Q for comp hardware geeks...

[Guest]

as i suggested the original chip was a 550 with a 100 FSB, but it has been factory (wonder who's) overclocked to a 721 at 132 (not perfect on the multiplier or it would have made the 133 FSB and been a 733. )

 

interesting that it was originally designed as a mobile unit, means less voltage and thus less heat.

 

also not my prog finds an L1 cache of 32 kb vs the Intel interpetation of only 16 kb.

 

Your OS is fine, but if you are using it for gaming, go in and SET your Virtual memory , Windoz does a shit job of it for gaming as it allocates too much resources for it's own use and not enough for the 'other guy' This can make a significant difference to gaming speed. It should be set min/max the same and about 1 1/2 times the size of your ram.

[Guest]

So just to add alittle more knidling to the flames ::

 

here is a neat chart

 

Pentium III E & EB specifications.

Processor Clock Speed Bus Speed Clock Muiltiplier Format

Pentium III (E) 500 MHz 100 MHz 5x FC-PGA 370

Pentium III (EB) 533 MHz 133 MHz 4x Slot 1

Pentium III (E) 550 MHz 100 MHz 5.5x FC-PGA370

Pentium III (E) 600 MHz 100 MHz 6x Slot 1

Pentium III (EB) 600 MHz 133 MHz 4.5x Slot 1

Pentium III (E) 650 MHz 100 MHz 6.5x Slot 1

Pentium III (EB) 667 MHz 133 MHz 5x Slot 1

Pentium III (E) 700 MHz 100 MHz 7x Slot 1

Pentium III (EB) 733 MHz 133 MHz 5.5x Slot 1

 

As you see the 733 SHOULD be a P III (EB) (but the 550 is an E)

 

more info ::

 

http://www.anandtech.com/showdoc.html?i=1074

 

don't forget to look at the date of this article. !!!

[keekwai]

Thanks for the utility. My frequency is 0. Would that indicate my processor is fried? I'd like to fix the computer up for one of my kids.

[Guest]

0=fried

 

yup, sorry.

[Guest]

When swapping out a CPU, take into consideration the motherboard's BIOS. The BIOS may have been created before a newer CPU was brought to the market. If the BIOS was not aware of the yet to be CPU, it would report it as something else - what - is hard to tell.