luckybob wrote on 2025-02-11, 16:21:
Yeah that was the lot I saw a few weeks back - really not a bad deal when you consider you're getting two of them haha
Little bit of a bump and update:
I've got most of the parts together for this build now, but I'm still having a few issues (mostly finding a case that will fit the giant motherboard, but I think I have that covered finally).
The P3 500s I have both came with these enormous passive heatsinks that are obviously not compatible with the plastic retention arms on the motherboard. Is there a specific active cooler I need to get?
I had read something about SECC vs SECC II and I'm wondering if this board only supports the former. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated!
Short answer? Not likely. The last time I saw loose slot-2 heatsinks on ePay, i bought them all, and that was pre-covid.
you can wait for a miracle
you can fabricate your own
you can modify the ones you have to fit.
If i was in your position I would go with #3 for the time being.
Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them. - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
These are Slot 1 CPUs, I've ditched the Slot 2 idea entirely.
oh, i missed that.
There is no specific active coolers for slot one. The mounting frame is identical between secc 1 and 2. its just clearance between CPUs you need to worry about. SECC 1 had options for big passive heatsinks to mount to the motherboard, but it was completely ignored by non-OEM board makers.
Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them. - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
There´s still hope for slot 2 fiends after PC-Chips CEO Jack Hsing Hsing announced the relaunch of the company´s top notch slot 2 model:
https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/pcchips-m666
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majestyk wrote on 2025-04-27, 06:19:There´s still hope for slot 2 fiends after PC-Chips CEO Jack Hsing Hsing announced the relaunch of the company´s top notch slot 2 model:
https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/pcchips-m666
Where did he announce the relaunch ?
The link specifies an FSB of 133 + Pentium II Xeon (Drake) support, but that is 100 MHz FSB only. Does anyone have the manual please?
majestyk wrote on 2025-04-27, 06:19:There´s still hope for slot 2 fiends after PC-Chips CEO Jack Hsing Hsing announced the relaunch of the company´s top notch slot 2 model:
https://theretroweb.com/motherboards/s/pcchips-m666
Gotta love the AI generated images....
Once men turned their thinking over to machines in the hope that this would set them free. But that only permitted other men with machines to enslave them. - Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam
Just the thing to go with the HP Lovecraft printer
Is this too much voodoo?
