Tony, simply put, the K7M is a suckA** design! It should never be considered for it's ability to change the FSB (none can do more than 110mHz. Also when OCing Athlon's it's imperative to have the best cooling and I might add that's not possible with the K7M due to it's shortened depth. Even though the Alpha P7125 HS (#1 rated HS for Athlons) has a cutout to allow for the placement of the power connector, it's shortened depth will only allow use of 2 of the 3 memory sockets. Additionally with as many BIOS problems it has, I'd never consider it (have tested) or reccommend it... even to my worst enemy!
If you can find an MSI K7Pro i'd suggest that, else only the MSI 6167 (which I have). I'm a bit conservative (suprisingly!!!) so at this time I won't reccommend the newer KX133's (just now hitting the streets) until I personally test one.
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Designer of the first commercial Athlon mod.
Anyone up for an Athlon800+? Email me (epc@netdirect.net) for more information
3000 mips, 1.172 gflops @ 900 mHz 1:3 latency w/ active cooling
CPUmark99 75
FPU Winmark 4890
3Dmark 99 Max (8x6 16, 16, triple) PD5.41, Athlon@850mHz
8000
15181
If you can find an MSI K7Pro i'd suggest that, else only the MSI 6167 (which I have). I'm a bit conservative (suprisingly!!!) so at this time I won't reccommend the newer KX133's (just now hitting the streets) until I personally test one.
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Designer of the first commercial Athlon mod.
Anyone up for an Athlon800+? Email me (epc@netdirect.net) for more information
3000 mips, 1.172 gflops @ 900 mHz 1:3 latency w/ active cooling
CPUmark99 75
FPU Winmark 4890
3Dmark 99 Max (8x6 16, 16, triple) PD5.41, Athlon@850mHz
8000
15181
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