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by rjheppler

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I just bought a motherboard on ebay. It is an Abit KT7-RAID Socket A motherboard. This is a raid capable Abit KT133 board. It can handle: Processor
- AMD Socket A Duron (100MHz FSB) up to 950MHz
- AMD Socket A Athlon (100MHz FSB) up to 1.4GHz
Chipset
- VIA KT133/VIA 686B

I wanted to know if I have to buy a processor that is K7 or will a regular Duron 850 Mhz processor be fine.

Examples:

Item Description:
AMD Duron 700 Mhz Socket A CPU.
The cpu has been tested and is in excellent working condition.
Add a heatsink/fan for $4 (no extra shipping charges)
Condition: Used, System Pull
Model Number: D700AUT1B AKCA
Serial Number: ...151301

or ?

I am upgrading my computer and just needed to buy a new motherboard and processor because I am running a P1 right now. I was able to pick up the motherboard dirt cheap and want to find the right processor for it. I am looking at price more than speed so I don't need anything more than the duron specs. maybe even just 750 Mhz would do. Please help!

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by dmiles

CPUs Supported Socket A AMD, currently 550MHz-1GHz+
Compatible with AMD Duron/Thunderbird Series
Chipset VIA VT8363 (KT-133) Northbridge

The board will accept 462 pin processor,check to make sure the processor is 462 pin

by thechas

Yes, the Duron 750 will function just fine with the KT7 motherboard.

Here is a link to a good FAQ on the motherboard:

http://www.sudhian.com/faqs/

The only caution is that you WILL need to manually set the CPU speed settings in BIOS.

Set the FSB to 100MHz
Set the multiplier to 7.5

If you are using PC133 SDRAM, set the memory speed to FSB plus PCI (FSB + 33MHz)

I have set up several systems with this motherboard, and like it a lot.

Another caution: Some fans generate too much noise on the tach output line.
If you have any strange problems, move your fan power cables to the connections that are away from the CPU socket.

Chas

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