$99 P2 Xeon 400 (if you need that sort of thing...) for HOT price

[Trifecta]

The P2 xeon 400 is for sale at

http://www.computersurplusoutlet.com/showproduct.asp?category=4&subcategory=13

note: This only has the L2 256k cache...

but if you have the mb and $200 (for dual), you could have quite the peppy little linux server

 

[Tangman]

Wow, this is HOT!!

 

[Tylerdave]

or P-II Xeon @ 400 w/ 512k for $87+$13 s/h
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nm, not in stock anymore

 

[403Forbidden]

how much is the cheapest dual mobo for these?

 

[Angrymarshmello]

Can you use Xeons in regular P2/P3/Celeron compatible motherboards?

 

[403Forbidden]

I think you need a special mobo for the xeon chips but i could be wrong

 

[UltraWide]

For Xeon you need Slot2, for PII-III you need a SLOT1.
Slot1 can fit into SLOT2 with an adapter, but Slot2 can't go into slot1.

 

[Trifecta]

true, this deal is really sweet for those of us who already have a slot2 mobo. I have one that i got along time ago on trade, dont know if it even works, but for 99 dollars, Im in on this deal...

 

[office boy]

This is actually pretty close to the average goin price on these things lately. I got a Xeon 400 with 1mb L2 for $135 last week...
But it is the MB that will set you back.

Also IMHO getting a XEON 400 w/ 512KB is a bit of a waste, as that is essentially the same as a regular P2 400. (with the exception that the Xeon can do 4 way processing)

 

[Trifecta]

um, that would be the point of the deal...

BTW, I havent been able to find plain p2 450s for under 150. Can you better this deal or something?

I still believe that 99 for a P2 400 xeon is red hot considering that a linux server would scream with 2 of these bad boys...

 

[MagisterLudi]

Take a look on pricewatch, or take a look at Hitechcafe:

P2 Xeon 400 - .5MB - $99
P2 Xeon 400 - 1MB - $139

The Xeon starts to get a little pointless with 256k of cache. The lack of cache makes SMP less useful.