CPU Question?

[LeRoy]

I few questions for all you tech heads out there.
Are P3 Chips available in both Slot 1 and FC-PGA at all speeds. If not, what is the highest speed Slot 1 available.
Also is the FC-PGA for P3 the same as the one that is used for Celeron. i.e. can I directly swap a Celeron from my Socket 370 system for a FC-PGA P3.

 

[Magus]

The P3s go up to 850mhz for a slot 1 I believe.
And yes, Celeron 2s and P3 are both FC-PGA chips and therefore can be swapped for each other.

 

[Guest]

You can have Celeron 266-433, PII 233-450 and PIII 450-1.0B Ghz at Slot 1.

<P ID="edit"><FONT SIZE=-1><EM>Edited by Sanik on 11/11/00 09:02 PM.</EM></FONT></P>

 

[walkr]

You can change from a Celeron to a P3 only if the motherboard chipset supports it, what speed is your Celeron CPU and what chipset is it using. Your motherboard needs to use 1.65 volts for a P3.

 

[Guest]

The PIII 1.13 ghz was slot-1 only....

Check out tom's first review of the CPU.

( but since it's not out anymore, I guessthe fastest PIII is around 800 mhz like someone else said. If you want to upgrade your pc and you have a slot-1 mobo, for god's sake, please go out and get a sloket adaptor!!! This way you'll have more choice!)

 

[Guest]

P3's are available in Slot 1 all the way up to the Gig. Depending on your motherboard, any P3 FC-PGA should work as a replacement. Check with your motherboard manufacturer first to be sure.

 

[LeRoy]

My m/b will support it. It is a Gigabyte BX2000 so it will run 100mhz fine and 133 non officialy. I was just curious as to whether I could get the chip as slot one but like someone in this thread said I would be better off with a slocket converter so I can have an option with the chip.

 

[LeRoy]

Thanks for the advice. I had myself stuck on the idea of getting a Slot 1 chip just because I have a Slot 1 mobo. Guess it makes more sense to get a slocket so I have an option.

 

[SoulReaper]

Does it really matter how fast a slot 1 goes in cpu range? they have FC-PGA to slot 1 converters ( $10-25 bux )...Pick one of those puppies up and u can get either.

 

[LeRoy]

On the basis of the advice I have recieved here that is exactly what I intend on doing.

 

[Guest]

Are the slot converters compatible with all P3's?

 

[Guest]

hi

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