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    MT3707 with T2300 potential problem due to FSB speed? and Engineering Sample?????

    Discussion in 'Gateway and eMachines' started by tombaker, Jun 3, 2007.

  1. tombaker

    tombaker Notebook Enthusiast

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    I have a MT3707 that was supposed to come with the T2060 but came with a T2300...great in theory.

    Problem is the FSB on the T2060 is 533 and the T2300 is 667.

    Sandra Utility is reporting that the motherboard chipset is not speced to go at that rate. So I presume that I am over driving that chipset as used. I also presume that some chipsets can go at higher rates and the Sandra Utility would see that. On the Gateway site it shows the motherboard is speced at 533.

    So for a real tech expert the question is....is this a real problem or not. Could it cause instability. Obviously I would like keep the T2300.

    NEXT

    The T2300 is identified as an Engineering sample. I presume this was a gray market affair done in China between cousins during the assembly. Not a bad way to unload a few hundred free engineering samples.

    I have never encountered an engineering sample in a Retail product before.....is this an issue, is the processor fully formed?

    TIA
     
    tombaker, Jun 3, 2007
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