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Jenni · 10-01-2001, 08:55 PM

All new Celerons are Socket 370, but it is possible to get up to a P3 1GHz in slot1 form with a 100 MHz FSB. It is hard to find the 1GHz 100MHz FSB models though. More likely, you will find P3 800's in a Slot1 100MHz form. So, IF your board supports coppermine P3's, you can go from a P2 450 to a P3 800 for around $150. Right now, as a matter of fact, Mwave ( www.mwave.com ) has the P3 1000 Slot1 for $220, and the P3 850 Slot1 for $165. Both are 100 MHz FSB. Of course, for that kind of money, you can buy a new socket 370 MB and a Celeron. I've got a P3 800 Slot1, and if I had it to do all over again, I'd get a socket 370 MB and a Celeron. My brother uses nothing but Celerons, and his benchmark numbers in every area are just as good as mine, or better in a lot of cases. (Of course, his are overclocked to 100 MHz, or very near that.) The newest Celerons already run at 100 MHz, so that isn't even an issue anymore.

10-01-2001, 08:55 PM	#5
Jenni PC Tinkerer Join Date: Aug 1999 Location: Long Beach, Mississippi Posts: 2,090	All new Celerons are Socket 370, but it is possible to get up to a P3 1GHz in slot1 form with a 100 MHz FSB. It is hard to find the 1GHz 100MHz FSB models though. More likely, you will find P3 800's in a Slot1 100MHz form. So, IF your board supports coppermine P3's, you can go from a P2 450 to a P3 800 for around $150. Right now, as a matter of fact, Mwave ( www.mwave.com ) has the P3 1000 Slot1 for $220, and the P3 850 Slot1 for $165. Both are 100 MHz FSB. Of course, for that kind of money, you can buy a new socket 370 MB and a Celeron. I've got a P3 800 Slot1, and if I had it to do all over again, I'd get a socket 370 MB and a Celeron. My brother uses nothing but Celerons, and his benchmark numbers in every area are just as good as mine, or better in a lot of cases. (Of course, his are overclocked to 100 MHz, or very near that.) The newest Celerons already run at 100 MHz, so that isn't even an issue anymore.