cpu options?

[ncbadboy2004]

I have a Gigabyte GA-6VXE7Plus that I got from Crashman that is running a Mendocino Celeron 500 MHz at stock FSB (66 MHz) & voltage.

I would like to upgrade to something a little faster now that I have some upgrade capabilities.

Should I get a P3 Socket 370 CPU from 800 MHz to 1 GHz or try to go with one of those Tualatin adapters and throw a 1.x GHz Celeron in it?

If I bought a P3 something that ran at 133 FSB would it be worthwhile instead of running at 66 FSB?

Thanks guys, any advice you could provide about this would be greatly appreciated, and the cost being the number 1 factor, the cheaper the better.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I am not <i>really</i> sure, but I think your best bet would be to get a Tualatin Celeron - like you said - maybe at 1.1Ghz - and overclock it from 100Mhz to 133Mhz FSB - which will yield a very fine 1.46Ghz clock and will remove the Tualatin Celeron's main bottleneck (the low FSB speed). I think Crashman or someone else around here can confirm that this is your best option?... It will also be a rather cheap upgrade, considering the boost you'll get. The 1.1Ghz T-Celeron is around $50.

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[pIII_Man]

right on...IMO dont waste your money on the coppermines...these days tehy are soo overpriced...a 1.1ghz cleron will perform very well and you can pick one up for 45 bux from some vendors...

There is no smell better than fried silicon

 

[pIII_Man]

according to crash the 1.1ghz celeries have the best chance of hitting 133mhz fsb and beyond...so i again agree with mephi...1.1ghz celeron would be the best choice.

There is no smell better than fried silicon

 

[HardWareBoss]

Wow I thought I had an old toy. He may upgrade to PIII?

 

[pIII_Man]

yup...i have older...hehe pII 233 and a k6 also @ 233...both still in use today...the pII has aged very well...the k6 is a difrent story...

LONG LIVE SOCKET 7!

There is no smell better than fried silicon

 

[HardWareBoss]

Yours is older than mine. Athlon 500Mhz. Still running fine for the past 3.5 years.

 

[pIII_Man]

well the p2 233 is gonna soon get upgraded/overclocked to 400mhz...old cpus are great...if you are only surfing the internet and using ms office...either of those cpus are fine...

There is no smell better than fried silicon

 

[HardWareBoss]

The rest of my upgrade is on the FedX truck. I'll give this one to my wife. I may have her upgrade Cpu, Mobo, and Ram.

 

[pIII_Man]

There is no better way to express your love to another than giving them a 4 year old computer....

There is no smell better than fried silicon

 

[confoundicator]

I recently made a very similar upgrade from a 500MHz PIII to a Tualatin Celeron. The Slot T socket 370 to slot 1 adaptor costs about $20 at GoogleGear. I could not overclock the FSB to 133MHz with the board I was using, so I ended up getting a 1.4GHz Celery with the FSB running at 100Mhz. This is the best option if you can't OC the FSB. Otherwise I agree with the rest and you're better off with the 1.1GHz Celery OC'ed.

Also you should check out the FAQ in the mobo and chipsets forum (or just wait for Crashman to reply). There is some information in there about having the correct voltage regulator that you should be aware of.

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[HardWareBoss]

The next upgrade will be 1 to 1.5 years. She will not have too wait so long.

 

[Crashman]

Unfortunately, that's a Socket 370 board, and Tualatin adapters for it...don't include voltage adjustment as the Slot-T does. I tried a cheapo adapter and had stability problems overclocking my 1.1 to 1.46, mostly due to voltage issues I think. And it's kind of a pain to do the wire trick with the Tualatin adapters.

Anything is better than running at 66MHz FSB. You told me once you had a 400...well, you could try overclocking that for now, at 75MHz bus you'll get 450MHz from it, and the extra bus speed should push it up to near 500 performance levels. Plus you'll probably be able to get even more speed from it. Pin modding it to 2.2v MIGHT get your 400/66 to 600/100, if you're lucky.

A PIII 1000EB would be nice, but those are expensive. I don't know how far you'll get overclocking a tualatin on a non-adjustable adapter, but it's a cheaper option and you're welcome to try!

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