Will an 800FSB Processor work in my board supporting 533FSB CPUs but at 533 speeds?

[Shogun]

Nah can get mobo, case and cpu cooler for around 100-120 quid easily.

[BenW]

i know but the thing is i wouldn't want the cheap stuff, i looked at this before

Asus P4P800 E-Deluxe ~£80
Thermaltake Tsunami ~£75
Zalman 7000 or whatever it's called ~ £30

Thast £185 +Delivery and thermal grease etc

[myth]

845 (Don't know if it has any letters after that)

Well, it just annoys me that changing the mobo means changing the case too

That means forking out about £170 or something, also need a CPU Cooler

ohhh.... Well it would work! I'd do it, But I would buy a new case and mobo a week later! If you can wait a week, I'll be able to test a 3.0 Ghz Proc in a 845 mobo! I have one lying around! I'm just waiting on some thermal paste! I could run some bench marks for you!

[BenW]

thanks myth, don't go out of way though!

I don't have enough cash to buy a new processor at the moment anyway!

Just that i thought it might be a good next upgrade!

[myth]

thanks myth, don't go out of way though!

I don't have enough cash to buy a new processor at the moment anyway!

Just that i thought it might be a good next upgrade!

I've been meaning to try it any way! I'll let you know how the chipset does, and how it handels the 3GHz proc!

[BenW]

is the 3Ghz an 800FSB?

[myth]

is the 3Ghz an 800FSB?

Yep! Its a D1.. 30 caper!

Edit: look at my sig, its now a 1GHz FSB!!!!!!

[BenW]

Just remembered this thread!

Myth, did you get a chance to try out the 800FSB in the 533FSB Board?

Thanks
Ben

[myth]

lol... this thread is very old! I forgot all about it! It worked better at 400Mhz! 533 did not want to work, but I could force it in bios by manualy setting the fsb! All in all the chipset performed poorly with my 3Ghz C chip... The lack oh HT and dual chanel realy hurt!

[Mblaster]

A 3.2GHz proc on a 533mhz FSB motherbaord would run at 2128mhz... lol

[Rave]

Yeah, Intel processors always have locked multipliers (unless you have an Engineering Sample chip, or a Xeon). The 845 should lock the PCI/AGP bus so it can often be overclocked to 200FSB or more (E.G. Abit BH7) but I doubt that'd be an option on a Dell motherboard, although it might be possible with a software OCing program.

If you want a drop in upgrade for the computer get a 533FSB P4 secondhand, or alternatively a Celeron D of some description- they're much better than the old Celerons.

Rich :¬)

[BenW]

Thanks, i won't bother if i can't pop in a 3.2 or similar!

I'll just wait a while and get a A64+Mobo with the new socket when i can afford it