The Iwill KK266 will perform with a Palimino CPU per http://www.overclockers.com/tips343/ due to the volktage regulator chip the Iwill board uses. See article referenced at overclockers.com and you will see what I mean... I have quoted part of the above post here for your convience:
Begin article quote:
"Voltage Is Not The Problem; Amperage Is
Wattage is Amperage Times Voltage: Amperage is How Much Power. Voltage is How Fast Does It Go. Voltage doesn't kill you; amperage does.
Just supporting X voltage isn't good enough. A few of you with Abit BX boards should remember that they, too, "supported" voltage down to low levels, but when Coppermines came out, they backed off from any claims of these processors actually working at those voltages. Most ended up working, but some didn't.
We've seen estimates around as to how much amperage the Palominos are going to require, and they're pretty high, up to 46A (as opposed to a bit less than 40A on the fastest TBirds today).
To handle Palominos, not only does the voltage regulator have to provide the right voltage; they also have to be able to handle the amperage.
To get an idea of what I'm talking about, take a look this list from one company that makes voltage regulators. Look towards the bottom of the page, at "Multiphase Output."
You'll see some can handle only 45A, and some can handle 100A. Obviously, you'd rather have the latter.
Note that one of the voltage regulators listed that's rated up to 100A is the HIP6301. See here for its datasheet.
This chip is used by the Abit KT7 and KT7A. The same chip is also used by the IWill KK266.
So to answer the gentleman's question, the IWill hardware is just as capable as the Abit board to handle any Palomino. A BIOS change will be needed, but that shouldn't be any big deal." end quote of article... go to the above referenced overlcockers.com article to read the entire text.
Yes research pays off, with ease of mind and confidence in your purchase decision! Good luck gentlemen!!!
Text
Begin article quote:
"Voltage Is Not The Problem; Amperage Is
Wattage is Amperage Times Voltage: Amperage is How Much Power. Voltage is How Fast Does It Go. Voltage doesn't kill you; amperage does.
Just supporting X voltage isn't good enough. A few of you with Abit BX boards should remember that they, too, "supported" voltage down to low levels, but when Coppermines came out, they backed off from any claims of these processors actually working at those voltages. Most ended up working, but some didn't.
We've seen estimates around as to how much amperage the Palominos are going to require, and they're pretty high, up to 46A (as opposed to a bit less than 40A on the fastest TBirds today).
To handle Palominos, not only does the voltage regulator have to provide the right voltage; they also have to be able to handle the amperage.
To get an idea of what I'm talking about, take a look this list from one company that makes voltage regulators. Look towards the bottom of the page, at "Multiphase Output."
You'll see some can handle only 45A, and some can handle 100A. Obviously, you'd rather have the latter.
Note that one of the voltage regulators listed that's rated up to 100A is the HIP6301. See here for its datasheet.
This chip is used by the Abit KT7 and KT7A. The same chip is also used by the IWill KK266.
So to answer the gentleman's question, the IWill hardware is just as capable as the Abit board to handle any Palomino. A BIOS change will be needed, but that shouldn't be any big deal." end quote of article... go to the above referenced overlcockers.com article to read the entire text.
Yes research pays off, with ease of mind and confidence in your purchase decision! Good luck gentlemen!!!
Text