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My PC has:
Win 98 OS
PIII 450MHz 100FSB Slot-1 512K Cache(Katmai?)
Asus P2B-AE motherboard
with Intel 440BX/ZX chipset
and AWARD v4.51PG BIOSI want to upgrade the CPU to a higher speed and then install Win XP.
1. Are all PIII 100FSB Slot-1(SECC 2) CPU's compatible with this motherboard? Is there any other specifiction I should look for - like stepping and pin-SECC 2?
2. I found in on-line stores
PIII 800EMHz 256K 100MHz FSB Slot-1 CPU($95)
PIII 750EMHz 256K 100MHz FSB Slot-1 CPU($71)Is the 800MHz worth the price difference?
Thanks in advance
uhhhh, Slot1 maxed out at about 500MHz
Your probly looking at overdrives.
And, Its not worth it.
Spend a bit more and get a new mainboard with about 1GHz AMD and youll be happy.
Go with AMD, a 1.4GHz Duron is like $45.
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From the Intel specs in the link below:
The 500-600 MHz max-out is for .25 micron chips.
The 750E and 800E CPU's are Slot-1(SECC 2)with .18 micron technology (Coppermine?)
http://processorfinder.intel.com/scripts/list.asp?ProcFam=25&NoNav=NO&CorSpd=ALL&SysBusSpd=5090&MfgTech=ALL&step=ALL&cache=ALL&PkgType=ALL&btnFOS=Filter+on+selections
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You can get a Slot-1 to Socket 370 adapter for about $10
If you wanna stick with Slot-1, look at these:
http://www.compgeeks.com/products.asp?cat=CPU
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The above site scanned my PC and said the computer cannot be upgraded because of hardware limitations.
I am scrubbing the idea of upgrading the CPU.
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Do NOT take the word of a software program!
If you wanna know what your board is capable of handling, go to the Asus website.
Here's a link to the archive list of Slot-1 boards:
http://usa.asus.com/products/mb/mb_archives.htm#slot1
Here's a pic of the slot-1 to 370 adapter:
http://www.chaintech.de/PRODUCTI/vgagp/s370fc.htm
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Keep in mind you can get an Athlon XP 2000 motherboard, CPU, and Fan for as little as $110 before you buy an overdrive CPU! That will blow the pants off anything you could put in that motherboard you have now.
MCSE, MCSA Messaging, baby!
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While the above statement is true, you must also add new RAM & a PSU to that list, so that brings the cost up at least another $100
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RAM? yes, power supply, not necessarily. My gaming dedicated server is running a 300W I used back on my Celeron 566 @ 850MHz rig. Works fine.
MCSE, MCSA Messaging, baby!
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Evergreen also sells kits that work fine to upgrade a slot II CPU to a Celeron up to 1.4 GHz. I bought their 1.2 GHz kit and it was a snap to install. However, the CPU did fail after 1 year when the warranty was up :-(. Here is a link
http://www.evertech.com/category.cfm?Category=41
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what ram for mobo
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