The website say the 2600+ is possible but they haven't tested it and it's pretty hard to find a 266Mhz FSB 2600+. Most of the ones available are Bartons and those won't run since they use a 333Mhz FSB. I'm using the latest F8 bios and it went really smooth.
There isn't much difference between the Thoroughbred and the Thorton, but the chip is bigger on the Thorton (more rectangular) so it offers more surface area to transfer to the heatsink.
I used to have a Duron 1Ghz which would run in the high 40's C range, but with the new 2400+ it's dropped down to the high 30's. So a newer faster chip that runs cooler is awsome.
I was tempted to try one of the AMD Athlon XP-M mobility chips but I had the chip tested in a motherboard ( Asrock )using the VIA KM266 and it didn't work. It posted, but since that motherboard doesn't have any overclocking ability it couldn't be tweaked to work.
If you're in a similar situation you should go out and upgrade now since AMD introduced the Semprons and those won't work for you since they use the 333 Mhz FSB. I expect the older 266Mhz Athlons prices to go up.
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