Which P3 would you go with?

[madpad]

Specs: Abit BE6-2
Pc 100 Ram (128)
Viper 770 32mg AGP
IBM 13.5 (66)

Currently running a slot one Celeron(433) Looking to get new processor but which one.e,b,eb what combo will work for this board in the future?
Thanks

 

[kat5iv]

well, the E means that it is a coppermine, and the B means 133 MHz bus speed, so like a P-III 500e is a coppermine with a 100 MHz bus, a P-III 800 EB is a coppermine core with a 133 MHz bus speed. hope this helps,

Jason

 

[KarsinTheHutt]

Ok, I'm assuming your Mobo uses a 440BX chipset.

Right now, the Pentium!!! 700 MHz (P3-700e) seems to be the best deal. You can get one for about 220 $US online.

The "cBO" stepping
700e chips are said to have a good chance of hitting 933 MHz if you raise your FSB to 133 MHz, but you would need to buy pc133 SDRAM as well.

Good luck!

 

[Jonny]

I would go with a 700. They are pretty fairly priced, and overclock really great.

 

[Jonny]

Shoot, KarsinTheHutt, you beat me too it.