colinbate Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 I have an Elite K7S5A system board this is currently fitted with a Duron 1.2. Does anybody know what is the fastest processor i can fit. Will it take a Sempron processor.Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart of borg Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Your board can accept Socket A up to 2600+.Sempron is not a socket A CPU Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinbate Posted February 5, 2005 Author Share Posted February 5, 2005 Thanks bart of borgI had search the internet for an answer but I found so many different answers, I thought I'd ask for some one else's input.The EliteGroup website CPU Support Table http://www.ecsusa.com/support/table_amd.html says 133MHz = 2100+ but it always says 133MHz (0.13µ) = 2600+ so I wasnt 100% sure which I could use.Has anybody got any ideas if I can still get hold of a 2600+ and if so where (in the UK) I have looked and it seems like the Sempron has taken over this sort of size processor and as bart of borg says "Sempron is not a socket A CPU" so I cant use it.Or shall I give up and buy a new motherboard and processor, not that I can really afford it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bart of borg Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 ECS is a really crappy motherboard anyway - you'll find that out when you try to sell it. No - one who knows anything about computers will want to touch it! If money is a concern, pick up a giga-byte board....for the money they are a decent brand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drewdatrip Posted February 5, 2005 Share Posted February 5, 2005 Ya stick away from ECS, everytime they come into my chop its the same thing."I woke up thismorning and my computer was off...and now it wont turn on"I pop open the case, i see the ECS logo, and surly enough all the capisators are blown.Stick with Asus, MSI, abit or even Foxconn|Drew| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinbate Posted February 6, 2005 Author Share Posted February 6, 2005 I've had this board for a couple of years now and I've had no problems with it. Apart from the on-board sound card being crap but then again aren't all on-board sound cards crap?I just want to have a cost effective upgrade as the 1.2 I'm running at the moment isn't fast enough, and I'm short on cash.I've looked at reviews of this board and I haven't found any bad words against this particular model, I have against other models but not this one. In fact I recall seeing a site saying it was the best board they've ever made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinbate Posted March 6, 2005 Author Share Posted March 6, 2005 I have just received an email from www.maplin.co.ukThey are selling a 2600+ Motherboard Bundle which includes (amoungst other things) a Sempron 2600+ Processor and a Sempron Ready -Socket A motherboard, but you guys have told me Sempron isnt socket A.2600+ Motherboard BundleSo will a Sempron work in socket A?Will it work on my motherboard the K7S5A?Look forward to hearing from some one on this matter as I'm still looking to upgrade! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeenThereB4 Posted March 6, 2005 Share Posted March 6, 2005 FOXCONN "K7S741GXMG-6L" SiS 741GX Chipset Motherboard For AMD Socket A CPU -RETAIL Model# K7S741GXMG-6L Item # N82E16813186029 Specifications:Supported CPU: Socket A for AMD Athlon XP/Athlon/Duron/SempronChipset: SiS741GX + 963LFSB: 333MHzRAM: 2x 184-pin DIMM for DDR 333/266 (Max. 2GB)IDE: 2x ATA 133 up to 4 DevicesSlots: 1x AGP 8X/4X, 3x PCIPorts: 2x PS/2, 1x COM, 1xVGA, 1x LPT, 6x USB2.0(Rear 4), 1x LAN, Audio PortsOnboard Audio: Integrated 5.1 channel AC97 (Realtek)Onboard LAN: Integrated Fast Ethernet (10/100) MAC + PHY (Realtek)Onboard Video: Integrated SiS high-performance graphicsForm Factor: microATXThe board offered to you does support Sempron*****************************************************************Elite K7S5A DDR motherboard for AMD® K7 socket A processors with 266/200 MHz FSB Integrated with the most advanced technologies:Suspend to RAM Keyboard power on Hardware monitoring LAN/Modem wake upPROCESSORS 462 pin Socket A supports the AMD® K7 processors Athlon XP / Athlon / Duron processors Your current board does not support Sempron Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puntoMX Posted March 7, 2005 Share Posted March 7, 2005 Your board can accept Socket A up to 2600+.Sempron is not a socket A CPU<{POST_SNAPBACK}>The first Sempron CPUs are for socket A, later based on the AMD 64 cpu sockets...okay, to confirm that, it´s model 8 that fit socket A http://www.amd.com/us-en/Processors/Techni...9_11683,00.htmlI have just received an email from www.maplin.co.ukThey are selling a 2600+ Motherboard Bundle which includes (amoungst other things) a Sempron 2600+ Processor and a Sempron Ready -Socket A motherboard, but you guys have told me Sempron isnt socket A.2600+ Motherboard BundleSo will a Sempron work in socket A?Will it work on my motherboard the K7S5A?Look forward to hearing from some one on this matter as I'm still looking to upgrade!<{POST_SNAPBACK}>Look here:http://www.lejabeach.com/ECS/ez.htmlTo bad, there is no info if a Sempron is supported. But, like other people are telling you, go for a good motherboard this time, go for ASUS or ABIT for example . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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