"KC Computers" said:
In the CPU support section of their web site
(
http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx)
it says that it only supports 400MHz FSB CPUs
up to 2.6GHz.
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You can see some examples of running the FSB faster here.
http://abxzone.com/forums/search.php is a good place to search.
http://abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=140078&highlight=p4s333#post140078
http://abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=124664&highlight=p4s333#post124664
http://abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=113770&highlight=p4s333#post113770
http://abxzone.com/forums/showthread.php?p=101150&highlight=p4s333#post101150
The only thing I'd suggest, is don't buy a Prescott FSB533 processor.
Prescott are 90nm, 1MB cache processors. A Prescott P4 or a
CeleronD (90nm) Prescott core processor likely won't post.
A Northwood is what you want.
If I was doing this, I'd get this one. As these are no longer in
production, expect these to get hard to find.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=19-116-140&depa=0
You can ask your vendor for the SSPEC 5 character code ("SL123")
on the processor box, and you can search at processorfinder.intel.com ,
to find out if it is a Prescott or not.
A Northbridge:
http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=SL6Q8
A Prescott:
http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/details.asp?sSpec=SL7YP
I really recommend searching on "P4S333" on Abxzone, as there
is a ton of posts on hacking the P4S333 motherboard. These older
motherboards don't have PCI/AGP locks, so when choosing a FSB
clock, the magic numbers like 100 or 133 are the safest settings.
Some overclock settings result in the PCI clocks being run
at too high a frequency, and disk corruption can result. When
doing these kinds of experiments (fooling with FSB), it is
always a good idea to have your hard drive backed up before you
start.
And, if you decide to do any of the BIOS hacks, remember that
badflash.com has replacement BIOS chips, if you manage to
bork the flash. A BIOS Savior is one form of insurance, against
a BIOS problem, and it works best if you buy it before starting
your experiments.
HTH,
Paul
