which processor to buy?

[BigRed]

i have a 133mhz slot 1 motherboard and only a p2 400 :( its starting to show its age and i was wondering wich processor would be the best to buy?
i want somthing as fast as possible for my motherboard, and having it being able to overclock a lot would be a plus

[JaY_III]

If you can get your hands on a 700E or a 750E that should take you to 933 or 1000 with a sucessfull overclock. Look out for the cDo stepping of this chip...
A cDo 700E or 750E with any good luck may even be able to hit 150 FSB....
1050 (700) and 1125(750)

[[OC]_SR20DE]

Bigred,

Yah like what Jay suggested, P3 700E cD0 or even a 750E cD0 would be very good. If you have the urge to buy the processor right now, go with one of those. If you might have trouble finding a cD0 stepping, cC0 should do just fine too. I had my P3 700E cC0 running at 1071mhz very happily for months til I broke the core by some stupid mistake argggg.. The price on the 700E's are real good now.

[BigRed]

where would i be able to find one of those cDo stepping ones? (for a decent price)

[JetMech]

Originally posted by BigRed
where would i be able to find one of those cDo stepping ones? (for a decent price) Try www.pcprogress.com. Also be sure your motherboard supports 7.0 and 7.5 multipliers. If not check for a bios flash to update your Bios. The slot 1 PIII 700E oem is $104.00.

[Stealth]

Originally posted by JetMech
Try www.pcprogress.com. Also be sure your motherboard supports 7.0 and 7.5 multipliers. If not check for a bios flash to update your Bios. The slot 1 PIII 700E oem is $104.00.


Multi support shouldn't be nessary as all intell chips are locked, doesen't really matter what the BIOS says the multi for a 700e will always run @ 100.