P3 FC-PGA vs S.E.C.C.II: Which is better?

[TuffGuy]

I noticed that the flip chip p3s are cheaper than the slot 1s. is there any difference in performance, and if so which one is easier to overclock?

 

[apoppin]

No overclocking differences noted. The slot 1 is being phased out. Flip Chips might cool easier. You need an adapter to use Flip-chips in Slot 1 MBs.

 

[TuffGuy]

thanks. can i still use my slot 1 golden orb or do i need a new one?

 

[Max Power]

link to a similar thread:
http://forums.anandtech.com/messageview.cfm?catid=28&threadid=198026

 

[TuffGuy]

thanks!

 

[Ulysses]

Get the FC-PGA - that form is more versatile since it will go in eithe a Socket 370 board directly or a Slot 1 mobo with a 'slocket' adapter. There's no performance difference. The new Intel 815E chipset is expected to be used only in Socket 370 mobos.

 

[KarsinTheHutt]

No performance difference. The Slot 1s are more expensive to produce and therefore cost a bit more. U can buy a slocket to convert the FC-PGA to a slot 1.

 

[kingink]

When you buy the slotket it brings the price inline with what you pay for the slot1/secc2 anyway. Sometimes the slotkets are up to $25.
Check out the MSI 6905 slotket @ onvia.com. It is pretty cheap right now.
kingink

 

[TuffGuy]

thanks. i got an abit slocket from a friend for $9, so my total for the p3-700e cB0 with a slotket came out to $224 from onvia. i figure since i have an abit bf6, i might as well get an abit slotket. i thought that the slotket offered on onvia was generic. oh, never mind. msi doesn't call theirs a slotket. they call it a converter card. couldn't find it the first time. retards...

 

[Croton]

so where can you get the abit slocket for cheap?

 

[TuffGuy]

http://www.pricewatch.com

 

[goat]

Cheap, cheap: http://www.allstarshop.com/shop/product.asp?dept%5Fid=83&pid=1641&sid=B7X80AEQC0S92HJC080205RWQ4WD3U45

 

[manowar]

these online shops don't ship to Canada. any canucks out there know of an online store in Canada that sells the Abit slotket for cheap?

 

[Halz]

If you wan't to do extream overclocking, the SECC2 would be better. A peltier could be put on either side of the PCB, it would cool to insane temperatures..

I got a SECC2 because of the plans I had worked up for a gravity drivin water cooler.

 

[Phatswalla]

hmm...heatsink/fan setups are usually bigger for slot 1 than for flip-chips, dunno if it makes much of a difference