A motherboard for Pentium 3 800mhz 256/133

EyesOnly · 07-02-2004, 08:52 AM

Maybe this site helps ?:
tomshardware

Here you can view reviews from hardware. It's a link to reviews of slot-1 motherboards.
Like this(21 slot1 motherboards, tested whit a 800MHz pentium3.. should do the trick i think

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21 boards

HadesThunder · 07-02-2004, 09:01 AM

So will it fit into slot A and will it work? The seller said it was Slot 1 but it is slot A and supports Athlon processor.

HadesThunder · 07-02-2004, 09:12 AM

Basically the question has changed slightly. Will a slot 1 Pentium 3 800mhz processor fit into a slot A designed for AMD Athlon processor? Also will it work?

Crito · 07-02-2004, 09:14 AM

No, they're completely different slots.

UndiFineD · 07-02-2004, 12:55 PM

my P3 @ 733 mhz can co both 100Mhz and 133 Mhz, even 66 Mhz is possible, intel has always been about backward compatibility.

funny how amd will use the same princible now, while intel finally moves on. ( with 64 bit processors )

HadesThunder · 07-02-2004, 02:37 PM

Thanks everyone for your help. I wish sellers on Ebay did their research better. I could have been stuck with processor thats not compatible with a motherboard.

HadesThunder · 07-02-2004, 04:35 PM

I can not find any motherboards for Pentium III processor thats above 500 mhz, on ebay. Is there a slot or socket that will run pentium 3 800mhz?

UndiFineD · 07-02-2004, 09:20 PM

Pentium 3 and Celeron 3 have both been produced as SOCKET 370 and later-on SLOT 1 (which was just an extention print with some jumpers)

HadesThunder · 07-03-2004, 07:38 AM

So is socket 370 motherboards a guarantee and slot 1 a hit and miss?

UndiFineD · 07-03-2004, 10:17 AM

no, it depends on the prossor you may have,

slot1 is usually boxed with one or two coolers,
placed upward upon the mainboard, like it were a network card or such.

socket 370 lays flat on the mainboard "normally"

HadesThunder · 07-03-2004, 02:40 PM

I've bought the Motherboard. It is a socket 370. It is only 100mhz bus, so I am a bit worried about that, but if it works, I'll reply to this thread.
UndiFineD Thanks

Crito · 07-04-2004, 08:27 AM

I'm still trying to figure out if you have a socket or slot CPU

All P2's were slot 1. Intel switched (back) to sockets because they're cheaper to manufacture. That change happened around the time your CPU was produced.

If it helps, here's a picture of a slot A CPU I had laying around. The slot 1 looks very similar -- I've got a slot 1 CPU also, but I'm not opening the case to photograph it for you.