First post, by PC@LIVE
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Here I am with an old topic that I had discussed a long time ago, Socket7 motherboards can be used with CPUs from the FSB over 66MHz, so to speak the maximum on a traditional SocKeT7 (not super) is 400MHz, setting multi 2 = 6X, raising the FSB reaches 450 using 75MHz, and 500 using 83MHz.
But in some motherboards (few) higher FSBs are selectable, one is the shuttle hot-569 which has a 90MHz setting, it is found here:
http://www.fixmylaptopnow.com/gigagon/569_spec.htm
There are others, I remember an ASUS with 108MHz by heart, but I think this setting is not working, while that of the shuttle at 90 can be started, and theoretically it could run a K6 at 540MHz, it would be 40 MHz more than the 500 obtainable by setting FSB83 , but if they worked stably and without creating problems, it wouldn't be too bad for an old MB.
Obviously we would have a problem with the divider 1/2, the PCI would go to 45MHz, a little too high, but if you could find a way to bring the divider to 1/3 we would have 30MHz, and that would be great.
For those who have experiences and memories of FSB beyond 83MHz, it would be very welcome if you can report them here, even ideas or projects are well accepted.
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