My older computer supports AMD Athlon 700-1.2GHz. There is a 900 CPU in there now.
What happens if I would put a 1.7 CPU in there ? Would the 1.7 fall back to 1.2 ?
I am tempted to say they are both Socket A, since the Slot A Athlon Thunderbirds only reached 950MHz.
I don't think that they will work to be honest, the early Athlon/Duron processors used SD RAM whereas the later ones used DDR RAM. The two can obviously not be used in the same board. I can't tell you for sure without seeing the exact specifications of the processors in question
As I said, I don't know until I know which memory type your motherboard supports. If your Thunderbird has a 266MHz FSB speed, your motherboard will support DDR and you can use the 1700+. If not, you are stuck with SDRAM and cannot
As I said, I don't know until I know which memory type your motherboard supports. If your Thunderbird has a 266MHz FSB speed, your motherboard will support DDR and you can use the 1700+. If not, you are stuck with SDRAM and cannot