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alexio
03-25-2005, 06:14 AM
http://www.anandtech.com/cpuchipsets/showdoc.aspx?i=2382

Very nice isn't it? :rehab: :rehab:
fordf250
03-25-2005, 06:58 AM
WOW!!

WOW!!
alexio
03-25-2005, 07:01 AM
I just saw that the link was allready in the Dothan overclocking thread; just didn't look in it cause I thought this would be on the frontpage if known on Xs.

Nice to see that it allows overclocking in the bios, I just hope that the multiplier is ajustable in the bios.
Andrewv
03-25-2005, 08:17 AM
NICE

CT-479 its only for asus's mobos?
alexio
03-25-2005, 08:41 AM
No, for all 865 and 875 boards as long as the others motherboard manufactorers make a bios to support the adaptor.
Andrewv
03-25-2005, 08:49 AM
Ok tnx
RaptorRaider
03-25-2005, 08:52 AM
Which means that it'll probably only work on some of Asus' motherboards. :p:

It's nice that it allows FSB overclocking, I was afraid that wasn't going to happen.
I think all we need to do is find a way to mod this adapter to get a higher Vcore and it'll rock. :)
Mathias-K
03-25-2005, 09:02 AM
Oh my god!

Pentium-M @ 2560MHz @ FSB160 -> 102.8fps
FX55 @ 2600MHz @ FSB200 -> 102.5fps

Give Pentium-M 40FSB or take 40FSB from FX55 - it would only make the P-M look stronger! I'm impressed :)
MOOSE
03-25-2005, 09:07 AM
Which means that it'll probably only work on some of Asus' motherboards. :p:

It's nice that it allows FSB overclocking, I was afraid that wasn't going to happen.
I think all we need to do is find a way to mod this adapter to get a higher Vcore and it'll rock. :)


The newer bios allows more Vcore

http://forums.legitreviews.com/viewtopic.php?t=1570&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0
alexio
03-25-2005, 09:23 AM
Wow, that's just awsome.

The only thing they should have tested at anandtech would be the difference in overclocking between a s479 board and the asus board, just to see how good the traces on the adapter are.

And I'd allso like to know if the multiplier is adjustable.
alexio
03-25-2005, 09:25 AM
Allso take a look at this nice article, I'm reading it right now: http://www.legitreviews.com/article.php?aid=181
Tibu
03-25-2005, 09:31 AM
You can bet Abit probably won't make a BIOS to work with that thingamabob. Now I REALLY wish I had a P4c800-e :dammit:

Now, I'm not familiar at all with the Pentium M but, can it actually be better for gaming than a normal P4C?
alexio
03-25-2005, 09:39 AM
Yes, the Pentium-M is far better in gaming than a normal P4, infact it is clock for clock a little faster than an FX-55 in games, even with the low fsb.
Tibu
03-25-2005, 09:49 AM
Yes, the Pentium-M is far better in gaming than a normal P4, infact it is clock for clock a little faster than an FX-55 in games, even with the low fsb.

OMFG!!! I have really been under a rock when it comes to the Pentium M...
prc8
03-25-2005, 03:19 PM
No, for all 865 and 875 boards as long as the others motherboard manufactorers make a bios to support the adaptor.


Read the article. Right now it only works with 2 motherboards from Asus and no other motherboard company.
prc8
03-25-2005, 03:20 PM
Vcore isnt adjustable, either is the multplier. All you can do is up the Fsb untill it becomes unstable.

i would take one of the new boards from aopen over this, unless the vcore is adjustable.
Mathias-K
03-25-2005, 03:22 PM
Read the article. Right now it only works with 2 motherboards from Asus and no other motherboard company.

Come on, read what he wrote! :p:

Do you honestly think the adaptor is capable of detecting whether you're running it on ASUS hardware or on another board with the EXACT same chipset :p:
_Eduard_
03-25-2005, 04:14 PM
yes because a BIOS update is needed in order to detect the cpu & adaptor. by the way, i wonder how you mount the cooler as with the adapter it is raised?
JuanFlaiter
03-25-2005, 04:27 PM
yes because a BIOS update is needed in order to detect the cpu & adaptor. by the way, i wonder how you mount the cooler as with the adapter it is raised?

I comes bundled with a custom cooler.
cirthix
03-26-2005, 01:49 AM
i'm wondering if the adapter will work on any board, without a bios update like mobile athlons work in desktop boards, "unknown cpu XXXXmhz".

but then again, mobile athlons only differ by a bridge, where pentium-ms are a whole different core. we can only hope
alexio
03-26-2005, 05:20 AM
Vcore is now adjustable in the new Asus beta bios, now if the multiplier also becomes adjustable in the final bios this thing may very well compete and even beat the Venice in quite a few benchmarks.

If think if the adapter is a succes, other motherboard manufactorers will release a bios to support the adapter or even make an 865 or 875 motherboard themselves with a buildin adapter.