ok.. this sounds kinda dumb but i was trying from upgrade PIII standard 500MHZ to Xeon PIII 733MHZ and found out that 733MHZ won't fit into old 500MHZ socket.. :confused: is there anyway i can updated my CUP without buy a new mothernoard? :)
any help would be appreciated. thanks :p

That's interest me too ;)

I have a pentium III 550 slot one and I want to upgrade it :p

But I don't know which PIII slot one can fit in my motherboard ?

I have an Asus P3-BF

Hi Folks, you need a Xeon MOBO for that processor.

isn't there a some sort of adopter that i can use instead of buying a new mobo?

[quote:93833b8341]Originally posted by IPFreelyIM:
isn't there a some sort of adopter that i can use instead of buying a new mobo?[/quote:93833b8341]

I don't belive they make socket-to-socket converters. The only one I know of is a Slot-to-socket converter.... I would think it would be hard do make a converter for a socket :confused:

Sounds to me... If you want the new processor, you need to get a new mobo - try ebay (or another online auction), I have picked up a few mobos for cheap.

Later,
Lucky

To Bads1:

The only P3 available now maybe still compatible with your P3B-F is probably the 1 GHz one, Socket370. NOT the newer Tualatin versions.

The problem is that the 1 GHz P3 is a 133 MHz FSB CPU and the P3B mobo only supports the 100 MHz FSB...

You'll need a "Slotcket" converter to use it in a Slot1 motherboard, but be carefull and verify the specs to see if your mobo+slotcket combo can handle the 1 GHz CPU... you'll probably need to overclock the FSB... no warranties.

Or... you could try a Celeron CPU... these are still 100 MHz FSB CPUs.

The problem is that the *True* Zeon processor has a completly different socket than the socket 370 P3, and the Tulitan socket.We are talking 3 different sockets, true Zeon, .18micron P3, .13micron Tulitan,"New"P3. There are old .18micron Coppermine P3s that run 133MHz.[usually have EB after the speed number eg.P3 850EB-if I remember right] Those will use the same socket as the Coppermine P3--which are around at up to 1000.0 or 1000.2-that is what you want Bads [Top price to now find a fast slot 1 processor new, and the slockets are to PPGA not socket 370 that I know of}Look for a new mobo Bads-wait for the boards with the Intel 645D DDR chipset for P4.They will pop up in a couple weeks, big time Jan-Feb. That will be my hop .
IPFreely- you will have to find a new mobo to run that.
The sockets are different between the Tulatin and Coppermine in pin grid arrangement- because the power requirements are different between pentium 3 .18[Coppermine] and .13[Tulatin],so--they use a different socket. We won't go into 512KB cache advertised P3 *Xeons*.[2-way]
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[ December 14, 2001: Message edited by: spark25 ]

Thanks for your advice,

I will build a new pc with mobo and CPU ;)

Less problem in that way :)