Upgrading using a Socket adaptor (1 Viewer)

[Paul Wu]

Anybody have any experience with upgrading a Slot 1 MB using one of those Socket adaptors? Any tips?

I've got a Abit BH6 running a Celeron 300A OC'd to 450. I'm looking to upgrade to a Celeron 1.1Ghz by using a socket to slot adaptor. Are there things I should be on the look out for?

I'm looking to extend the life of this PC for a bit longer so I'm not looking at buying a new MB or CPU. My next machine will be a nice new box.

 

[Chris]

Probably won't work. With the BH6, you're limited in certain ways because of BIOS.. the highest I know of anyone carrying it with a slocket is 1Ghz P3.. after that you top out..
You might check out: http://www.powerleap.com/ for more info.

 

[JohanK]

I have used some slockets; in particular, the Abit Slocket 3 and the Asus S370-DL models. Also, a couple of generic models. Have had no problems.
I don't have any experience w/ the BH6 personally but I have seen OC results of this mobo w/ a 1100 Celly2 (the 128 L2 cache model). See the CPU Database @ www.overclockers.com for some OC results of the 1100 and you'll see some BH6 boards.

 

[Patrick Sun]

Be sure you have the latest and greatest in BIOS for the BH6, the one from last summer IIRC. That's the only way I could get a Celeron-II 566 and MSI slotket to run reliably at 850MHz overclocked.

 

[Chris]

Well, to clarify: the BH6 will support OC'd Celerons to 1100.. and it'll support the Celeron2, but it will not (cannot really, without a different adapter) support the Celeron3 because of the different power requirements of the CPU.