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Motherboard & CPU Speed Compatibilities

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by netuser

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I have a motherboard that can support 100MHZ bus and up to 800MHZ clock speed with slot 1. I want to put a Pentium III but I have a hard time finding that processor. My question is: Can I install a PIII with higher specifications like 133MHZ bus with 800 or 850MHZ speed. If no, why. If yes, what are the advantages? Any other alternatives? Only interested in Pentiums.

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by fred king

I have done this. I have a P3 866 with bus 133.
The problem I found was I can't seem to get it to run at 800 or 850 or 866, so it runs at 728 (112*6.5)

Hope that helps
Fred

by bdivine

Go to multiwavedirect I have puchased many processors and boards from them. They sell a very good Slot 1 to FCPGA converter. Just buy a 800 or 850 FCPGA Pentium III chip and the converter. Happy computing.

by netuser

All the replies I got helped me to decide which option do I take. I also checked some of the techs locally and majority of them would go with the FCPGA converter. I'm happy with the results. Thanks to all.

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