Pentium III 1.26GHz 512K?

[Aeolus]

Anyone running this processor right now? What is a good motherboard for this cpu?

I was under the impression that Intel wasn't making PIII's past 1Ghz becuase of quality issues (the recall thing) but I found this one on Pricewatch.

 

[trekin]

ygpm

 

[PlatinumGold]

if you can get this one for a good price, in my opinion this may be the best processor on the market.

i know, xp, PIV, but i like the combination of performance, thermal factors and price for this cpu.

 

[boyRacer]

here

That's a tualatin and you'll have to buy a tualatin compatible motherboard. if you don't mind having a limited uprgrade path... this is your intel processor of choice. id rather take this than the piv. even if it is in some ways slower.

 

[Yoshi64]

The new P3:s are 0.13 um (Tualatin core)

 

[apoppin]

PowerLeap's adapter will work for many older MBs.

 

[Daniel]

It's actually more expensive than either a 1.9 p4 or Xp chip, unless its a server application or something that you might need the cache I don't see why you would want one now?

 

[oldfart]

Intel has revised steppings several times since the PIII first came out. The newer .18u Coppermine steppings run well over 1 GHz quite easily. If you are looking for a fast PIII at a bargain price, go for a Tualatin Celeron. The "Tualeron" is a 100 MHz FSB, 256K cache .13u CPU. Basically a PIII Tualatin with a Celeron name. Depending on if you are an overclocker or not, there are a couple of nice options. Currently, you can get it in a 1.2 GHz version, ~ $105 retail. Overclocking it on a 133 MHz FSB will get you to 1.6 GHz. 1.6 is a challenging overclock. The good news is in January, the 1.0A and 1.1A versions will be out. The lower multiplier will make these chips a better choice. The Tualatin CPUs will do ~ 1.5 GHz easily A 1.1 on a 133 FSB = 1463 MHz. A 1.0A @ 150 FSB = 1.5 GHz. This is the setup I like. The higher FSB will have better memory bandwidth. The 1.0A should be under $80.

 

[Aeolus]

thanks for the information.