Difference betwen Socket370 and Flipchip please

[groov]

Also could you recommend the best motherboard money can buy speed/reliability

What I have is a Pentium III 833EB

 

[MustISO]

I'm not sure I understand the question. All copermines are either FC-PGA or Slot 1. The FC (Flip chip) are socket 370. The 833EB you have means (E) coppermine and (B) 133Mhz FSB.
For a motherboard I would say Abit, because I like em. But ASUS CUSL2-C would be a great choice

Hope this helps.

 

[jeremy806]

I think he meant the difference between PPGA and FC-PGA, both of which fit into the same socket called Socket 370.

Basically, PPGA (Plastic Pin Grid Array) came first, these are your slower Celerons and are also referred to as Socket 370 chips.

Then came FC-PGA or flip chip pin grid array which is similar, but the chip is flipped and the big heat spreading slug is gone. The FC-PGA pins look the same as PPGA chips, but the pinout is different.

As such, the BIOS must support FC-PGA if an FC-PGA chip is used.

jeremy806

 

[groov]

Thanks .. about the asus boards .. Whats the difference between the :

Asus CUSL2C
and
Asus CUSL2

Thanks

 

[dowxp]

you must mean the cusl2c and cusl2

the cusl2 uses the 815e chipset, that has integrated video

the cusl2-c (cutdown) uses the 815ep chipset, has no video.