Socket 5 or 7?

[Eli]

Quick question. I know the P75 up to the P133 are socket 5. What about the 166 and 200 non-MMX? I think they're socket 7 but I'm not sure. Thanks.

[mjb]

All Pentium Classic and Pentium MMX processors, as well as the Cyrix 6x86 and AMD K5/K6 processors are all socket 7.

[alpha]

I think that the P75 was avalable as a socket 5, but it was also avalable as a soket 7. My old P100 was a socket 7.

[Eli]

The Pentiums up to 133 were all socket 5 chips, and are compatable with (meaning they will run on) both socket 5 and socket 7 motherboards. What I want to know is if the non-MMX 166 and 200 chips were actually socket 5 chips and would run on socket 5 motherboards. Thanks.

[Shahim]

one of my bodies had a pentium 166 MMX at a socket 7!!! Should I ask him?

[Ygor]

My pentium 166 non-mmx is in a socket 5 board right now.Waiting for the ax59 to arrive. Roomate's k5-133 is in a socket 3.
Both will work in a socket 7.

[This message has been edited by Ygor (edited 10-19-1999).]

[Eli]

Thank you, that's what I wanted to know. Any idea about the 200 non-MMX?

[alondra]

got a question? what is this socket number stuff. can't find anything in the MOBO manuel. AMD board with a am5x86-p75 amd-x5-133 adz It sits on a white base with a lever on the side. I'de like to put in a faster CPU.
Thanks.

[Nathan G]

you may wish to check this out- closest thing i have found to a usable chart in regards to this CPU socketts:
http://users.erols.com/chare/sockets.htm

[Eli]

The socket number is usually found on the white socket itself, molded into the plastic. There might be manufacturers that don't have this label, I don't know. If yours came with anywhere from a P75 to a P133, chances are it's a socket 5.

Hey Nathan, good link. That could come in handy.

[alondra]

Thanks a lot folks. I looked on the socket and says it is a 3 Checked the link and it shows nothing above 133 on the socket 3 list, so I guess if I want a faster CPU means a new MOBO . [img]/forum/frown.gif[/img]

[800XL]

Socket 3 is actually a 486 class socket style. The AMD 133Mhz chip is basically the fastest CPU that will go into a socket 3. The only way to go faster on a socket 3 board is to overclock that chip. I have run several of them at 160mhz without problems, but even that is slow by today's standards.

[alondra]

Thanks for the input. will leave well enough alone
Al