P3-BF + p3-800?

[Chuck]

I have heard it is possible to milk my Asus P3-BF board past the maximum P3-600 chip and put in a p3-800. Is this true? Do all i have to do is find a slot one p3-800 chip and insert?

 

[jclw]

If you have a P2B rev 1.02 or greater:
- you can use an FC-PGA 100FSB Coppermine @ 1.80V
- you can use an FC-PGA 133FSB Coppermine @ 1.80V
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1012 or later.
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If you have a P2B-B rev 1.02 or greater:
- you can use a SECC2 100 FSB Coppermine
- you can use an FC-PGA 100FSB Coppermine @ 1.60V~1.65V
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1011 or later.
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If you have a P2B-D rev 1.02 or greater:
- you can use a SECC2 100 FSB Coppermine
- you can use a SECC2 133 FSB Coppermine
- you can use an FC-PGA Coppermine 100FSB @ 1.60V~1.65V
- you can use an FC-PGA Coppermine 133FSB @ 1.60V~1.65V
- ***YOU MUST HAVE A REV 1.06 D03 OR LATER TO RUN DUAL 133FSB AND/OR FC-PGA COPPERMINES***
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1012B or later.
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If you have a P2B-D2 rev 1.02 or greater:
- you can use a SECC2 100 FSB Coppermine
- you can use a SECC2 133 FSB Coppermine
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1011A or later.
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If you have a P2B-DS rev 1.02 or greater:
- you can use a SECC2 100 FSB Coppermine
- you can use a SECC2 133 FSB Coppermine
- you can use an FC-PGA Coppermine 100FSB @ 1.60V~1.65V
- you can use an FC-PGA Coppermine 133FSB @ 1.60V~1.65V
- ***YOU MUST HAVE A REV 1.06 D03 OR LATER TO RUN DUAL 133FSB AND/OR FC-PGA COPPERMINES***
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1012B or later.
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If you have a P2B-F rev 1.00 or greater:
- you can use a SECC2 100 FSB Coppermine
- you can use an FC-PGA 100FSB Coppermine @ 1.60V~1.65V
- you can use an FC-PGA 133FSB Coppermine @ 1.60V~1.65V
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1012 or later.
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If you have a P2B-LS rev 1.02 or greater:
- you can use an FC-PGA 100FSB Coppermine @ 1.80V
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1011 or later.
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If you have a P2B-N rev 1.02 or greater:
- you can use a SECC2 100 FSB Coppermine
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1011 or later.
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If you have a P2B-S rev 1.02 or greater:
- you can use an FC-PGA 100FSB Coppermine @ 1.80V
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1011 or later.
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If you have a P3B-F rev 1.03 or greater:
- you can use a SECC2 100 FSB Coppermine
- you can use a SECC2 133 FSB Coppermine
- you can use an FC-PGA 100FSB Coppermine @ 1.60V~1.65V
- you can use an FC-PGA 133FSB Coppermine @ 1.60V~1.65V
- To use a Coppermine you need BIOS rev 1005 or later.

- JW

 

[Crashman]

If you can afford the 800, get the 700 and overclock it to 933. If you have even more money, just buy a 933. The difference between 100MHz FSB and 133MHz FSB is pretty amazing!

What's the frequency, Kenneth?