I just made a HUGE MESTAKE

[DRGrim]

I just orderd a an Asus CUV4X motherboard, and i just found out it uses the socket 370 instead of the slot for the CPU. My CPU dosen't fit in it. Is there any sort of converter avalable to fix this?

 

[NaughtyusMaximus]

If your ordered it today, then most places wont ship it out till tomorrow. If you call them/e-mail and cancell your order, you wont need to worry.

And to answer your question, there are no adapters.

 

[Viper GTS]

Just cancel your order. You can't use a slot 1 CPU in a S370 board. No way in hell.

Viper GTS

 

[Soccerman]

"Just cancel your order. You can't use a slot 1 CPU in a S370 board. No way in hell."

you sure? maybe if I cram it in hard enough...

;-)

 

[noxipoo]

return it. its a huge mestake

 

[Viper GTS]

Soccerman...

Maybe you could try plugging it into the ISA slot? I heard they double as a secondary CPU slot, & if you have two cc0 processors, you can run SMP with one FC & one slot 1!



Viper GTS

 

[Soccerman]

:Q

I never thought of that..

 

[jhu]

works on my computer. i don't know what your problem is. i just love my doorstop

 

[Stealth1024]

Get a slot to socket converter as well as two gender adapters and you'll be all set.

j/k

 

[Bartman39]

Heck just get a roll of duct tape... a 3 legged monkey with one eye and a bad attitude and you got it made...

Oh BTW the heatsink is no problem either... super glue a piece of dry ice on the slug...(replace as needed)

 

[kami]

Contact them and see if they'll swap your order for a P3V4X... a CUV4X is basically a P3V4X but socket370 and minus one DIMM slot.

 

[Midnight Rambler]

When it comes to having the proper tools, a left-handed monkeywrench and a BFH are indispensable!

 

[CyruzTheGreat]

just take a saw, and saw the chip of the slot, then bash it in with a hammer... works great.

 

[Noriaki]

Change the order to a P3V4X
the P3 is Slot1, has only ATA66 and 4DIMMs
the CU is S370, has ATA66 and ATA100, and only 3DIMMs
Other than that the boards are the same.

ATA100 won't make much difference and with a Slot1 motherboard you can use Socket370 (with converter) or Slot1 CPUs, and you get 1 more DIMM.

If you get the CUV4X you can't use Slot1 (no converter for that way) and you have 1 less DIMM. Oh no..no ATA100...makes no difference at all..the only way it might matter is if you have 2 IBM 75GXPs on a single channel. And even then you might manage to peak at 70MB/s instead of 66..whoopie..

The P3V4X is a better choice for all-round flexilibity.

 

[weezer]

Dont forget that CUV4X has another Southbridge .