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serialspell
01-01-2007, 08:52 PM
how can i tell what is the biggest cpu my com can have? checked with many sites including where it came from and nothing, the 1 i am checking on only has a p3 800mhz and i want thiis one faster
kaj27
01-01-2007, 08:56 PM
Find the Front Side Bus using this program
http://www.cpuid.com/download/cpu-z-138.zip
Then search.....eBay? for a processor that is faster with the same FSB and socket.
serialspell
01-01-2007, 09:08 PM
fsb is 133 and it is a socket 370
kaj27
01-01-2007, 10:01 PM
Here is an example.
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Socket-370-INTEL-PIII-P3-PROCESSOR-CPU-1GHZ-1000mhz_W0QQitemZ170065423874QQihZ007QQcategoryZ14 292QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.ca/Socket-370-INTEL-PIII-P3-PROCESSOR-CPU-1GHZ-1000mhz_W0QQitemZ170066080929QQihZ007QQcategoryZ14 292QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Good luck. Not really sure if your mobo can handle it.
serialspell
01-01-2007, 10:05 PM
tyvm
JIm C.
01-06-2007, 11:44 PM
You can also go into the bios and see what the multiplier goes up to
most of the higher end socket 370 had 133fsb and 8 x multiplier
to make it 1066mhz one gig cpu were mostly 133 x 7.5
they are a few rare mobo's that had 14 or 15 x multipliers
but the biggest cpu I heard of p-3 wise is 1133mhz in socket 370
very very rare and of course an odd celeron 1400mhz
good luck I have seen a few cpu's kicking around town
I have even seen a few socket 370 mobo's that used ddr ram
instead of sd ram even rarer indeed
serialspell
01-07-2007, 01:44 PM
my computer had rambus ram if that is what you are referring to
JIm C.
01-07-2007, 06:24 PM
no in the bios most systems will allow you to change the multipliers
and fsb check it to see what they are to see what cpu it will
support