new chip......need help

[B18vtec]

hey guys i havent been to the board in ages and was formerly known as xxpentium. ok heres the deal.....right now i have an abit be6 II mobo with a pentium2 350@558......but i need more. i want to get about a gig outa the chip i buy. i have heard good reports on the p3 700, would this be the chip to try and if so.......does anyone know where they are goin for cheap right now. i just want to get a gig for the lowest price possible. my computer is runnin at 159 fsb right now so im hopin i can get it up there. oh and how do i make sure that the chip is cCo stepping? thnx in advance

[Zuck Gou :)]

Cheapest chip for a gig would be a Celeron.

Maybe a 600 or 633, or an 800.

[Endeavor]

the PIIIs 700s are nice, and i dont think there is a way to make sure you get a Cc0 stepping

[Pinky]

www.pricewatch.com should still have some P3 700 chips for sale.

Try to contact the seller and see if they can guarantee cC0 stepping, cB0 may not make it to 1 GHZ.

The celeron 800 is making 1 GHZ pretty often, that would be the cheaper option.