[olug] sorta OT: P3 / Xeon processor compatability

[Cale Lewis]

I think I have a match pair of P III 650's around here. I would also be 
interested in the xeons if you know what he wants for them.

Cale Lewis 


>OBrien, Timothy (Omaha Linux Users Group - OLUG) wrote:
>
>> Ok, fellow hardware geeks
>> 
>> I have three server motherboards with around P400's or P450's. Talking
>> with a friend of mine, he has two Xeon 800 from a Gateway (aka Junkway)
>> server that he can let me have.
> compatibility between the processors)?
>
>Correct - your PIIs are Slot 1 processors, those 800MHz Xeon processors 
>are Slot 2.  They're about as interchangable as a Socket 370 PIII and a 
>Socket A Athlon.
>
>> If so, does anyone have some high end slot one Pentium processors so I can
>> upgrade my file & game servers?
>
>Matched pair processors are hard to come by and can be quite expensive, 
>particularly the units that need a 100MHz FSB.  They are highly 
>sought-after by many people in your situation.
>