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[minoukat]

Just as a question, for learning, when did Intel leave the Socket 7 connection ?

[Shadow ÒÓ]

the year? 1997 maybe?

[minoukat]

Originally posted by Shadow ÒÓ
the year? 1997 maybe?

ok, sorry, I haven't been really clear with my question ;)

What was the last Intel model to be produced for the socket 7 platform ?

Thanks anyway, Shadow ÒÓ !:D

[Shadow ÒÓ]

ahh....the Intel Pentium 233

[David]

Was it not the P266? They moved over to the Slot 1 fixing with the release of the PII

[KeyboardCowboy]

no the p266 chip was the first chip with the new mmx technology which needed a new socket connection, they stopped using the socket 7 with the 233

[Phil]

when they messed up with the celeron they re-released the pentium up to 300mhz

[Superman53142]

Originally posted by KeyboardCowboy
no the p266 chip was the first chip with the new mmx technology which needed a new socket connection, they stopped using the socket 7 with the 233

No, the MMX technology starts at 200Mhz. I have a Pentium 200 MMX that uses socket 7.

[Phil]

Originally posted by Superman53142


No, the MMX technology starts at 200Mhz. I have a Pentium 200 MMX that uses socket 7.

started with either the 150 or 166 actually, I think it was the 166, I managed to overclock a friends 166 to 300mhz which really impressed him

[JigPu]

I also think MMX started at 166.... The only difference between pre-MMX socket 7 and post-MMX socket 7 is the split rail voltage. Still socket 7, but a change in the voltage...

Quick question:
Can I make my mobo do 300 with a Pentium? The maximum speed it says it can handle is 300 (75 x 4), but it is only listed for hitting x4 multiplier with a Cyrix. Its too hard to explain... I'll write out the table written on the mobo.

(Multiplier table...)
BF0, BF1 : Intel, Cyrix
----------------------------------
1-2, 1-2 : 3/2, 3/1
2-3, 1-2 : 2/1, 2/1
1-2, 2-3 : 3/1, 4/1
2-3, 2-3 : 5/2, 1/1

I want a new processor, but I don't want a AMD (people say K6 family FPUs suck) or Cyrix (obvious reasons...). So the max speed it says I can get out of an Intel is 225 (75 x 3). How can it determine if I have an Intel or not?? I'm confuzed.

Guess it wasn't so quick...
JigPu

[Shadow ÒÓ]

yip, 166 was the first MMX, 233 was the last socket 7.

for your 300 question, you'll have to go to a K6-2 but you "should" be able to do it. With a bios upgrade, there's a chance you'll even be able to go higher.

[Phil]

the pentium 166 will only work with a multiplyer up to 3.5x, if you set a 4x it won't run at 4 times and usually just runs at what ever multiplyer the configuration for the first 2 jumpers is (amd k6 compatable boards usually have 3 jumpers but only two affect intel pentiums)
I got 300mhz with 3x100

[Superman53142]

Originally posted by Phil


started with either the 150 or 166 actually, I think it was the 166, I managed to overclock a friends 166 to 300mhz which really impressed him

Works for me. I just worded it wrong. I meant that it started at 200 or below because I have a 200.

[Superman53142]

Originally posted by Phil
the pentium 166 will only work with a multiplyer up to 3.5x, if you set a 4x it won't run at 4 times and usually just runs at what ever multiplyer the configuration for the first 2 jumpers is (amd k6 compatable boards usually have 3 jumpers but only two affect intel pentiums)
I got 300mhz with 3x100

100 fsb is pretty high for a Pentium MMX. Didn't the PCI go out of spec?

[Phil]

Originally posted by Superman53142


100 fsb is pretty high for a Pentium MMX. Didn't the PCI go out of spec?

no it was a super socket 7