fastest cpu i can use in Abit be6-II ??

[illusionm8]

i currently am running a p3 700@933 and i think its seeing the end of its life. ive had to up the voltage a few times to make sure it doesnt crash during my games.

the abit be6-II is a slot1 board, but im currently running the converter to use the FCPGA chip. im pretty sure p3's stopped at around 1ghz.

i think a remember the newer celerons had more L2 cache that rivaled the p3's or something. i dont know

so could someone help me find a new cpu? i dont have the funds to do a compete mobo/memory/psu/etc upgrade. =[

 

[onza]

i think its 1ghz

 

[oldfart]

You can get an Upgradeware Slot-T slocket for $20 and a Tualatin Celeron 1.4 GHz for ~ $60 box retail.

 

[illusionm8]

sounds good.. i suppose my old ass golden orb wont fit with this?

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also, are there any 'sweet spot' celerons tualatins which are good for overclocking? im a whore for those.. ive had the celeron 333@550, and now the p3 700@933 =D

just found the old thread here through a little searching
here

how can i check what mosfets i have on my board? what do i look for?

 

[illusionm8]

ok just did some more research.

i check the little black boxes on my be6-II and it seems i have 55n3 mosfets. so theoretically i *should* be safe when running a 1.5v?? i also have a 1/4 pci divider in my bios.

id LIKE to use a 133fsb, which means my options are a 1.1 celeron tualatin from what i understand.

from what i can tell, the 1.0a and 1.1a celerons that overclock well use 1.5-1.6v voltages. should i risk it with my 55n3 mosfets?

 

[oldfart]

55n03 is good. You can try a 1.2A @ 133 FSB = 1.6 GHz.

 

[illusionm8]

great. so it wouldnt be outrageous to think that the 55n03 could handle say 1.6v required for an o/c like that?

 

[oldfart]

Should be fine

 

[illusionm8]

sounds good. thanks for the help!

 

[ChefJoe]

I have this motherboard with a 1.1 cuMine on it. You have to watch out for HS height and the memory slots (as usual with slotkets) but not really more so with the new tully cores. What I would be concerned about is the agp divider. I don't think you have a 1/4 divider in the bios. Maybe you can use a PCI graphics card?

 

[illusionm8]

ive used agp 2/3 divider with 133fsb for ~3 years =o

 

[fxsts]

Some AGP cards are better with higher AGP bus above 66Mhz than others. It's kind of a hit and miss.

 

[ceasar]

I just purchased a Tualatin 1.2G celeron from NewEgg and put it onto my be6 II board through a slocket. It is running win xp at 1.6G w/ 133 FSB. But I had to turn off softmenu III by a dip switch on the mobo, otherwise it won't boot at all.

 

[illusionm8]

interesting..