How can I tell if my motherboard is socket370, socket7, slot1. etc......

[beker]

I tried sandra to get mainboard info. I creapt inside my case to try and matchup my mobo to .jpeg's on googlegear and pcnut.

 

[beker]

OK, so I could've just done a CPU/BIOS information in sandra, which I just did, I am socket370 fc-ppga.
It also says about; P6C(coppermine), what is that anyway? and voltage 1.3-1.75 does that mean when raising my voltage I can only raise it to 1.75? something about a zif socket too?!?!

 

[Zuck Gou :)]

ZIF=zero insertion force (or something similar)

That is just that style of socket with the lever. Doesnt matter.

 

[The Stickie]

P6C (coppermine) means you have a pIII with coppermine core (that is 0.18µm technology) and fc-pga is a packaging standard for chips, it just means its on a single chip (not a module)s370 means socket 370 (370 pins on your cpu)
the 1.3-1.75v thing really doesn't mean anything; it just says there are coppermines that use 1.3V, 1.45V...1.75V, it depends on your chip's stepping which voltage is default... you can go a lot higher, but keep an eye on your temps!!!

 

[AmbientFiction]

you could also use program like WCPUID or TESTCPU

 

[beker]

thanks for the help The Stinkie, Speakin about heat I bought a golden orb last night, do you think it was enough? 20 cfm only, but also only 26dB, as compared to some fans of the same specs with 45 dB. I have some other fans also to cool down the cpu and the everything else In the side of my case and some layin around that I could slap in.

 

[Godfodda]

beker (Jul 09, 2001 11:35 p.m.):
OK, so I could've just done a CPU/BIOS information in sandra, which I just did, I am socket370 fc-ppga.

I wouldn't trust Sandra on this. It reports my 370 as a slot 1. Check out an online motherboard/CPU vendor. The fancier ones will have pictures that you can compare with what you have.

 

[Treker]

beker (Jul 10, 2001 02:21 p.m.):
thanks for the help The Stinkie, Speakin about heat I bought a golden orb last night, do you think it was enough? 20 cfm only, but also only 26dB, as compared to some fans of the same specs with 45 dB. I have some other fans also to cool down the cpu and the everything else In the side of my case and some layin around that I could slap in.

I'd leave the orb in the box for now and do some reading on heatsinks, you'll be glad you did before you fired your chip with a orb.. it cools, but I personaly wouldnt trust it for overclocking, its more like a figure peice then a functioning part of hardware IMO..

I'd recommend getting a Gladiator, but thats just IMO..

dig around, do some reading, you'd be suprised.

-Trek

P.S: good luck