Intel CPU discussion

Shaftatplanetquake

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What does IIRC mean?

And flip chip, that means it can either be used in a socket 370 or slot 1 board, correct?

Like its got PGA(pin grid array) and SEC(single edge connector)?

Please don't bust out with all kinds of acronyms without definitions. I know a good bit on thundebrird/duron cpus, and a good bit of all the pentium level and below. But pentium2s, celerons, and pentium 3s have some stuff to them that I don't know about. I still don't know how my celeron 400 is running... It is slot 1.. I've been told that they did make, and I've been told they didn't make, slot 1 celerons.

Is there anyone that can help me understand the whole deal? Like ppga, what the hell does that mean? And FC- PGA I guess means flip chip pga.

Whats the difference between coppermine, Xeon, I guess I have an explanation for Katmai, but was the Katmai Socket or Slot? What is a slocket used, to attach an pentium 3 cpu to a celeron board or to attach a celeron to a pentium 3 board?

Answers would be appreciated.
 

Supradude

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wow, lots of questions, i can't answer ll but some...

here goes FCPGA = flip chip pin grid array (refers to the pin setup on the chip)
ppga = plastic pin grid array

FC-PGA, or flip chip is socket 370 ONLY

there were indeed 1st gen celeron slot 1's i belive up to 466MHz

Katmai is the design name for the earlier P3 chips, higher voltage core and all slot 1's

Coppermine = FC-PGA P3 chips, new lower core voltage and 0.18 micron wafer design
Celemine = FC-PGA Celeron II (2nd gen.) new socket 370 design for celeron's in the same chip
design as P3's, hence the nickname and designation, also has SSE support unlike 1st
gen celeron;s

A slotket is used to attach a FC-PGA design (P3 or Celeron II) to a slot 1 motherboard...

hope this is most of what you were seeking in terms of info = )