ECS k7s5a

[Neurodog]

If I buy an AMD 2500 XP or above will my board be able to run these at the max speed of the board (2400 XP)? or will it just not boot?

thanks for any help.

 

[dderolph]

Where are you getting your info? Their AMD Athlon XP CPU Support List indicates the K7S5A supports up to 2600. But, as a general principle, if you're thinking about buying a CPU to use in a particular board, and that CPU is higher than the manufacturer says the board supports, you're walking on thin ice. Better not do it. Why take the chance of buying components that won't work together, thereby wasting money?

I recently bought an Athlon XP 2200+, thinking I could use it in my K7SEM board (same table as above). I overlooked the "B1" under PCB Ver. in the table. Since board did not have a "B1 sticker" on it, it will not support the processor I just bought. I tried it anyway. Would bootup and run for awhile, then lockup. Removed it. Will have to replace board now to use this new processor.

 

[phlashphire]

I recently bought a mobile athlon 2400+ chip and had little problems making it work with the k7s5a. See: Text
Maybe instead of getting the AMD 2500+ Xp, you should consider the mobile chip as an alternative.

 

[dderolph]

Why would it not work? ECS says it will work. See AMD Athlon XP CPU Support List.

 

[nick1985]

save up your allowance for another week and get an nforce 2 :beer:

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: dderolph
Why would it not work? ECS says it will work. See AMD Athlon XP CPU Support List.

The K7S5A only supports 133 mhz fsb chips,it's listed up to 2600+ because that's the fastest 133mhz fsb chip AMD ever made but good luck finding one,a 2400+ is much easier to find

A 2500+ will not work at it's rated speed because it's a 166mhz chip.

 

[Buz2b]

LOL! Isn't it amazing how any thread with "K7S5A" in the title can get such speedy and numerous responses?!? :beer:

 

[Budman]

Originally posted by: Buz2b
LOL! Isn't it amazing how any thread with "K7S5A" in the title can get such speedy and numerous responses?!? :beer:

it's the board that keeps on going & going & going....

 

[Delorian]

Originally posted by: nick1985
save up your allowance for another week and get an nforce 2 :beer:

I second that! an n-force 2 board would be money better spent and solve your problem with most any cpu in that category

 

[Frintin]

With one of the available bios mods (Honey or Cheapo whatevers) the FSB can be set to utilize all of the 2500+ or 166MhZ.

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: dderolph
Why would it not work? ECS says it will work. See AMD Athlon XP CPU Support List.

You see it on that list? Funny thing: I don't see a single 166MHz FSB Barton there.
A L7S7A2 would be a better bet.

 

[Peter]

L7S7A2 officially is a 133 MHz board too, using the 133 MHz SiS 746 chipset. You need its identical twin M848A (mind the A), this one uses SiS 748 for up to 200 MHz CPU bus.

 

[bambam]

Unless you are trying to use some SDRAM you already have , pass on this one and spend a little more and get something like the Shuttle AN35N . You will save yourself a lot of greif and have much better perfroming system too .

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: Peter
L7S7A2 officially is a 133 MHz board too, using the 133 MHz SiS 746 chipset. You need its identical twin M848A (mind the A), this one uses SiS 748 for up to 200 MHz CPU bus.

Well, the Newegg description has read 266/333 since the release, and my father's PC is the only one I even know of with a 133MHz FSB CPU in it. Oh well.

 

[Cerb]

Originally posted by: bambam
Unless you are trying to use some SDRAM you already have , pass on this one and spend a little more and get something like the Shuttle AN35N . You will save yourself a lot of greif and have much better perfroming system too .

Aside from the onboard sound, the AN35N-Ultra is a great board.

 

[Peter]

Originally posted by: Cerb

Originally posted by: Peter
L7S7A2 officially is a 133 MHz board too, using the 133 MHz SiS 746 chipset. You need its identical twin M848A (mind the A), this one uses SiS 748 for up to 200 MHz CPU bus.

Well, the Newegg description has read 266/333 since the release, and my father's PC is the only one I even know of with a 133MHz FSB CPU in it. Oh well.

It's not that big a problem since the SiS 746 has since transmogrified into 746FX (166 MHz) and then 748 (200 MHz), the first step apparently not having changed anything at all in the chip. People seem to be overclocking L7S7A2 straight up to 180 MHz and beyond, and loads more people are plugging 166 MHz processors in without ever noticing a problem. I just wanted to let you know its official limits.