Guess I found my own answer
http://www.asus.com/support/cpusupport/cpusupport.aspx
asus updated their web site since I was last there....... more info
for older stuff.
Elbert Clarke
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If you check articles like this, it is also possible to run a FSB533
processor. You need a version of the P4T-E with the right kind of
RAMBUS clock generator chips. Here is a sample post from Google,
with some of the details. Using some of the terms in this post,
you should be able to Google up some more info:
http://groups.google.com/[email protected]&oe=UTF-8&output=gplain
If you go this route, don't get too carried away with the core clock
speed of the processor, as the Vcore circuit may not be able to power
a 3.06/533 processor. One way to do this analysis is to compare the
vcore current consumption of the P4 2.6/400 processor. Using
processorfinder.intel.com, a SL6GU is
[email protected], which gives
roughly 42amps. An SL6QC 3.06/533 processor is
[email protected]
(and we don't know the true consumption, because that spec is with
HT enabled - without HT it is somewhat less). An SL6PF 2.8/533 is
[email protected] or 45amps, which might be close enough. These
choices only make sense if you have the right kind of ram subsystem
to handle it.
The Intel pricelist is only showing 533 and 800FSB processors, so
finding a FSB400 will depend on some vendor having an overstock of
them. (There are still Celerons, but they have less cache.)
http://www.intel.com/intel/finance/pricelist/
If you go to Pricewatch.com and use "Pentium 2.6GHz 400MHz" as a
search term, there are three supplies with 512KB cache P4 processors,
starting at $185.
Actually, with your 1.8, if you have the right clock generators,
maybe you could just overclock the processor you currently have ?
HTH,
Paul
