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> One thing that comes to mind is that the Tualatin P3-1.26 is a server |
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> cpu and does not work in many desktop boards (I have *heard* that it |
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> requires motherboard/memory ECC). If you've done the checking, and the |
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> board is suitable then cool. |
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It sounds like you're talking about the Pentium III-S. Are you sure |
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the Pentium III-S has specific motherboard and memory requirements? |
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The one I got was advertised as Pentium III, not Pentium III-S, but |
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I'll send an email about that now. Good call. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pentium_III#Tualatin |
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"Tualatin performed quite well, especially in variations which had 512 |
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KiB L2 cache (called the Pentium III-S). The Pentium III-S variant was |
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mainly intended for servers, especially those where power consumption |
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mattered, i.e., thin blade servers." |
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> I would hunt PC133 memory on ebay |
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So you think PC-133 should work in a motherboard that only officially |
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supports PC-100? |
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> With respect to the question "yeah - but is it worth upgrading?" - I |
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> think there is plenty of life left in PIII machinery |
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Yeah, I should be able to get a *lot* more power out of my MythTV |
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system (also a wireless router and firewall) with a $31 CPU upgrade |
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and ~$35 memory upgrade. That's just plain worth it. :) Plus, I |
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figure I can start saving the parts I upgrade for another (slower) |
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system. |
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- Grant |
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