serious question about CPU and slocket.

[energeticelectron]

I have a very serious question.

Can I take a P3 socket type CPU that has speedstep on it, and put it into a slocket converter and then put that onto my 440GX based motherboard? Will the speedstep still work through the slocket converter? Will the GX board recognize my CPU?

 

[energeticelectron]

Ok I just found this information out. My CPU is a P3-700Mhz with speedstep. I think it is in what is called the FC-PGA form, but I'm not sure about that. The motherboard I want to put it in is a Tyan 440BX based motherboard which has the SLOT1 interface for the CPU. So I want to put my speedstep CPU in the SLOT1 on my Tyan motherboard. Will this work? What is the name of the slocket that I need and do you know where I can get it? Do you think my speedstep will still work?

PS. Don't ask me why I want to do this please

 

[Oyeve]

Isnt speedstep on mobile chips? Is this a mobile chip? If so, I dont think it will work. If it is a standard FC370 then you can buy a slotket for your MOBO. Asus makes a good one. Check out their website. Other people here will give you more info on other slotkets.

 

[Jiggz]

Sppedstep is only on mobile CPU which runs on differen core voltage. What you need is a desktop (regular) FC-PGA P3-700. Agree with Oyeve with the choice of slocket.