1.5v tualatin on a 1.7v socket?

snama · 07-18-2007, 07:43 AM

This may be pretty obvious but is it possible to run a tualatin pentium 3 1.5v intel cpu on a 1.7v 370 socket? Will it destroy the cpu?

HappyTux · 07-18-2007, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by snama

This may be pretty obvious but is it possible to run a tualatin pentium 3 1.5v intel cpu on a 1.7v 370 socket? Will it destroy the cpu?

That depends on whether the BIOS will even recognize the processor to boot to start with. If it boots with it then the extra voltage will simply raise the temperature the chip runs at over the long term therefore shortening the life of the chip. So yes it would eventually kill the chip off now how long this will take is debatable could be a couple of days or could last years ...

snama · 07-18-2007, 12:25 PM

thanks for the answer. btw is there any kind of adapter or something?

HappyTux · 07-18-2007, 01:19 PM

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Originally Posted by snama

thanks for the answer. btw is there any kind of adapter or something?

Don't think so most adapters are for different sockets not between the same family in your case with the chip here you would need what is called a slotket (think that is what is called) which would take your 370 chip and run it on a slot 1 motherboard. Now there is what is called voltage mods to the motherboard that can be done on some but usually this is done the other way so you get more voltage going to the parts to allow for overclocking not reducing the voltage.