Athlon 2500 vs 2400

[daveymark]

I've got a board that has 266 fsb. I found a great deal on a 2500 for $70, and I'm just wondering, wouldn't it actually run slower on my mobo? Would I be better off getting a 2400? If I put the 2500 on the board (which is a pcchips m825lmu, btw) it will run at the 266 fsb setting, and at 1.8 ghz, will actually be slower than the 2400, which runs at 2Ghz, right?

[agathodaimon]

I don't think you can even use the 2500 on a board that supports a 266 FSB.

Correct me if I'm wrong someone, but if you want to use the 2500, you're gonna have to get a new motherboard.

[blackwatch]

im sure it would down clock it to that speed. the processor wont show up as a 2500 tho, w/o the fsb at 333

[RamonGTP]

If it runs at 266 fsb, it won't run at 1.8GHz, it will run at 1.45GHz, your board needs to support 333fsb to run it at the correct 1.8GHz.

[Telexen]

It will run, but not at the right speed. It won't be recognized correctly either.

[peterwilkes]

Will probaby run on the mobo, but it would be a wase because the FSB will be wrong so you would need to turn the multiplier up to get the 1800 Mhz speed.