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Advice: PIII 550 Socket

MarcusGarvey · 2004-06-12 18:17:53

Not having a clue about Hardware I thought I'd ask the experts. So I inherited a PC but the mobo and psu are fried. The Chip is a PIII 550 socket and seems to have survived the frying. What kind of motherboard do I need to get to plug this chip into. Is it worth my while ? Or can I get a faster mobo and chip for a cheap…

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12-06-2004 7:17pm

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MarcusGarvey

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Not having a clue about Hardware I thought I'd ask the experts.

So I inherited a PC but the mobo and psu are fried.

The Chip is a PIII 550 socket and seems to have survived the frying.

What kind of motherboard do I need to get to plug this chip into. Is it worth my while ? Or can I get a faster mobo and chip for a cheap price too ?

Thanks.
Marcus.

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#2 13-06-2004 9:23am
Digi_Tilmitt

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Not really worth your while....but still, what type is it? Slot 1 (the cpu will be built into a big heatsink) or Socket 370 (the cpu will be on its own and look like an anthlon)? I'd say you'd be better off just to build a cheap athlon xp pc, it would be way faster and not expensive really.

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#3 13-06-2004 11:42am
MarcusGarvey

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It's a Slot 1

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#4 13-06-2004 5:40pm
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Look for a Slot 1 motherboard with a Intel 440BX Chipset AFAIK

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