
parts spin at thousands of rpm...
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Wes Newell wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Nov 2005 15:09:55 -0800, VaVoom wrote:
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>>Wes Newell wrote:
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>>>On Tue, 22 Nov 2005 22:17:25 -0800, VaVoom wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>Wes Newell wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>You'll find idiots quoting the Asus website,
>>>>
>>>>You're the guy that recently told us "Personally, I use Dot 3 brake
>>>>fluid" to lube fan bearings.
>>>>
>>>>Brake fluid embrittles many plastics. Maybe you keep a scatter shield
>>>>around your fans to contain flying blades?
>>>
>>>
>>>Yeah, but I don't coat the friggin blades with it.
>>
>>Silly. Brake fluid gets spilled, it migrates, droplets get flung when
>>parts spin at thousands of rpm...
>
>
> OK, let me put it this way then. I've been using it for years and have
> never had anything break. I do of course only put in 1 samll drop, so it
> doesn't get flung out either. At least not in any noticable amount. And if
> it's so bad for plastic, why is it that the reservoirs for brake fluid on
> almost all cars are made of plastic. I really kind of doubt that it has
> any affect, other wise it wouldn't be used on what's considered the most
> critical safety feature of the casr, the brakes.

My black plastic fans, and the shrouds around them, are hard. I snipped
little bits off an old one with some aviation snips, and the chunks
cracked away and went zinging across the room.
My white plastic brake fluid reservoir appears to be more pliant, but I
haven't snipped away at it.
My guess is that there are *TWO* kinds of plastic. Maybe even more!

I worked at a Suzuki shop for a while. When front brake work was done on
a customer's bike, sometimes a little brake fluid would get spilled on a
plastic front fender. When that happened, the bike automatically got a
new fender.

Brake fluid lifts paint. Spill some on your car.
Spill some on your motherboard, spill some on the IDE cable sockets,
slop it around for years and then report back to us.
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