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24 November 2000

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The Structure of Every PC p5

CPU's

Processors are the brain of the computer, their speeds are given in Mhz (mega hertz), the speed is multiplied by the setting they are built for, from the manufacturer.

The CPU's have their own slot/socket, and have to be compatible or they won't work with a MB.

The manufacturers have different slot/sockets and processors. AMD & Intel are the big names at the moment. They both have their high power ones and their bargains.

Intel

POWER cpu name	socket/slot type (name)	speeds
Pentium III	Slot 1 only	550-1.1GHz
Pentium 4 (under development-quoted speeds)	Slot 1	up to 1.4GHz
BUDGET
Celeron	Socket 370	500-700Mhz
PII	Socket 7	190-500

AMD

POWER cpu name	Socket/slot type	speeds
Athlon Thunderbird	Socket A/Slot A	600-1.3Ghz
BUDGET
AMD K6-3	socket 7	300-550
AMD K6-2	socket 7	250-550
AMD Duron	socket A	600-800Mhz