best cpu for a 440bx mobo socket 370

mcveigh

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I just got an ASUS CUBX-E and was wondering which cpu to get. I'm leaning towards the P3 800/850. but was wondering if any AMD chips work on 440bx. this rig would not be overclocked!
thanks
 

Nessism

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You can not use an AMD processor on an BX motherboard - it will not fit into the socket and would not work if it could. As far as which is the best processor, if you have a video card which will run at 89mhz, you can run a processor which runs at a 133mhz FSB. A 800eb which runs at at 133mhz FSB will perform faster than a 800e which runs at a 100mhz FSB. The FSB speed makes a difference relative to moving information around on the motherboard and faster is better. Good luck.
 

mcveigh

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thaks guys! I'll try to find an 800 if I can
Jeremy nice to see that I'm not the only one using an ancient P2B and Celeron 533!

Seth
Asus P2B
Celeron 533
128MG Crucial cas2
voodoo banshee
MX300

oldie but a goodie!
 

mcveigh

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thaks guys! I'll try to find an 800 if I can
Jeremy nice to see that I'm not the only one using an ancient P2B and Celeron 533!

Seth
Asus P2B
Celeron 533
128MG Crucial cas2
voodoo banshee
MX300

oldie but a goodie!
 

Yoshi

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The fastest Coppermine PIII that uses the 100Mhz FSB is the 850.

Nice board, I have been running a PIII 700 on a CUBX since July without any complaints.
 

Yoshi

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A little clarification. The PIII 850 is the fastest CPU you can run on the board with everything in spec. And no, you cannon use an Athlon or Duron on the CUBX. What would even lead you to believe this would be possible??
 

mcveigh

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I never even considered AMD till a few months ago, pretty much ignored them. but I think my next box will have a duron or T-bird. still I have a lot of reading to do till then, thanks for the info Yoshi,

Seth

as for what I'm using now.
Asus P2B
Celeron 533
128MB crucial PC133 CAS2
Asus 50x CDROM
voodoo banshee
MX300 sound
D-link 530tx+
smartlink external modem
dual boot win98 and mandrake7.2
 

chriscraft

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First, I see you have a Celeron 533..did you know that most of them will run @ 800? just change FSB to 100, and raise volts if needed...

second, If the CUBX-E M/B has AGP(1/2) and PCI(1/4) settings to run the FSB at 133, then just get a PIII600E, run it at 133 FSB and it will be the same thing as a 800EB
 

mcveigh

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my 533 isn't a slot 1 it's on a slotkit, I don't know if I could overclock on it.
Maybe I'll take back the Celeron 300A from my girlfriend ;)
I know I need to play around w/ the voltages but I was always chicken I'd fry something.
 

SuperSix

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Don't shortchange the venerable old P2B-F, mine rocks, with the Celeron 600@900!

I wuv my P2B-F! :)
 

chriscraft

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I know it's not a slot 1, the fastest slot 1 celeron was a 433, everything higher is a socket 370...

there are two different socket 370 533's, PPGA, and FC-PGA..

the PPGA's probably won't O/C at all, they are maxed out

the FC-PGA's will O/C to 100 FSB, and are very stable...

533@800, 566@850, and 600@900 are commen FC-PGA Celeron o/c's

your Asus board is one of the best ever built, it's worth upgrading if any board is...

ATA 66/100 controller card, ATA 66/100 Hard drive, FC-PGA compatable Slotket, and a coppermine PIII or celeron ... will make this M/B run with the best of them