Intel Pentium III (Katmai) Reviews

I recently bought a QDI BrillianX IV motherboard that support single or dual Pentium IIs and also some (not all) Pentium IIIs. I initially ran it with a single 350Mhz, and then decided to try out my PIII 450 in it, which to my satisfaction, worked. However, not content with only using half the abilities of my motherboard, I decided to investigate ...  Read the complete review

Overclocking the Pentium III 500 (100Mhz Bus Katami core) is a pretty simple process providing you know what your doing. All you need to do is go into the BIOS and change the BUS speed of the processor to 103Mhz, 112Mhz and in some cases 124Mhz but if your very lucky 133Mhz. START WITH 103Mhz AND WORK UP TO 112Mhz IF THEY WORK ...  Read the complete review

With the advance of both software and hardware accelerating at an ever increasing pace, there seems to be a tendency nowadays to believe that the latest technology is essential. This is total nonsense because the older systems still perform as they did when first purchased. The current clock speed of 1 Ghz is quite unusable by 99% of the ...  Read the complete review

I upgraded from an Intel Pentium II 450 mhz to the new Intel Pentium III 700 mhz mainly because of the upgrade offer at a low cost. I found that immediately there was a noticeable difference and just the way in which my computer carried out every day tasks like opening programs and the likes seemed to fly through as if my old chip was carrying 4 ...  Read the complete review

Don`t waste yuor money buying a top of the range, high speed P-III processor for your computer. This kind of horsepower is of no use to most people who own and use computers. The only people who can possibly use the kind of processing power a 1GHz P-III delivers is a hard-core gamer or a professional who depends on processing huge amounts of ...  Read the complete review

Everyone wants to squeeze the extra mhz's out of their PC and if you do not, you should at least try it. If you`ve got a lowly P120 you could get it to run at 133mhz, why you think ? Well it is a cheap way to gain an extra speed boost, by altering jumpers/switches on your motherboard or in BIOS. Will it damage your CPU ? Maybe, but I have ...  Read the complete review

PIII, what is it? Is it just another name that you don't really have to worry about? The answer can only be NO. The pIII is the best processor of all time, I am sure that soon there will be a better one but this is the smartest kid around now, and after all now matters not tomorrow. Please, please if you are getting yourself a new ...  Read the complete review

So what ya wanna be, you wanna be hackers, code crackers...sorry, the remnants of Wierd Al Yankovic's song exists in my head. Back to the subject, the Pentium III kaiama is not as good as the coppermine or AMD's Athlon, but it is still very good. I have a Pentium III 500Mhz running on a SLOT 1 and the stability of the processor and ...  Read the complete review

with all the mhz and ghz flying about and intel and amd fighting it out. Will people ever learn? you certainlly do not need the lastest PIII or Athlon for that matter for what most ppl are going to use there pcs for. They go "shops" to buy their pcs and get ripped off by a person half their age and barley should be in that shop ...  Read the complete review

According to industry observers, Intel's yet-unannounced Pentium 4 CPU is slower than AMD’s Athlon. This forced Intel to extend the Pentium III line. Using 0.13 micron technology, the new Pentium III should boast higher Mhz, engaging in the last battle with Athlon b4 Pentium 4 is mature enough to knock out Athlon. AMD’s Athlon is ...  Read the complete review

Intel's 479 pin son of Willamette, due for launch next year, now has its very own codename, Prescott. A die shrink from 0.18 to 0.13 micron, Prescott and its associated Tulloch chipset are expected to support both synchronous and Rambus memory. Is it just me or is everyone else sick of all the names they are giving these processors. ...  Read the complete review