Check for the highest speed your MB will take in your manual, Dell's
website or call them before your hard earned money on a processor and
adapter. I have paid the price and got stuck with the goods. (not really
just had to get new MB {and case sometimes.}) Sometimes if you have
access to the chips you can test the limits and performance of the MB.

Wayne Ware

On Thu, 28 Mar 2002 09:25:14 -0500 Will Stephenson <[log in to unmask]>
writes:
> Hello!
>
> I have a Dell Dimension XPS B733r computer - now over 2 years old
> (sigh)
> that I wish to upgrade with a new processor. Right now, the
> processor is
> a 733 MHz Pentium 3, Slot 1 style that runs at 133MHz eternally
> (front
> side bus?). The chip set is an Intel 82820 AGPset.
>
> It seems that the fastest slot 1 Pentium 3 133Mhz chip running at
> 133MHz
> is a 933MHz. At least, I see no one selling anything faster. Is
> that
> true, or am I just missing something?
>
> Second, I have seen an adapter that allows you to put the newer
> (hmmm -
> back to the future...) Pentium 3 socket 370 chips (that go up to
> 1.26
> GHz) into a slot 1 format. Quite cheap also - only $12 US. Is this
> a
> safe thing to do? Has anyone heard any feedback about these
> adapters?
>
> Can anyone on the list see any reasons to worry about getting the
> fastest chip possible for the above mentioned system?
>
> Thank you very much!
>
> Will Stephenson
>
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