Micro ATX AMD Board

[RussianMissile1]

does anyone know of such a board that will run a 700MHZ Athlon. I "screw-driver'd" the old board because of tiny screwdriver points on the heatsink clip.
i would like to get this rig folding, maybe OC it a bit.

[cloasters]

Originally Posted by RussianMissile1

does anyone know of such a board that will run a 700MHZ Athlon. I "screw-driver'd" the old board because of tiny screwdriver points on the heatsink clip.
i would like to get this rig folding, maybe OC it a bit.

So, are you looking for a Slot A mainboard? Were the 700 Mhz Athlons called "Firebirds?" Sorry, it's been a while.

Edit. I found one Abit and one MSI Slot A mainboard at www.shopping.com .

Oops, neither of these is Micro-ATX Form Factor.

[RussianMissile1]

no no, not slot, socket, the processor plugs into a socket.

let me emphasize: --- no slot---

i believ the core is still called thunderbird, just a very slow thunderbird

[robbie]

Hey if you like you can get one at the Promona computer show. I go there all the time. They should have something that would work for ya.
Rob

[RussianMissile1]

to waste a saturday or sunday by going to a computer show or by going paintballing....

decisions, decisions.

let me see if i still have that green computer show card lying around...

[robbie]

Sure thing, just let me know and we'll go. If you are an active folder I might even give ya a shiny new case badge!!!! hahahaha
Rob

[Staz]

Are you running SDR or DDR Ram?

You looking for a KT133A based mATX with an AGP slot or with onboard graphics?

[RussianMissile1]

i folded all last night. once i get this new rig set up, it will hopefully be working 24/7
for some reason, the folding time per set of frames had increased from 3 min per set to about 8 min. any idea on what might cause this?

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now that ive compared prices between sdr and ddr, ill go with ddr, its less expensive than ddr nowadays. onboard probably, unless an 8MB S3 Card is better

[robbie]

That seems to happen with me as well. Only thing I can think of is start the computer open up folding (or just put it in the start menu like I do) and DON'T TOUCH IT!!!
Rob

[RussianMissile1]

the problem is that this is my main computer, i use it for things other than folding. i need those cpu cycles for intense games like Battlefield 1942.
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how do i get it to get back to 3 min per set?
should i turn off the computer for an hour or two.

[RussianMissile1]

turing it off for an hour or two didnt help. perhaps something changed within the core?
maybe i can delete the core and have it redownload it?

[robbie]

It just does that. I don't know why. I'll look for the link that I posted when it happend to me.
Rob

[RussianMissile1]

ok, thx, please post when you find it.

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on a sidenote: im tempted to go to overclockers.com to resolve this issue, i think i already have the answer, but post anyway robbie.

[robbie]

Ok here is the link
Rob

[RussianMissile1]

ok, back to the original topic:
i found a board that will suit my needs(after my needs changed a bit):
http://www.axiontech.com/prdt.php?item=57619

[Postaldave]

i know this is kinda late but... shuttle has a good reputation with microatx boards.... though they basically have nil overclocking options

postal

[djextreme]

Hi.

Is the MSI KM2M Combo-L any good?
This is my other choice other than the ECS K75SA Pro.

Thanks

[RussianMissile1]

i wouldnt know. after i descovered an incompatability between my case and the new motherboard, also the board was running an xp1800+ at 1.15 ghz, i sent the board back. a have a new case and an abit kd7a now, (see sig)

[MiGGinZ]

the XP 1800 problem would have been you not setting the fsb to 133mhz.

11.5x 100 = 1.15ghz
11.5x 133 - 1.53ghz (xp 1800)

[surlyjoe]

the Chaintech 7nil1 is a great nf2-400u board for under $60, and will run on a 200w PSU ,but has limited overclocking options.