P3 850e - Fcpga

[omegaRED]

So, i`m gonna get myself one of these (atleast i`m planning on doing so). But, my MB is Abit BE6II Slot 1, and the chip is (obviously) FCPGA. Now, i was thinking i`d go and get a Socket370-Slot1 adapter card, but reading the AnandTech review of the P3 E CPUs, it turns out it wont work as i planned (for some reasons i didnt bother to read, it just wont). But the review in Anand was old, so i wanted to ask are there now FCPGA-Slot1 convertors that will work with my MoBo.

Also, whats your oppinion, should i go OEM or Boxed? I dont intend to overclock MUCH, because i`m strapped for cash and cant afford additional expenses such as quality heatsinks, fans etc etc.

[dZeus]

I've got a FCPGA P3-700E running on my Abit BX6r2 on a Gigabyte FCPGA-> Slot-1 adaptor, and all is fine.

Asus also makes slot-1 adaptors, and personally I would go for those if you can lay your hands on one

If the Boxed isn't much more expensive than the Tray version, go for the boxed. Boxed CPUs have a very decent HSF unit (at least the faster Coppermine models) supplied in the box, and the CPUs are generally of higher quality than the OEM/Tray ones.

[omegaRED]

Thanks Frank, i knew i could count on you. I would`ve asked you on IRC, but i dont have it installed anymore ...

I was thinking that the boxed version would suit me better, all-in-one ... last i looked, the boxed versions cost some 5-10% more than the Tray one, so its not too much ... i just hope that the store where i want to buy the CPU from has the box version ...

[Dr Mordrid]

I can vouch for both the Gigabyte and Asus slotkeys. Use a load of both.

Dr. Mordrid

[omegaRED]

Mordrid, how are they at overclocking? I see by your sig that you have one ... and the jumperless slotkey, that means you can alter the FSB directly from the BIOS, no messing with the slotkey?

[Maggi]

HeyO ...

I'm running a Cel-566 @ 1.85V & 952MHz, using an ABIT SlotKET!!! on a very old Asus P2B-S.

Go for ABIT and you're safe, I'd say.

You could also do a search since it's been discussed plenty of times ...

[xortam]

I used an Abit SlotKET!!! to run my FC-PGA 850 on my ASUS P2B-S. I had no problems installing it and it came right up but I never tried o/c'ing it. I don't know how your MB will do.

[omegaRED]

Thanks you guys ... Maggi i KNOW you have a monster there

It turns out that guy i`m supposed to buy the CPU only has boxed versions of the 850E

I can get it here for a quite reasonable price, esp. for a boxed version ... my P3-500 Katmai + 130DM (~60$) ... he`s a friend of my best friend so i`m getting a discount

Anyways, if i get the boxed version, i`m good to go. But, if i buy the OEM tray version, i`m looking at some added costs ... i figure :
10$ - Slotkey
7$ - HS
10$ - Fan
+ thermal grease

Are the numbers correct? I`m not talking top of the line products here, just reasonably priced & good components ...

[dZeus]

boxed version already contains a HSF unit, so only the slotket is needed