P!!!-733 FC-PGA Retail for $185 *before* coupon

[SUOrangeman]

From Buy.com.

I am sure a few of you can use the $30 off $150 for "new" customers.

-SUO

 

[HotDealFinder.com]

...or better yet, "new" credit cards.

 

[littleman]

cool

 

[SUOrangeman]

I am very aware of the "new customer = new credit card #" rule. Too bad, my system can't handle 133MHz FSB. I'l still with a Celeron 950 for now.

The page also had a link to a rebate, but it only looks like a contest entry for a Dell machine (hey, anything that's free ain't bad).

From what I've read, the 733 is the best non-overclocking value on the Intel side of the house. Getting a retail for $150 has got to help that price/performance ratio.

-SUO

Using bold for emphasis.

 

[rigor3]

great chip. About as fast as a celeron @950 in most applications too. Bad side: Requires 133 FSB (ram/video card that can handle it).

 

[shamu]

how fast would it be if you ran it at 100 fsb?

 

[rigor3]

550mghz (not a hot deal).

You can get a celeron 633 (run it at 950) for less and get more power than you would running that at 100fsb (or even 133fsb).

just a tip.

great price though.

 

[PhaZe]

hey guys, what do you mean "new" again
you guys know how to become new members again and use the coupon or what?

 

[LukFilm]

Yep, register a new CC# and a new email and there you go! You are a new customer!

 

[bigbigsavings]

Not a bad deal, about 30% less than what I would have to pay for these things here. I'm still happy with my AMD 800 though.

Alex

 

[fudog]

What kind of video card is good enough for this? I have a voodoo3 AGP. Does that do 133?

 

[CyberPriceList]

how about the Celeron 700?
they have it for 153.95 before coupon.
the lowest i can find on pricewatch is 140 shipped for an OEM version one.

 

[PhaZe]

OK thanks about the info on the 'new' members.
is a elsa erazor 3 able to do 133?

 

[dabuddha]

if the bus is 133 mhz that means the multiplier is 5.5?

does that mean this cpu can't be overclocked much?

would it be better to go with a 100 mhz bus speed processor?

 

[shaolindragon]

All cpu's are created unequally, check www.overclockers.com for tips and tricks people use to successfully overclock those puppies.

 

[Deuce300]

Your best bets for overclocking, on the Intel side of things right now (considering price/performance value) is probably a Celeron 566@850 (overclocked on 100mhz bus) or a Pentium III 700@933 (o/c on 133mhz bus) or higher speeds are possible, as usual with processors your results will vary from chip to chip.

I currently have a P3 700 o/c to 1000 and a Celeron 566 o/c to 850...pretty good value in my opinion.

 

[dabuddha]

i had the 566@850 and was running it stable
but the problem was performance
it sucked
when i played deus ex, i could only do 640x480 16 bit textures and it was still choppy (ge force 2 mx)
when i stuck my p3 500@685 in, i was able to go 1024x768 32 bit textures and it was smooth
it was for this reason i got rid of the celeron and used the p3
but now i want faster

 

[SUOrangeman]

If I were building a new Intel system, I'd definitely take the 733 *at this price - $30* over any Celeron.

Being completely honest: Although I am not a hardcore gamer, I have noticed very little difference from 366@550 to 633@950.

-SUO

 

[dabuddha]

just bought a p3 800 for $223
i was told this was cb0 stepping so it should be easily overclockable right?