I have a AX6BC and a P2 233

[XBoxLPU]

and was wondering what would be best upgrade for this out of date PC....

A Celeron around 700mhz or a Pentium 3 ?



Thanks

 

[oldfart]

Dont know that board, but most good BX boards can use a Celeron or PIII right up to the 1 - 1.1 GHz range. 1.1 Celeron (not 1.1A) is a good bang for the $

 

[Budman]

It all depends on the lot number.

Go see here.

 

[XBoxLPU]

Looks like I will need a converter card so I can run a Pentium 3 700... < i am thinking they are faster than a Celeron 1ghz ?

 

[lil al]

xbox,you get the right converter card and 700 cpu and you can run the 700 @ 933 easy.the ax6bc was one of the best bx boards aopen,or anybody ever made. i am still running mine very stable.

 

[XBoxLPU]

I may buy the CPU PENTIUM III/CELERON 1.0AGHz for $68 at newegg! It is just as good as the p3 700 right ?

And the retail HSF should be good enough correct ?

Thanks!

 

[DaveSimmons]

<< I may buy the CPU PENTIUM III/CELERON 1.0AGHz for $68 >>



No, 'a' = Tulatin which will not work even with BIOS upgrades.

 

[XBoxLPU]

OH

Looks like the CPU PENTIUM III/CELERON 1.2GHz 256K L2 Cache ( doesn't have A but is a Tutlain ? ) for $75 at newegg will do than..


What processor would you guys suggest I upgrade to ?

 

[MetroRider]

nope, that Celeron 1.2 won't work for you either, because it is a Tualitin as well. You need a Celeron which only has 128kb cache. All the models that have 256kb cache are Tualatin chips, which you cannot use.

If you go to newegg, the fastest chip for you would be:

INTEL PENTIUM III/CELERON 1.1GHz Processor CPU FCPGA 128K L2 Cache 100 MHz Retail Box

it is $78 but not in stock right now. of course, you could always go to another vendor to purchase this chip.

good luck...

 

[XBoxLPU]

I may get this

or that $78 processor plus a converter..

Thanks!